MONTREAL, May 11, 2017 /CNW/ - JJ Ruest, executive
vice-president and chief marketing officer of CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE:
CNI), has been inducted into the International Maritime Hall of
Fame.
"Transportation and logistics is a team sport and this honour
recognizes CN's collaboration with our outstanding maritime supply
chain partners," said Ruest. "CN has the best port connections in
North America and our commitment
to our customers is second to none. Working together and constantly
innovating, we are able to move goods to market efficiently across
the world."
Ruest, who oversees CN's efforts to grow the company's business
and strengthen its relationships with supply chain partners, was
inducted during a gala Wednesday night in New York
City.
The International Maritime Hall of Fame was founded in 1993 by
the Maritime Association Port of New
York and New Jersey to
recognize maritime visionaries, who through excellence in their
company, organization, or services, best exemplify the qualities of
futuristic thinking that will guide the maritime industry in the
21st Century.
Other inductees were Harley V.
Franco, chairman and chief executive officer, Harley Marine
Services; Angeliki N. Frangou,
chairman and chief executive officer, Navios Maritime Holdings
Inc.; James C. McKenna, president
and chief executive officer, Pacific Maritime Association; and
Madeleine Paquin, president and
chief executive officer, Logistec Corporation.
CN is a true backbone of the economy, transporting 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