Logistics Infrastructure in the Quebec City Area Page 2

LOGISTICS INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE QUEBEC CITY AREA PAGE 2

COME TO THE QUEBEC As a gateway to the Great Distance to Major Cities CITY AREA FOR ITS Lakes, the Quebec City Area • Montreal: 250 km offers a direct access to the • Toronto: 760 km STRATEGIC United States, and is also a hub for supplies and exports. • Boston: 800 km GEOGRAPHICAL • New York: 860 km1 POSITION Up to 200 international2 companies are established in the Quebec City Area, thanks to its enviable geographical position and many other assets, such as its efficient and adaptablelogistics infrastructure in maritime, road, rail and air transportation.

CANADA © Jean Lesage International Airport PROVINCE OF QUEBEC

VANCOUVER

SEATTLE QUEBEC City Area

MONTREAL OTTAWA

TORONTO

BOSTON DETROIT

CHICAGO NEW YORK PITTSBURGHGH UNITED STATES PHILPHILADELPHIA WASHINGTOONN 1000 KM SAN FRANCISCO

1 www.ville.quebec.qc.ca 2 67% from United States and rest of Canada, 25% from Europe, 8% from Asia and other countries. © Michel Julien PAGE 3

MARINE The Port of Québec is a major The Port of Quebec in Numbers transshipment point between • 33 million metric tons of TRANSPORTATION the industrial and agricultural transshipments, 14.3% growth (2012) heartland of North America • approximately 1,200 moored vessels and the rest of the world. per year (2012) A continual and abundant • capacity to accommodate ships carrying up to 150,000 tons such flow of raw and semi-processed as Suezmax and Capesize ships materials converges on • 78% of handling comes from its docks. foreign locations • expertise in Bulk Handling: 51% liquid, 49% dry • the Port of Quebec is one of the largest ports in Canada (in terms • main business sectors: of tonnage and economic impact) - 54% Transportation and Energy • it is open year-round, serving as an - 22% Steel and Construction alternative port for the Great Lakes - 14% Agro-Food industry in winter - 10% Mines, Metallurgy and Chemical industry © Administration portuaire de Québec (APQ) • it is a central location for liquid and dry bulk distribution in North America • clearance draft: 11 m to 16.7 m (36-54 ft) 2 2 • it is specialized in transshipment from • 15 million ft (1.4 million m ) of land a vessel to another vessel, truck, with interior and exterior storage space

© Énerium or train • average annual investment of • it is accessible by road and by the main $50M in infrastructure and equipment rail networks in Canada • 9,800 jobs created and maintained • the Port of Quebec is a strategic in Canada and some $800M a year in location between Europe, markets economic spinoffs for the country on the Atlantic, and the Great Lakes region

International companies such as Glencore, Vale Inco, IMTT, and Bunge are established at or ship through the Port’s facilities.

The Quebec City Area boasts Dicom, Fedex, Purolator, DHL, ROAD Canpar, UPS, and Loomis Express an efficient road system, provide widespread 24h to 48h TRANSPORTATION a broad service offer and delivery services throughout the area. highly competitive road transportation rates. In Quebec Road Transportation in Numbers City, road transportation is the • 2,800 mi in roads connecting Quebec City to Eastern, Central and Western © Association du camionnage du Québec most flexible and commonly Canada, and the United States used means of transportation • $5.6B in investments in Quebec for short and long distances. by 2015 • 72% of the total freight transportation • excellent road system with direct access in the Quebec City Area to the many highways connecting the • 27 to 35 tons average load per truck city to the other Canadian provinces and American states such as New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine • major Canadian transporters accommodate the local territory and have partnership agreements regarding service to outside areas • world-class service offer: same-day service, direct and fast services, real-time delivery tracking • complete service offer and proven expertise in specialized transportation: © Groupe Laberge full or part load, heated, controlled-temperature, dedicated, oversize/overweight and container transport

