We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.
  • INDUSTRY PRESS ROOM
  • SUBMISSIONS
  • MEDIA FILE
  • Create Account
  • Sign In
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Free Newsletters
  • MAGAZINE
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Digital Edition
    • Subscribe
    • Newsletters
  • STRATEGY
  • GLOBAL
  • LOGISTICS
  • MANUFACTURING
  • PROCUREMENT
  • VIDEO
    • News & Exclusives
    • Viewer Contributed
    • CSCMP EDGE 2022 Startup Alley
    • Upload your video
  • PODCAST ETC
    • Podcast
    • White Papers
    • Webcasts
    • Events
    • Blogs
      • Reflections
      • SCQ Forum
    • Mobile Apps
  • MAGAZINE
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Digital Edition
    • Subscribe
    • Newsletters
  • STRATEGY
  • GLOBAL
  • LOGISTICS
  • MANUFACTURING
  • PROCUREMENT
  • VIDEO
    • News & Exclusives
    • Viewer Contributed
    • CSCMP EDGE 2022 Startup Alley
    • Upload your video
  • PODCAST ETC
    • Podcast
    • White Papers
    • Webcasts
    • Events
    • Blogs
      • Reflections
      • SCQ Forum
    • Mobile Apps
Home » J.B. Hunt adds 250 new intermodal containers to speed Asia-U.S. lanes

J.B. Hunt adds 250 new intermodal containers to speed Asia-U.S. lanes

Move intended to streamline ocean transport and transloading process in routes between Shenzhen, Qingdao, and Shanghai ports and docks in California and Pacific Northwest.

J.B. Hunt Vessels.png
July 5, 2022
Supply Chain Quarterly Staff
No Comments

Transportation and logistics provider J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expanding the number of cargo containers in its intermodal fleet connecting truck and rail hauls in a move to accelerate international freight movement from Asia to the U.S., the company said.

Lowell, Arkansas-based J.B. Hunt added 250 new containers for the initiative on June 30, when the cargo vessel Johnelle docked at the Port of Everett in Washington. That number is expected to grow further in July when the Johnnie Bryan, a second cargo vessel, is expected to deliver additional boxes at the Port of Hueneme in California.

Together, the moves are part of J.B. Hunt’s goal to grow its intermodal fleet to as many as 150,000 containers in the next three to five years. The company currently operates more than 109,000 53’-containers and 6,000 tractors in that fleet.

Both new deliveries are part of a long-term, multi-vessel service agreement between J.B. Hunt and Swire Shipping Pte. Ltd. that will help expedite the overseas transport of new company containers, the company said.

Under the agreement, J.B. Hunt will have ongoing cargo shipping opportunities available from the Shenzhen, Qingdao, and Shanghai markets in China to ports in California and the Pacific Northwest. The planned moves will help customers alleviate supply chain challenges such as equipment dislocation and fluidity, dwell time, and demurrage by streamlining the ocean transport and transloading process.

“We’re really solving for two very big challenges with this agreement,” Darren Field, president of intermodal and executive vice president at J.B. Hunt, said in a release. “First, we’re adding intermodal capacity, which will provide customers with more opportunity to leverage the cost-savings and sustainability benefits that J.B. Hunt Intermodal offers. Second, we’re greatly reducing the time it takes for customers’ freight originating overseas to be out for delivery in the U.S., something that has troubled the industry for years.”
 

 

To help add new #Intermodal containers to our fleet and give customers a way to move international cargo, we’ve begun a long-term, multi-vessel service agreement. Two of the vessels, the Johnelle and the Johnnie Bryan, were even named after our founders! https://t.co/my8LrHZq2W

— J.B. Hunt 360 (@jbhunt360) June 30, 2022
Global Trucking
KEYWORDS J.B. Hunt
  • Related Articles

    J.B. Hunt and BNSF team will expand intermodal capacity over three to five years

    J.B. Hunt funds new supply chain innovation center at University of Arkansas

    J.B. Hunt expands big and bulky division with $87 million acquisition

Recent Articles by Supply Chain Quarterly Staff

Kearney launches “supply chain institute” as more companies seek resilience plans

Trucking industry lobbies for leverage in transition to zero emissions

Safety will be top of mind on National Forklift Safety Day 2023

You must login or register in order to post a comment.

Report Abusive Comment

Most Popular Articles

  • Survey: most Americans unaware that truckers face shortage of parking spaces

  • Best practices in logistics sustainability

  • Supply chain executives not yet seeing expected results from technology investments

  • Postal Service plans to seize items mailed with fake stamps

  • Inflation drops again as interest rate hikes hit home, NRF says

Featured Video

20221107korber large vs

Enhancing Customer Experience with Your Supply Chain Strategy

Viewer Contributed
With the rise of e-commerce, many businesses have had to transform their warehouses to handle online orders in addition to regularly scheduled inventory shipments. This means warehouses need more information than ever before to ensure they can meet customers' needs. As a result, companies need to select warehouse...

FEATURED WHITE PAPERS

  • Guide to Pallet Rack Safety

  • 3PLs: Complete Orders Faster with Flexible Automation

  • A shipper's guide to navigating post-pandemic holiday freight

  • THE NEW WAY TO WAREHOUSE: 4 Innovations in Automation & Robotics to Boost Warehouse Productivity

View More

Subscribe to Supply Chain Quarterly

Get Your Subscription
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • E-NEWSLETTERS
  • ADVERTISING
  • CUSTOMER CARE
  • CONTACT
  • ABOUT
  • STAFF
  • PRIVACY POLICY

Copyright ©2023. All Rights ReservedDesign, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing