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Americold Opens First Import-Export Hub in Partnership with CPKC, Unlocking a New Era of Food Flow Across North America
ATLANTA, GA. and KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Americold Realty Trust, a gl...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Americold Opens First Import-Export Hub in Partnership with CPKC, Unlocking a New Era of Food Flow Across North America\n\n\n\n ATLANTA, GA. and KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Americold Realty Trust, a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics, real estate, and value-added services, today celebrates the grand opening of its new $100+ million Import-Export Hub in Kansas City, Missouri.\n \n\n Developed in partnership with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSX:CP) (NYSE:CP) (CPKC), the 335,000-square-foot facility is Americold’s first on the CPKC rail network and a key hub for the Mexico Midwest Express (MMX), North America’s only single-line rail service for refrigerated goods between the U.S. and Mexico.\n \n\n Key features include on-site USDA inspections to eliminate border delays; load capacity exceeding 50,000 pounds per container to reduce highway congestion; and a 300-mile service radius supporting regional food flow. Beyond the immediate region, the facility also serves as a strategic consolidation point for longer-haul shipments, including flows from Canada to Mexico, particularly for customers facing border inefficiencies or trucking capacity challenges.\n \n\n “This is more than infrastructure – it’s a fully integrated solution that connects food producers to consumers faster and more efficiently,” said George Chappelle, CEO of Americold. “By combining our cold storage capabilities and food flow expertise with CPKC’s rail network, we’re creating a new North American cold chain that delivers real value to our customers. Simply put, we’ve unlocked a better way to move food.”\n \n\n “This grand opening marks the realization of a shared vision and what is today a growing strategic collaboration delivering new rail service products to the market,” said Keith Creel, President and CEO of CPKC. “This facility is the first of many across our unrivaled North American network. By combining Americold with our secure, single-line cross-border service, we have created a new refrigerated supply chain for our customers shipping food and other temperature-controlled products across Canada, the United States and Mexico.”\n \n\n This Kansas City hub is part of a
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