CN welcomes federal infrastructure investment in Vancouver

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR ) (NYSE: CNI ) said today the federal government’s support of infrastructure investments in Vancouver through the National Trade Corridors Fund (NTCF) will help the long-term expansion of trade between Canada and Asia.

“We applaud the Government of Canada’s actions to expand Canada’s key trade corridors and make them more reliable. We welcome this investment in trade-enabling infrastructure,” said JJ Ruest, interim president and chief executive officer at CN. “These investments signal Canada’s commitment to trade with Asian economies.”  

NTCF will provide funding to infrastructure investments boosting capacity along the rail corridor across the Second Narrows railway bridge linking transportation networks to growing grain, potash, coal and forest products export terminals on Vancouver’s North Shore.

The government also announced funding to expand capacity on the railway line that serves as CN’s primary access to DP World’s Centerm and Global Container Terminals’ Vanterm, two expanding intermodal terminals on Vancouver’s South Shore. Centerm is moving forward with plans to increase capacity by two-thirds.

“Increasing export and import opportunities for Canadian businesses means more capacity is needed to reliably move products to and from this expanding gateway,” Ruest said. “Collaborative investments in supply chain infrastructure, including by railways, ports and terminal operators, improve our trading partnerships linking Asian markets to Canadian consumers and producers.”

Earlier this month CN announced its plans to invest approximately $340 million across British Columbia in 2018 to expand and strengthen the Company’s rail network throughout the province.

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