CALGARY, Aug. 14, 2017 /CNW/ - Canadian Pacific
Railway Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) today announced the launch of
the most direct rail transportation service between Vancouver and Detroit, a service that extends CP's reach and
increases optionality and access to key markets for shippers.
Leveraging CP's newest transload facility in Vancouver and its innovative live-lift
operation at Portal, North Dakota
to accelerate cross-border shipments, this new service can cut
transit times from the West Coast to Detroit by as much as 48 hours compared with
our nearest competitors.
"We've worked hard to reshape our footprint in the Vancouver area to improve efficiency and boost
capacity for our customers," said John
Brooks, CP Senior Vice-President and Chief Marketing
Officer. "And now, with our live-lift operation in Portal, we can expedite service and truly
exploit the strengths of our network to provide unparalleled
service and value in the Vancouver-to-Detroit lane."
CP's new service runs from Vancouver to Detroit seven days a week.
"CP recognizes our customers' need to get their goods to the key
markets of the U.S. as efficiently as possible," said Hardy Pearson, Senior Vice-President for the
Midwest and Northeast for Hapag-Lloyd. "Simply put, shorter transit
times, a more fluid border crossing and near seamless movement
through Chicago means not only
lower costs but better, more consistent access to the right
markets."
The new up-and-running Vancouver transload operation is in an optimal
location, co-located at CP's carload and intermodal facility. It
allows CP to utilize rail for movements between terminals and ports
where others must rely on trucks, reducing traffic congestion in
the Vancouver area and resulting
in a lower cost, environmentally friendly, strategic advantage.
CP successfully started live lift operations at the Portal border crossing in the second quarter.
The new service allows CP to lift single containers off of trains
for inspection by customs authorities rather than having entire
intermodal railcars – which can carry up to 15 containers – held
up. This eliminates delays to containers not flagged for
inspection, making it easier and faster for customers to do
cross-border business in a lane where CP already offers the fastest
transit times between Vancouver
and the Twin Cities, Chicago and beyond.
To see a video of the Portal
live-lift operation in action, click here.
From Detroit, CP now serves
both the Port of Montreal and the
Port of Vancouver daily in and out
of its CP-controlled terminal. The seven-day-a-week service
compliments CP's terminal fluidity and capacity with over 17 acres
to support our customers' growth, including our empty annex
adjacent to the Detroit
terminal.
"We are proud to be working alongside our customers to find
innovative total transportation solutions that increase efficiency,
expands capacity and enhances value for all stakeholders, and this
is just the beginning," Brooks said.
About Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX:CP)(NYSE:CP) is a
transcontinental railway in Canada
and the United States with direct
links to eight major ports, including Vancouver and Montreal, providing North American customers a
competitive rail service with access to key markets in every corner
of the globe. CP is growing with its customers, offering a suite of
freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply
chain expertise. Visit www.cpr.ca to see the rail advantages of CP.
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SOURCE Canadian Pacific