French shipowner Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has clinched a contract to ship Airbus components from China to Canada.

The company said the "multi-year" deal runs from 1 October and involves ro-ros carrying parts for the A220 aircraft from the production plant in Shenyang to the final assembly site in Mirabel.

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Subsidiary Louis Dreyfus Freight Solutions is cooperating with car carrier group Wallenius Wilhelmsen on the business.