The Asia-Prince Rupert, BC-Chicago run has a new entry. The claim is that even with Chicago rail delays, it is faster than going to LA/Long Beach. That could be true.
There’s a discussion of it here.
With Canadian Rails trying to take over the KCY line in the US, the route could perform even better.
By Martina Li in Taiwan 08/10/2021
Cosco offers faster, intermodal, alternative Asia-US route via Canada – The Loadstar
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