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Buoyed by increasing trade volumes, the world’s largest shipping company is doubling its service to the Port of Montreal.

Maersk Line announced on Wednesday that it plans to add a weekly service connecting Montreal with ports in the Mediterranean.

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The shipping line currently has a weekly service that connects Montreal with ports in northern Europe.

“With the favourable pro-trade environment in Canada, we’ve seen healthy growth rates for Canada’s trade overall. Last year, we saw levels around seven per cent for imports and exports,” said Jack Mahoney, the president of Maersk Line Canada.

Trade between Canada and Europe, in particular, is growing because of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, he said.

“CETA took the tariffs away from nearly everything, 98 per cent of goods, as of Sept. 21 last year. We see that supporting the growth in volumes between Canada and northern Europe and we expect to see a similar thing in the Mediterranean trade,” Mahoney said.