U.S.-based Americold plants a flag in Canada as part of a rail-maritime cold chain integration with CPKC and DP World.
The new facility will reduce wait times and port congestion, according to Transport Canada.
CP will serve Hapag-Lloyd at the New Brunswick port through 2025.
Canadian Pacific and CN say the deepwater ports are key to gaining market share.
The railway hopes to build its intermodal presence in the East and bolster the network serving Toronto, Montreal and the U.S. Midwest.
CP has said the acquisition of the U.S. and Canadian operations of the short line railroad would boost CP’s reach into eastern Canada, as well as grow CP’s network into about 13,000 miles coast-to-coast over six Canadian provinces and 11 U.S. states.
