JERSEY CITY, NJ, and
MONTREAL, May 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Evergreen Shipping
Agency (America) Corp. announced today that it has named CN (TSX:
CNR) (NYSE:CNI) as its 2015 Railroad Company of the
Year in recognition of CN's "consistent high level of
performance" and superior customer service. This is the second
consecutive year CN has won the Evergreen award.
Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corp. serves as North
American General Agent for Evergreen Line. Evergreen is a global
ocean carrier that serves all continents with container ships.
Among its many trade routes, Evergreen Line serves the east coast
of Asia and west coast of
North America. The company
operates more than 150 container ships calling on 240 ports
worldwide in about 80 countries.
Roy Amalfitano, president of
Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corp., said Evergreen's goal is
to fulfill its customers' requirements by meeting and exceeding
their expectations and providing service that keeps them
competitive in global trade.
Amalfitano said Evergreen's selection of CN as its 2015
Railroad Company of the Year is recognition of CN's "excellent
professional service to our shared customers…and consistent level
of performance as a transportation provider...Evergreen appreciates
and recognizes CN's excellence in quality, service and support. We
thank CN and its employees and encourage you to continue providing
this quality of service to our shared market."
JJ Ruest, CN executive vice-president and chief marketing
officer, said: "CN is honoured by Evergreen's award, which reflects
our supply chain collaboration focus and commitment to making our
customers become more competitive in their markets."
Evergreen Line discharges and loads containers for CN at the
Port of Vancouver. CN hauls
Evergreen Line traffic between the port and Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg.
CN is a true backbone of the economy that transports more than
C$250 billion worth of goods annually
for a wide range of business sectors, ranging from resource
products to manufactured products to consumer goods, across a rail
network of approximately 20,000 route-miles spanning Canada and mid-America. CN – Canadian National
Railway Company, along with its operating railway subsidiaries –
serves the cities and ports of Vancouver, Prince
Rupert, B.C., Montreal,
Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the metropolitan areas of
Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, Duluth,
Minn./Superior, Wis., and
Jackson, Miss., with connections
to all points in North America.
For more information about CN, visit the Company's website at
www.cn.ca.
SOURCE CN