Calgary Alberta - Port Saint John, New Brunswick, will see additional seasonal container service, CP and shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd have announced.

The additional call at the port via a "seasonal extra loader" follows service launched into the port in May 2021.

"We are thrilled to see Hapag-Lloyd add a second solution into Port Saint John, further unlocking the port's potential for CP customers and the North American supply chain," John Brooks, CP executive vice-president and chief marketing officer, said in a press release.

"Port Saint John offers a congestion-free gateway to Canadian and U.S. markets."

CP regained access to the port in June 2020 with the acquisition of the Central Maine & Quebec Railway, regaining lines it had divested earlier.

The port is currently undergoing a modernization program that will increase container capacity to 800,000 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units.

"We are excited to be able to offer another product to our customers both in the U.S. and Canada," said Uffe Ostergaard, president of Hapag-Lloyd Americas.

"This seasonal product will be particularly beneficial in connecting customers in inland locations in the U.S. Midwest and throughout Canada with key North European ports."

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