In new multi-modal service, after transiting on Crowley’s vessel from Mexico to the Port of Mobile, containers shall be loaded onto each day CN trains.
Crowley is to launch an end-to-end, built-in ocean and rail multi-modal service between Mexico and the U.S. Midwest area and into Canada. Featuring Crowley’s new Mexico-U.S. ocean route within the Gulf, the service will leverage the inland rail community of Canadian National Railway Company and its U.S. rail subsidiaries (CN). The firms’ mixed community offers broad attain throughout the Midwest and into Canada to extend options for world prospects in North American markets.
“With this collaboration with Canadian National, Crowley has further expanded market reach for our customers and the communities they serve with the fast, reliable transport of goods across the entirety of North America,” stated Brett Bennett, senior vp and common supervisor, Crowley Logistics, explaining the advantages of the brand new multi-modal providing. “Leveraging each side’s unmatched supply chain capabilities and commitment to customers long-term, we are creating even more efficiencies to advance the power of today’s innovative and demanding global supply chain.”
In addition to a brand new ocean delivery route from Tuxpan, Mexico, to Mobile, Ala., which avoids inland transportation congestion on the U.S.-Mexico border, the linkage to CN rail service from Mobile to the Midwest and into Canada will supply prospects the quickest, most environmentally environment friendly transit occasions versus emissions from vans with 5 to 6 occasions much less gas used per ton transported. Ships making a roundtrip between Tuxpan, Mexico, and Mobile weekly in September will carry as much as 1,000 TEU (20-foot equal unit) containers and greater than 200 refrigerated containers.
After transiting on Crowley’s vessel from Mexico to the Port of Mobile, containers shall be loaded onto each day CN trains touring by way of the Midwest into Canada, providing among the quickest rail service connecting Mobile and Chicago; Detroit; Minneapolis; Memphis; and Canadian cities comparable to Toronto, and Montreal, amongst others.
“We are pleased to be joining Crowley with our extensive inland rail network for this innovative service. We share similar values about providing solutions for complex supply chain needs and we are excited to support their first venture via the Port of Mobile into the U.S. and Canada,” stated Doug MacDonald, chief advertising and marketing officer at CN. “We can better serve our customers in Mexico, the U.S., and Canada by assisting Crowley in providing a reliable, and seamless door-to-door customer experience. The new service will enable more efficient supply chain corridors and increased market access throughout North America.”
After transiting on Crowley’s vessel from Mexico to the Port of Mobile, containers shall be loaded onto each day CN trains.
