b'30American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comAUTO LOGISTICS 2026 (PROPELScontinued from page 14) forCanadian productstoimportsofhouseholdgoods families as well as machinery and manufacturing inputs destined for businesses across the country.Containerized trade through the port remains strong and continues to be driven by resilient Canadian demand, explained Xotta. As Canada prepares to double non-US exports, the container sector has a vital role to play as the preferred method for delivering high-value Canadian goods securely and reliably to international markets.(TRENDScontinued from page 14)the108-acresiteforCANXPORT,arail-fedlogistics and transloading facility that will offer 400,000 TEUs of annual export capacity for forestry, agricultural, and resin products.CANXPORTwillbeoperatedbyRay-Mont Logistics, which will relocate its existing Prince Rupert facility and significantly expand its operations at CANX-PORT in mid-2026. This project will offer greater effi-Regular dredging at the Port of Brunswick, GA will enable RO/RO vessels to load more vehicles with each trip. (Georgia Ports) ciency and competitiveness for Canadian exporters and support the balance of intermodal trade through Fairview In 2026 US auto demand down-shiftsContainer Terminal.In Q1 2025, the Canada Infrastructure Bank reached financialcloseona$60.7millionloantoMetlakatla but whats next? Development Corporation to develop the South Kaien Logistics Park. This joint venture project with PRPA is creating a new logistics and warehousing complex a short US auto demand has downshifted as automakers re-examine their optionsdistancefromFairviewContainerTerminal,CANX-as they try to dodge the potholes in the road ahead. PORT, and CNs mainline. IntermodeX will be the first tenant, operating its new logistics hub with more than 100,000 TEUs of annual capacity. By George Lauriat, AJOT CNlaunchedconstructiononitsZanardiRapids Bridge Expansion project in Q3 2025. Building the new h eadWindS :Take for example, tariffs. The Trump Administra- rail infrastructure is key to supporting the Ports expan-HenryFord,theinventorofthemass-producedtions goal behind the implementation of tariffs was tosion and is designed to add essential rail corridor capac-Model T, the auto assembly line and also what wouldspurUSmanufacturingbyprotectingUSmanufactur- ity along a critical transportation link. The project will now be called the auto logistics or auto supply chainers from foreign competition. But there are few supplyextend several kilometres of track in both directions and is credited with saying, When everything seems to bechains as globally intertwined as those supporting theadd a new 1,600-foot two-track bridge to meet growing going against you, remember that the airplane takes offauto industry. Consequently, tariffs and other Adminis- demand. The project is expected to be completed in 2027.against the wind, not with it.tration directives like the elimination of Electric VehicleTrigonPacificTerminalshasfurtheredconstruc-And the pithy commentary might suit the situation cur- (EV) tax credits, the near abolishing of the EPA emissiontion of its second marine berth. The Berth Two Beyond rently facing US automakers and their foreign counterparts.standards, not to mention the ongoing spats with majorCarbon project will add significant vessel berth capacity Certainly, the economic headwinds are blowing a gale, andauto producing nations, like Canada, Mexico (the Northto the terminal. The marine infrastructure is expected to everything does seem running against the US automakers.(BOOMINGcontinued on page 32) be completed in 2026.'