Trends in containerization and capacity at Canadian ports : Tendances dans le secteur de la conteneurisation et capacité des ports canadiens

The introduction of containers has lowered the cost of marine shipping to the extent that surface transport services are usually the more expensive components of a total import or export container movement, even though the surface transport is usually over a shorter distance. [...] Through 2015, exceptional growth in container demand is expected in the sub-regions of Southeast Asia, Central and South America, South Europe and the Mediterranean as well as the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. [...] Also, the risk that the government will make regulation increasingly stringent in the areas of security, environmental protection and safety creates disincentives for new trucking firms to enter the industry and for incumbents to invest further. [...] The port is linked to the rail networks of the Canadian National, Canadian Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe railways. [...] There is access to the networks of both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways from the port.