This document discusses a supply chain collaboration agreement between CN and the Halifax Port Authority (HPA) to improve supply chain performance. Key aspects of the agreement include dedicated customer service, ports and terminals supply chain agreements, scheduled rail service, streamlined customs inspections, and key performance indicators. The agreement establishes a port framework, terminal operator service level agreements, daily scorecards, and data sharing to facilitate efficient cargo movement. Performance indicators show Halifax has the lowest ocean terminal dwell times on the east coast and reliable rail transit times between ports.

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2. (video)
8 minutes

3. KEYFACTORS
SUPPORTINGSUPPLYCHAINFUNDAMENTALS
 Dedicated customer service
 Ports & terminals supply
chain agreements
 Labour partnership
 Scheduled rail service
 Streamline customs
inspections
 Key Performance Indicators
(KPI) driven

4. GROUNDBREAKING
SUPPLYCHAINAGREEMENTS
Halifax
Port Framework
✔
Agreement
Terminal Operator
Service Level ✔
Agreement (SLAs)
Daily scorecard ✔
Daily conference
✔
call
Vessel Data
Sharing (EDI ✔
Transfer)
CN signed its first Supply Chain Collaboration Agreement
with the HPA, Ceres and Halterm

5. OCEANTERMINALDWELL
KEYPERFORMANCEINDICATOR
37
90% released
toCNwithin72hrs
LOWESTDWELLONTHEEASTERNSEABOARD

6. TRANSIT RELIABLE RAIL TRANSIT
TIMES Last 3 year average
Toronto-Halifax: 8.4 minutes late
Halifax-Toronto: 16.8 minutes late
114 hours
74
hours
65 33
hours hours
Montreal
46
hours
Toronto
Detroit
Chippewa Falls Chicago

7. CARGOCOOL
REFRIGERATEDSERVICE
6 weekly import and
Vancouver export services
Halifax
Montreal
For further information on
CN’s genset service please Toronto
contact our refrigerated
cargo specialist, Girish Nair
girish.nair@cn.ca
905-760-5153

8. CARGOCOOL
REFRIGERATEDSERVICE
Serving the ports of Halifax, Saint John, Montreal
and Vancouver
15 weekly import services
23 weekly export services
 Reliable Import/Export Refrigerated Service
 Expanded fleet of 57 Gensets purchased between 2007
and 2012
 Purchased 7 ‘new generation’ Gensets able to handle 17
reefers (+6% capacity) in 2012.
 CN will be securing clip-on style gensets for certain
temperature protected service lanes in 2012
US service in 2012
1 3 5 7 17 9 11 13 15
2 4 6 8 GEN 10 12 14 16
Moving Temperature Controlled Cargo Safely and Reliably

9. FLUIDSAFEENVIRONMENT
ATCANADAUSBORDER
Transborder Dynamics Transborder Operation
 CN manages close to 44 transborder trains per  CN partners fully with both US and Canada
day Customs agencies

C-TPAT, P.I.P., CSA
 On average US CBP clears CN train in 30
minutes or less  CN Risk Management and CN Police closely tied
with US CBP, CBSA, and law enforcement
 Over 30% of CN’s revenues are attributable to
agencies on border security
cross border traffic
 On average less than 1% of containers on CN trains
 Over 6,000 containers/week cross the Canada –
are physically inspected at the US border due to
US border on CN trains
keen focus on security and process
 4,000 at Ranier, MN
 2,500 at the Port Huron, MI
A Carefully Managed Border is Mission Critical

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