The M&A window of opportunity is wide open
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Rail flows connecting Mexico with its US, Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) neighbours look set for a strong intermodal component.
Within days of the official merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern to form CPKC, a race for strategic intermodal partnerships targeting USMCA business has erupted.
The newly formed Class I carrier has struck agreements with Schneider and Knight-Swift, while Union Pacific (UP) aligned itself with Canadian National (CN) and Mexican operator GMXT.
The full integration of the CPKC venture is expected to ...
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