CP Ships began a new service this season, all-container vessels. Docked at Quebec, this
ship was the first one in.
 
 
Quebec Quebec - The chartered Dutch vessel Eemstroom arrived at Quebec City recently to launch CP Ships' new container service between Canada, Britain, and western Europe. The ship, loaded with 138 containers bound for distribution points in Montreal and Toronto, docked at historic Wolfe's Cove after an 11-day crossing from London and Rotterdam. Special container handling equipment was waiting to unload the containers, transfer them to CP Rail flatcars, and reload the ship for its return voyage.
 
Two chartered vessels, the Eemstroom and the German-built Beavermonde, along with CP Ships' Beaveroak, will make a total of 23 round-trip crossings this year between Quebec City, London, and Rotterdam. The interim service is the first linking of Canada with both Britain and the Continent, and a prelude to full containerization of CP Ships' package freight fleet by the end of 1970.
 
"Containerization is sweeping international trade," said W.J. Stenason, chairman of CP Ships and vice-president, transport, and ships, Canadian Pacific. "We expect that more than 70 percent of trade on high density routes will be containerized by the early 1970's.
 
The Quebec Wolfe's Cove site fits perfectly into Canadian Pacific's integrated system. There is direct access to the company's main line and it is just three hours by rail to Montreal, and an overnight trip into Toronto and major Ontario market areas. CP Rail has begun to take delivery of 50 new flatcars designed specifically for containers.
 
CP Express, a pioneer in the development of the standard intermodal container, also will play a key role in the land movement and distribution of containers.
 
"We are selling more than a new ocean shipping service," Mr. Stenason said. "It is a fully integrated door-to-door service, and we have pulled out all the stops in an effort to provide our customers with the best possible service.
 
"Our new container operation means increased frequency and regularity of sailings, faster, safer, handling of goods at docks and terminals, and lower packaging, inventory, and storage costs. When we achieve full containerization of our package freight fleet next year, we expect to reduce transit time by as much as seven days, compared with cargo movement in conventional vessels."
 
Some $2,000,000 will be spent on facilities at an 18-acre site at Wolfe's Cove. This will include a giant crane, other container handling equipment, plus $500,000 for expansion of rail facilities.
 
Three container ships are being built to CP Ships' own design specifications by Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. at Birkenhead, England, at a cost of $20,000,000. The vessels will be phased into service beginning in August, 1970.
 

Kamloops British Columbia - The hand-in-hand relationship of Canadian Pacific transportation facilities to developments by the Canadian Pacific Investments group of companies was underlined recently when CP Rail and Marathon Realty jointly unveiled details of a striking new station building and $5.5 million shopping complex in Kamloops, B.C.
 
The occasion was the sod-turning of Marathon's new Thompson Park Shopping Centre and the announcement that Simpsons-Sears would occupy the centre's "anchor" store. J.D. Mooney, Marathon's general manager in B.C. said enthusiastic reception had spurred expansion from a one-level, 183,000-square-foot mall, to a two-level air-conditioned complex of 245,000 square feet.
 
Citing employment benefits to the area, Mr. Mooney said:  "Just as Canadian Pacific helped to make Kamloops a thriving railway centre and distribution hub, we are proud to realize that Marathon's creation of the Interior's largest shopping centre will substantially boost the city's economy."
 
Coinciding with building of the massive retail development, CP Rail will move into a new home, an ultra-modern, two-storey, air-conditioned station building, said R.S. Allison, CP Rail's Pacific Region manager, operation and maintenance.
 
Mr. Allison said that while Marathon was one of the newest members of the Canadian Pacific family, its forward thrust had been dynamic. "Just as every father likes to see his son get ahead, Canadian Pacific is anxious that Marathon be given full support in the real estate field."

CP Express has discontinued issuing Canadian Pacific travellers cheques effective 1 Apr 1969, it was announced.
 
Many factors, including increased operational costs, and the current trend toward widespread use of credit cards, influenced the decision to withdraw from the travellers cheque operation. All Canadian Pacific travellers cheques currently held by patrons will continue to be honored throughout the world.
 
CP Express originally entered the travellers cheque field in 1910 primarily as a service to patrons of Canadian Pacific in areas where limited banking services were available.

An illustrated history and fleet list of ships operated by Canadian Pacific from 1883 to 1968 is now available direct from the Public Relations and Advertising Department, Canadian Pacific, Trafalgar Square, London W.C. 2, England. The 112-page, profusely illustrated volume is available at 7 shillings 6 pence or $1.00 per copy, postpaid.
 
The book is in two parts, the first concerned with an outline of Canadian Pacific maritime services with indications of ports served, and cargos carried. The second section comprises a fleet list with vital statistics on individual vessels, ocean-going and inland. It includes details on the latest Canadian Pacific (Bermuda) bulk carriers, the white Empresses in transatlantic and cruise service, and the picturesque sternwheelers that once operated on British Columbia's inland lakes.
 
George Musk is the author of this valuable reference work.

This Spanner News article is copyright 1969 by Canadian Pacific Railway and is reprinted here with their permission. All photographs, logos, and trademarks are the property of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.