The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) and the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for linking their two networks together.
The MOU covers the construction of transportational infrastructure to directly connect CN's railway network with dockside facilities at Canada's port of Montreal.
"The unique intermodal configuration that allows trains to be organized dockside, directly at the terminals, is a major asset for the port of Montreal," said Sylvie Vachon, president and CEO of MPA.
"Our MOU with the port authority establishes the framework to develop greater supply chain efficiencies and to grow our share of freight traffic moving between Europe and markets in Ontario and the U.S. Midwest," added Claude Mongeau, president and CEO of CN.
"The agreement flowing from this MOU will fulfill CN’s objective of reaching supply chain collaboration pacts with all of Canada’s major east coast and west coast ports."
According to MPA, the port of Montreal handled 7,773,000 tonnes of liquid bulk, 2,898,000 tonnes of dry bulk, and 2,419,000 tonnes of grain in 2009.
In addition, close to 1,250,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) were handled by the port, which serves seven of the ten largest container-shipping lines in the world, during 2009.
The MOU covers the construction of transportational infrastructure to directly connect CN's railway network with dockside facilities at Canada's port of Montreal.
"The unique intermodal configuration that allows trains to be organized dockside, directly at the terminals, is a major asset for the port of Montreal," said Sylvie Vachon, president and CEO of MPA.
"Our MOU with the port authority establishes the framework to develop greater supply chain efficiencies and to grow our share of freight traffic moving between Europe and markets in Ontario and the U.S. Midwest," added Claude Mongeau, president and CEO of CN.
"The agreement flowing from this MOU will fulfill CN’s objective of reaching supply chain collaboration pacts with all of Canada’s major east coast and west coast ports."
According to MPA, the port of Montreal handled 7,773,000 tonnes of liquid bulk, 2,898,000 tonnes of dry bulk, and 2,419,000 tonnes of grain in 2009.
In addition, close to 1,250,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) were handled by the port, which serves seven of the ten largest container-shipping lines in the world, during 2009.