CALGARY, AB, Jan. 4, 2021 /CNW/ - Canadian Pacific (TSX:
CP) (NYSE: CP) moved 31.32 million metric tonnes (MMT) of Canadian
grain and grain products in 2020, more than any prior calendar year
in its history, the company announced today. At year's end, CP also
completed its best ever quarter and best ever December for hauling
these commodities.
"Hard-won achievements like these require commitment and focus
across the supply chain, but special credit must go to CP's
customers and their dedicated employees," said Joan Hardy, CP Vice-President Sales and
Marketing Grain and Fertilizers. "Their work to create a safe,
efficient supply chain is an essential ingredient in our ability to
deliver Canada's crops to
consumers at home and around the world."
In the fourth quarter of 2020, CP moved 8.84 MMT of Canadian
grain and grain products, which beats 2020's second quarter, the
previous record, by 5.1 percent. December
2020 totals came in at 2.84 MMT, beating out the previous
record set in 2019 by 13.6 percent.
CP continues to invest in its grain fleet with additional hopper
cars coming into service each week. CP has added more than 3,700
new hopper cars to its fleet via purchase or lease. The new
high-efficiency railcars carry 15 percent more grain by volume and
10 percent more by weight compared to the older cars they are
replacing.
CP voluntarily publishes a weekly Canadian grain and grain
product supply chain scorecard. The scorecard outlines CP's
performance for the previous grain week and includes, when
necessary, detailed information on any internal or external factors
affecting grain movement. More information is available on CP's
website.
Note on forward-looking information
This news release
contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking
statements (collectively, "forward-looking information") within the
meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking information
includes, but is not limited to, statements concerning
expectations, beliefs, plans, goals, objectives, assumptions and
statements about possible future events, conditions, and results of
operations or performance. Forward-looking information may contain
statements with words or headings such as "will", "anticipate",
"believe", "expect", "plan", "should" or similar words suggesting
future outcomes.
This news release contains forward-looking information relating,
but not limited to, our operations, priorities and plans, the
impacts of COVID-19 on CP's business, anticipated growth in our
high-capacity hopper car fleet, and capital expenditures, shipment
capacity and completion.
The forward-looking information contained in this news release
is based on current expectations, estimates, projections and
assumptions, having regard to CP's experience and its perception of
historical trends, and includes, but is not limited to,
expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions relating to:
North American and global economic growth; commodity demand growth;
agricultural production; commodity prices and interest rates;
performance of our assets and equipment; sufficiency of our
budgeted capital expenditures in carrying out our business plan;
our ability to complete our capital and maintenance projects on the
timelines anticipated; applicable laws, regulations and government
policies; the availability and cost of labour, services and
infrastructure; the satisfaction by third parties of their
obligations to CP; the anticipated impacts of the novel strain of
coronavirus (and the disease known as COVID-19); and capital
investments by third parties. Although CP believes the
expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions reflected in
the forward-looking information presented herein are reasonable as
of the date hereof, there can be no assurance that they will prove
to be correct. Current conditions, economic and otherwise, render
assumptions, although reasonable when made, subject to greater
uncertainty.
Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking
information as actual results may differ materially from those
expressed or implied by forward-looking information. By its nature,
CP's forward-looking information involves inherent risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from the forward looking information, including, but not limited
to, the following factors: changes in business strategies; general
North American and global economic, credit and business conditions;
risks associated with agricultural production, such as weather
conditions and insect populations; the availability and price of
energy commodities; the effects of competition and pricing
pressures; industry capacity; shifts in market demand; changes in
commodity prices; uncertainty surrounding timing and volumes of
commodities being shipped via CP; inflation; changes in laws,
regulations and government policies, including regulation of rates;
changes in taxes and tax rates; potential increases in maintenance
and operating costs; changes in fuel prices; uncertainties of
investigations, proceedings or other types of claims and
litigation; labour disputes; risks and liabilities arising from
derailments; transportation of dangerous goods; timing of
completion of capital and maintenance projects; currency and
interest rate fluctuations; trade restrictions or other changes to
international trade arrangements; climate change; various events
that could disrupt operations, including severe weather, such as
droughts, floods, avalanches and earthquakes, and cybersecurity
attacks, as well as security threats and governmental response to
them, and technological changes; and the pandemic created by the
outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus (and the disease known
as COVID-19) and resulting effects on economic conditions, the
demand environment for logistics requirements and energy prices,
restrictions imposed by public health authorities or governments,
fiscal and monetary policy responses by governments and financial
institutions, and disruptions to global supply chains. The
foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. These and other
factors are detailed from time to time in reports filed by CP with
securities regulators in Canada
and the United States. Reference
should be made to "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -
Forward-Looking Statements" in CP's annual and interim reports on
Form 10-K and 10-Q.
The forward-looking information contained in this news release
is made as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, CP
undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any
forward-looking information, or the foregoing assumptions and risks
affecting such forward-looking information, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.
About Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific is a
transcontinental railway in Canada
and the United States with direct
links to major ports on the west and east coasts. CP provides 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 cpr.ca to see
the rail advantages of CP. CP-IR
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