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Port Saint John is reporting its overall cargo tonnage for 2021 was 28,822,218 metric tonnes (MT), calling it ...

Port Saint John is reporting its overall cargo tonnage for 2021 was 28,822,218 metric tonnes (MT), calling it an 11% increase over 2020. In the contai...

Saint John, NB, Canada / Country 94 Apr 6, 2021 6:38 AM Cement being poured for the first of eight caissons as part of the West Side Modernization Project in July 2020. (File photo/Tamara Steele) Work continues on the massive modernization project on the west side of Port Saint John. The $205-million project includes the consolidation of the Rodney and Navy Island terminals. This will mean a longer pier, a deeper berth and a wider channel for vessels arriving in the port. “The project is on track in terms of where we are in the schedule,” Jim Quinn, president and CEO of Port Saint John, s...

Saint John, NB, Canada / Country 94 Jan 29, 2021 8:54 AM The Hapag-Lloyd vessel Detroit Express carrying international containers bound for locations across North America sits at Port Saint John. (Image: Port Saint John/Twitter) There may have been a lack of cruise ships in Saint John last year, but the city’s port was still bustling. Nearly 26 million metric tonnes (MT) of cargo moved through Port Saint John in 2020, a year-over-year increase of two per cent. Jim Quinn, president and CEO of Port Saint John, said they saw significant increases in a number of areas, particularly the containe...