CP teams up with Maersk

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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY $405.05, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CP; shares outstanding: 135.6 million; Market cap: $55.2 billion; Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 0.9%) operates a 22,000-kilometre rail network between Montreal and Vancouver. CP Rail has announced a new deal with Danish global shipping giant Maersk. Under the terms of the agreement, CP will expand its port facility in Vancouver. This will make it easier for Maersk to load and offload containers between ships and trains. The new facility should begin operating in 2021. Right now, Maersk and its customers mainly use trucks to ship goods offloaded in Vancouver. That city is North America’s third-largest port as measured by cargo tonnage. Switching to trains from trucks will give Maersk more flexibility over the timing of shipments as well as speed up the process. Vancouver warehouse space is increasingly tight as e-commerce drives up demand for fulfillment centres and shipping hubs. CP Rail is a buy. buy…