Building the Bakken Radio Episode 60: From Rail to Barge

October 5, 2014 jasonspiess 0

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Building the Bakken Radio Episode 60: From Rail to Barge
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Interviews: Matt Rose, Executive Chairman, BNSF Railway; Jerry Moyes, CEO, Swift Transportation and Curtis Shuck, Executive Director, Port of Vancouver USA, Vancouver, WA

BNSF executive chairman Matt Rose at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck, ND. Photo by Paul Flessland
BNSF executive chairman Matt Rose at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck, ND. Photo by Paul Flessland

Building the Bakken Radio Episode 60 Segment 2: Bakken Distribution

Rose discusses the $5 billion dollar investment from BNSF into the rail system and their push to eliminate tardy shipments.  Moyes gives an update on Swift Transportation’s conversion to Natural Gas.  Moyes thought Swift’s fleet conversion would be at 10% by the end of the year, he said they may be at 1% due to a number of issues with weights, infrastructure and costs.  Shuck discusses the future of distribution as the Port of Vancouver is becoming a major hub for the Asian markets.  Because of the Bakken, The Port has been showing signs of serious competition to the Houston shipping market.

Curtis Shuck, executive director, Port of Vancouver USA, at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck, ND. Photo by Paul Flessland.
Curtis Shuck, executive director, Port of Vancouver USA, at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck, ND. Photo by Paul Flessland.

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