Over 100 companies back Canadian terminal

The Port of Québec’s Laurentia container terminal, operated by Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) and railway company Canadian National (CN), will open in 2024 and provide shippers with improved access to traditional markets in Europe and the Mediterranean as well as expanding markets in Southeast Asia.

“With Laurentia, the Québec City region will act as a hub for intelligent intermodal transportation across North America,” said Mario Girard, president & CEO at Québec Port Authority. “To have already received the support of a hundred import-export companies is further tangible proof of the need for Laurentia in the Québec City region, but also for our province and our country. The players who are supporting us recognize the major benefits that Laurentia brings to their commercial activities.”

The Laurentia project has been realised by a joint CAD$775m investment by HPH, CN, and the Port of Québec. The three organisations aim to develop an environmentally friendly terminal with a 16m deep wharf, capacity to accommodate 13,000 TEU container ships and a direct connection to a rail transportation network that can reach one hundred million North American consumers.