CN to serve new pellet-bagging facility at Port of Prince Rupert

Ray-Mont Logistics announced this week the construction of a new facility for bagging plastic pellets for shipping out of Port of Prince Rupert in Vancouver, British Columbia.

When completed, the facility will improve the speed and efficiency of plastic pellet exports in containers for producers in Alberta that are served by CN, Ray-Mont officials said this week in a press release.

The facility is under construction and is expected to be completed by Aug. 31.

Having the ability to bag their product locally at the port, the producers will have direct access to shipping lines that call on the Canadian West Coast gateway to reach the global market, Ray-Mont officials said.

"This facility will be a high tech and scalable example of the power of an efficient supply chain," said Ray-Mont President and Chief Executive Officer Charles Raymond. "Shippers now have more options than before to access Asian markets without any warehousing or double handling. This unique process is faster and reduces costs for everyone."

CN President and CEO JJ Ruest said the project is an example of CN offering its customers the "advantage and strength" of the Prince Rupert supply chain to export to new markets by bagging their pellets directly at the new facility.

"We are proud to be active participants in this project and to be working hand in hand with Ray-Mont, shippers, and the Prince Rupert Port Authority," Ruest said. "This CN-supplied export gateway has contributed to securing Canada’s reputation as a reliable and competitive trading partner."