The planned development in Eastern Canada marks the latest stage in a nearly two-year-old partnership between the company and the Class I railroad.
Ports in the UK are already seeing rising operational delays as a string of storms moves in from the Atlantic and major ports in Europe issue high wind warnings.
The effort coincides with UP’s plans to open a new terminal in Kansas City, Kansas, in the third quarter of this year that would alleviate pressure on the railroad’s existing terminal across the border in Missouri.