National rail line wants to increase container freight and high-speed package delivery. Shift could mean significant relocation of distribution demand.

New Port Tracker report shows rate of decline in shipping may be falling at US ports, but Cass Index falls unexpectedly to lowest point of year.

Though totals are still down year over year, September figures indicate the situation is improving. But economists say upcoming periods will be marked by frequent ups and downs.

Analysts say industrial assets serving Asian nation's domestic sector appear to be bouncing back. But they warn that a lack of export growth could stall recovery.

PricewaterhouseCooper survey finds manufacturers more optimistic, while Institute for Supply Management measures take big jump in October. But full recovery may not come till late 2010.

CB Richard Ellis report finds year-over-year growth rate at -5.4%. But primary centers in Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands held steady rather than dropping.

August totals were still down significantly from a year earlier, but they were up from July. Furthermore, the year-over-year decline came in under 27% for the first time in eight months.

CB Richard Ellis says sector recorded $3.68 billion of sales through June. The UK accounted for nearly half of sales, while Netherlands, France and Germany accounted for another quarter.