By Michelle Zadikian, BNN Bloomberg; June 22, 2020
The chief executive officer of Canada’s biggest railway says capacity at the country’s eastern ports needs to be increased or else Canada risks falling behind other countries as the pandemic accelerates certain shifts in the global economy.
Canadian National Railway’s Jean-Jacques Ruest says global shipping companies are increasingly utilizing bigger ships, leading to a need for more rail capacity at import terminals to ensure container loads aren’t left dwelling at the ports.