MONTREAL — Canadian National and and Congebec, a Quebec-based logistics firm, are collaborating on a cold storage facility that will be built at CN’s Calgary Logistics Park in Alberta.
The facility will be built within CN’s integrated logistics hub, which will accelerate transloading of temperature-sensitive goods between rail and the warehouse. The companies, in a Thursday announcement, said customers will benefit from a more reliable, timely, and efficient service to get their perishable cargo to domestic and international markets.
“This initiative with Congebec reflects CN’s commitment to building smarter, more sustainable supply chains. 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,” Dan Bresolin, CN’s intermodal vice president, said in a statement.
Developed with CN’s construction partner Matthews Tribal, the new Congebec facility will integrate cold storage, cross-docking, transloading, and first- and last-mile services with CN’s established refrigerated programs. Construction will start next year, with completion anticipated in 2027, CN says.
The facility will address long-standing challenges in the cold supply chain by enabling faster container flows, flexible on-demand capacity, and more reliable delivery schedules, the companies said.
The Calgary facility will connect producers, retailers and logistics providers in Alberta and across the cold chain, reinforcing Canada’s food distribution network.
“Working with CN on this new Calgary facility is a natural extension of our mission to provide reliable, sustainable cold chain solutions. 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,” Richard Patenaude, president of Congebec Transport, said in a statement.
