Port of Saint John

Atlantic Canada ports: Saint John exceeds 2021 volumes, Halifax goes green

Port Saint John has already exceeded 2021 volumes 

At the end of September, Port Saint John had already exceeded the volumes that it handled in 2021, and that growth could balloon in the coming years as more terminal capacity comes online, port officials said.

The port, located in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, has handled about 100,000 twenty-foot equivalent units since the start of 2022, “which is more throughput than Port Saint John has ever experienced on an annual basis,” the port...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/atlantic-canada-ports-saint-john-exceeds-2021-volumes-halifax-goes-green

Ports of Halifax, Saint John brace for approaching Fiona

A lighthouse at a pier's edge stands watch over a harbor.

Hurricane Fiona continues its march northward up the Atlantic Ocean, and the Canadian ports of Halifax and Saint John are preparing for its arrival.

“We are actively monitoring the forecast related to Hurricane Fiona and communicating with our partners. Our port community is well equipped to make operational decisions which will prioritize health and safety of our waterfront workers and visitors,” Port Saint John spokesperson Jane Burchill told FreightWaves. Port Saint John is in New Brunswick. 

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ports-of-halifax-saint-john-brace-for-approaching-fiona

Commentary: Railway insight from New England

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

Rail business is often best understood right up close — along a Class I rail company’s branch lines or out along a much smaller regional rail carrier’s track or sometimes inside a port.

With this in mind, this column examines what’s happening in New England. That is the small, six-state area, plus some geography into eastern New York, eastern Quebec and the...

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Railways see untapped potential in Atlantic Canada ports

A photograph of a Canadian Pacific train crossing a grassy field.

Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP) and CN (NYSE: CNI) are vying to be the top freight railroad in Eastern Canada, with both companies seeing the Atlantic Canada ports as having untapped potential.

The ports at Saint John and Halifax have access not only to Eastern and Central Canada, but also to the coveted U.S. Midwestern market and the Eastern U.S. CN has access to both ports, while CP — with its recent acquisition of the Central Maine and Quebec Railway — has direct access to Port Saint John.

Expandin...

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Canadian Pacific celebrates expanded intermodal offerings in Eastern Canada

A photograph of a Canadian Pacific train carrying containers. The train is traveling through a forest.

Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP) launched its foray into Eastern Canada intermodal service on Tuesday, sending its first westbound intermodal train from Brownville Junction, Maine, and through the Port of St. John to greater Montreal.

The train, carrying containers from the Hapag-Lloyd vessel Detroit Express, was bound for Canadian and U.S. intermodal terminals on CP’s network, the railway said.

“The new Port of Saint John service offers shippers a compelling value: a congestion-free port with a...

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Canadian government won’t play peacemaker to end port strike

Canadian officials expect the Port of Montreal longshore workers’ union and the employment association to resolve their differences without government intervention.

Longshore members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 375 began an indefinite strike Monday after the latest talks with the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) broke down. It’s the fourth walkout staged by CUPE since July 1.

“Our government’s clear expectation is for both parties to work together to resolve their...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-government-wont-play-peacemaker-to-end-port-strike

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