The Atlantic Advantage

The region's unique geographic advantages, coupled with its world-class transportation network, make Canada's Atlantic Gateway an important economic trade hub for Canadian, U.S. and European trade. It offers:

• The closest ports in North America for ships passing through the Suez Canal
• Modern and efficient ice-free deep-water ports
• A modern and competitive inter-modal transportation system that reaches into the economic heartland of North America
• Dynamic government and private sector partners dedicated to providing Canadian and international business with secure and efficient movement of international commerce through its transportation networks
• Approximately a two-day truck drive from the port of call to half the population of North America
• International airports serving cargo planes to and from North America
• Direct rail services to the rest of Canada and the U.S.
• A skilled Canadian transportation industry workforce
• Secure ports and efficient border services