CN invests $16m in cold supply chain capacity

Canadian National Railway will purchase 200 additional 53-foot temperature-controlled containers for the domestic reefer market.    Canadian National Railway said in a statement it will invest $16 million to expand the capacity of its cold supply chain offerings.
   The railway said it will acquire 200 additional 53-foot temperature-controlled containers for the domestic market and 32 electrical generators to move 40-foot international refrigerated (reefer) marine containers to and from ports and CN intermodal trains.
   In collaboration with other railroads, CN offers reefer supply chain rail services between Canada, the United States and Mexico, as well as between Canada and overseas markets.
   “CN was the first railway to introduce highway-to-rail conversion of reefer service in transborder markets,” JJ Ruest, executive vice-president and chief marketing officer, said of the investment. “Our high-quality cold supply chain service has been embraced by the marketplace. We are now adding capacity to grow and help Canada’s food processing industry gain and maintain access to new domestic and international markets.”