Montreal-based CN, a company providing a nearly 20,000-mile rail network and related transportation services, and Quebec-based Congebec, a multi-temperature logistics provider, have partnered to build a Congebec cold-storage facility at CN’s Calgary Logistics Park in Alberta.
The facility, developed with CN’s construction partner Matthews Tribal, a global real estate development company, will integrate cold-storage, cross-docking, transloading, and first- and last-mile services with CN’s established refrigerated programs. Its location will reduce dwell times, ensure temperature-sensitive goods move more efficiently, allow for more reliable delivery schedules and help streamline transfers.
“This initiative with Congebec reflects CN’s commitment to building smarter, more sustainable supply chains,” Dan Bresolin, CN Intermodal vice president, said. “This new hub will give our customers new options to move their temperature-sensitive products with greater efficiency, reliability, and reach, helping them compete in markets across North America and globally.”
Once it is completed, the facility will connect producers, retailers and logistics providers in Alberta with Canada’s food distribution network and aid in global competitiveness.
“Working with CN on this new Calgary facility is a natural extension of our mission to provide reliable, sustainable cold-chain solutions,” Richard Patenaude, Congebec president, said. “By combining Congebec’s expertise in temperature-controlled logistics with CN’s expansive rail network, we’re giving customers the confidence to move their products anywhere they need to go, with efficiency and care.”