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31 August 2026

$750 million CANXPORT logistics hub opens at Prince Rupert

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$750 million CANXPORT logistics hub opens at Prince Rupert

Ray-Mont Logistics, Canadian National Railway and the Prince Rupert Port Authority have opened the $750 million CANXPORT export logistics facility. Located at the Port of Prince Rupert, the new hub will expand rail-to-container transloading capacity for Canadian exporters. Montreal-based Ray-Mont Logistics will operate CANXPORT. CANXPORT adds 400,000 TEUs of capacity CANXPORT will initially provide up to 400,000 TEUs of annual rail-to-container transloading capacity. The facility could eventually increase its capacity to 750,000 TEUs for bulk and breakbulk commodities.

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