The Canadian National, 2. TYT Group provides intermodal RAIL container transportation between Class 1 Railroads, and the Quebec City and Montreal: TRANSPORTATION Quebec-Gatineau Railway - 60,000 ft2 (5,600 m2) warehouse (connected to the Canadian with available space for indoor Pacific) are the two major and outdoor storage railways providing service - loading capacity of 30+ freight to the Quebec City Area. cars a day - planned opening of a container terminal in 2014 with a transshipment • easy access to Eastern, Central capacity of 40 freight cars a day and Western Canada, and to Mexico via the United States • eco-friendly and cost-efficient long-distance transportation VIA Rail • used by many industries, such Passenger Transportation as paper, forest products and VIA Rail is the independent chemicals industries Crown Corporation providing rail transportation to travelers across © Genesee & Wyoming Rail Transportation in Numbers Quebec and Canada. With its numerous services, such as wireless • 450 km (280 mi) of rail on the territory Internet service available in most of • CN rail capacity of 286,000 pounds its trains and select stations, VIA Rail or 143 tons is the go-to transportation service • 100-120 freight cars per train, for business people. The company each containing up to 100 tons has reported an 21% increase in • 2 major transshipment centers passengers since 2010 in the Quebec © Groupe TYT © Groupe and several others City Area, for a total of slightly over 400 000 passengers. 90% of VIA 1. Transit Henri IV is entirely served © VIA Rail Rail’s clientele travels in the by the railway: Quebec-Ontario corridor regularly. - 50,000 ft2 (4,650 m2) warehouse © VIA Rail with double railway - transshipment capacity of 1,000 freight cars a year and 10 trucks a day - available storage for overstocks © Administration portuaire de Québec or sales when needed PAGE 6

AIR Jean Lesage International Jean Lesage International Airport is less than 20 minutes Airport in Numbers TRANSPORTATION from downtown Quebec City • flights to195 countries with and offers the same services Star Alliance as major airports – without the • flights to175 countries with hassle. More than 300 direct SkyTeam flights take off from the airport • 11 regular air carriers: Air Canada United Airlines each week. US Airways Delta Air Lines Air Inuit Air Transat CanJet Porter Airlines • several daily flights to Montreal, Sunwing WestJet Toronto, Chicago, Detroit (seasonal), Provincial Airlines Newark, New York, Ottawa, 2 Philadelphia and Washington • 2 landing runways of 7.5 km 2 (seasonal) (2.9 mi ) • weekly flights to Fort Lauderdale, • 2,800 total employees Orlando, Paris and many more on the airport site • freight transportation by Skylink • close to $43M in revenues in 2012 Aviation, FedEx, Morning Star • $225M in infrastructure investments Express, UPS, and Purolator by 2016 • free wifi Internet access at the terminal • 50% growth (from 2006 to 2011) and highly efficient baggage processing adding up to close to 1.4 million adapted to business clientele passengers annually

Jean Lesage International Airport was named Best Regional Airport in North America in 2010 and 2011 according to Airport Service Quality (ASQ).

Helicopter and Charter Aircraft Flights Several companies offer custom helicopter or charter aircraft flights at highly competitive rates. These very flexible transport options are designed for freight, as well as passengers, and are suited for business people and those who wish to quickly get from one city to another, or to access difficult locations. Helicopter transport is usually preferred by the mining, oil, forest products, rail, and construction industries. It is also great for tours and cinematographic endeavours.

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SOME OF THE Customs Brokers Qualified Workers and Freight Forwarders and Innovation in Logistics COMPANIES • Dolbec International Quebec City is home to many • Kuehne + Nagel training programs and a large community AT YOUR SERVICE of researchers and specialists who help Logistics Services develop logistic expertise in the area thanks to their work and knowledge. • Transport Idéal • TYT Group Research chairs and centers: Road Transportation • the Interuniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics • TransForce and Transportation • Transport Robert • the Centre d’expertise en transport • Groupe Guilbault et logistique (Transport and Logistics • Groupe Morneau Expertise Center) • Transport L. Rodrigue • the Airport Research Chair, Rail Transportation Université Laval • Canadian National State-of-the-art technical • Canadian Pacific and academic training: • Genesee & Wyoming • Via Rail (passagers) • collegial studies in Transportation Logistics (Cégep Garneau) Terminal Operators • collegial studies in Industrial Engineering Technology • Quebec Stevedoring (Cégep Limoilou) • IMTT • CanTerm • collegial studies in Industrial Electronics (Cégep Lévis-Lauzon) Charter aircraft • Faculty of Business Administration (Laval University): • Orizon aviation Québec • Skyjet - Undergraduate Studies in Supply • Air Liaison Chain Management • Chrono Aviation - BBA in Operations and Logistics • Pascan Aviation - MBA in Operations and Logistics Helicopter - Graduate and Post-Graduate Studies in Operations and Decision Systems • Capitale Hélicoptère • Essor Hélicoptères Inc. • GoHelico

Photos : Jean Lesage International Airport Photos from left to right: Michel Julien, Énerium, Association du camionnage du Québec, Genesee & Wyoming, Jean Lesage International Airport

1175, avenue Lavigerie, Suite 300, Quebec City QC G1V 4P1 Canada P 418 681.9700 1 877 681.9700 F 418 681.1535 To learn more : quebecinternational.ca

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