CN signed a memorandum of understanding with the Alabama State Port Authority to increase supply chain efficiency and market share in North America. The agreement is similar to ones CN has made with major Canadian ports and terminals, and aims to extend the reach of the Port of Mobile to take advantage of new container rail traffic after the Panama Canal expansion in 2016. APM Terminals also signed on to the agreement and operates the deep-sea container terminal at the Port of Mobile, which is adjacent to a new $32 million intermodal rail facility under construction and set to open in 2016.

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CN today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Alabama State Port Authority
(ASPA), which owns the public terminals at the Port of Mobile, intended to drive increased supply
chain efficiency and a greater share of transportation markets in North America.
We believe the agreement — similar to ones CN has signed with all
of Canada’s major ports and intermodal terminals — will extend
the geographic reach of the Port of Mobile so that we all can
take advantage of potential new container rail traffic following
completion of the Panama Canal expansion project in 2016.
JJ Ruest, Executive Vice-President & CMO, CN
A key signatory to CN’s MOU for the Port of Mobile gateway is APM Terminals Mobile, LLC. APM
Terminals operates a 95-acre, deep-sea container terminal at the Port of Mobile. The state-of-the-
art container terminal is adjacent to the intermodal rail facility now under construction. The ASPA
is building the US$32-million rail terminal that will permit the direct and fluid transfer of containers
between vessel and rail car in the spring of 2016.
James K. Lyons, chief executive officer of the ASPA, said: “The completion of an adjacent rail
container transfer facility at our port in the spring of 2016 will improve our ability to handle con-
tainer traffic. Our future level-of-service agreement with our port partners will create a range of
competitive key performance indicators through a system that encourages collaboration and
accountability, for the benefit of our mutual customers.”
Ruest concluded: “With increased canal capacity and the new rail facility at the Port of Mobile, CN
sees a ‘third-coast’ opportunity for increased volumes of container traffic entering North America
via the Gulf of Mexico. We’re looking forward to working with our partners in Mobile to make their
supply chains more competitive and grow our business with them.”
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We believe the agreement — similar to ones CN has signed with all
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We believe the agreement — similar to ones CN has signed with all
of Canada’s major ports and intermodal terminals — will extend
“of Canada’s major ports and intermodal terminals — will extend
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take advantage of potential new container rail traffic following
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take advantage of potential new container rail traffic following
completion of the Panama Canal expansion project in 2016.
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completion of the Panama Canal expansion project in 2016.
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