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Fastfrate warehouse on fast track to open, first week of July
The Chronicle Herald ( Consolidated Fastfrate Inc. is less than two
months away from opening its new $10-million distribution and
warehouse facility in Burnside. Manny Calandrino, the
The centre will be operating the first week of
July. The new facility will
unload and sort import cargo from marine containers for major
retailers and transport the goods by truck and rail throughout
Eastern and
Empty marine containers will then be available to load up with
export cargo for world markets. That will help increase the number
of containers for export goods through Fastfrate, one of the
largest privately owned transportation companies in the country, has
been operating in Mr. Calandrino said when the new facility is
operational, it will be able to handle 500 containers a week. Its
major customer is Canadian Tire, but Mr. Calandrino said once the
new facility is open, Fastfrate expects to add to its customer base. The new centre will be 65,000 square feet. A
second phase will add another 30,000 square feet. The Halifax Port Authority said developing
distribution centres such as the Fastfrate project are important to
the development of the port and attracting new customers. Nearly two years ago, the Canadian Retail
Shippers Association, which represents 12 major retailers that
include Sears, Sony and Roots, opened a distribution hub in Burnside
in partnership with Armour Transportation Systems.
The retailers route a percentage of their products from Several months ago, CN made
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