DP World and Gemini Cooperation, the new alliance between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, will launch a new partnership to enhance cargo operations throughout Canada.
Beginning in February 2025, DP World will introduce several new container services at its terminals at the Port of Vancouver, Port of Prince Rupert and Port Saint John. The agreement with the new Gemini Cooperation will allow DP World to present additional options for cargo loading and discharge in the three Canadian regions.
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The completion of the CA$205 million Port Saint John West Side Terminals Modernization Project marks a milestone for the Canadian port.
The project, funded equally by the Federal Government, the Province of New Brunswick, and the Port, overcame challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and global supply chain disruptions, finishing on time and within budget, even expanding in scope.
Also, the west side container terminal now boasts a remarkable 160% increase in laydown capacity, being able to...
https://container-news.com/port-saint-john-completes-west-side-terminals-modernization-project/
Port Saint John received two additional post-panamax cranes late in January, strengthening its position as an important part of the Atlantic Gateway.
The arrival of the new machines is part of a modernisation project worth over US$150 million which aims to upgrade Port Saint John. This project will be completed in the current year and is a three-way partnership between the Government of Canada, the Province of New Brunswick and Port Saint John.
According to a port’s announcement, the new cranes...
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...
Port Saint John has already moved more than 100,000 TEUs during the current year, which is an all-time record for the Canadian port.
The port said that it expects increased box volumes in the future, as it continues along its growth trajectory. The port’s capacity volumes are anticipated to reach 800,000 TEUs upon completion of construction at the DP World-operated container terminal in the next couple of years.
The private sector, the Canadian government, and the port itself have invested more...
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
The Canadian government invests more than CAD$42 million (US$32.7 million) in two new projects, aiming to boost the country’s trade corridors.
These investments are expected to improve the efficiency of the supply chain for Canadian shippers in Saint John and McAdam in New Brunswick, Canada.
“This funding announcement is a monumental step towards better supply chain efficiency in Canada. This will continue to spur major growth and private sector investment in our region which translates to...
https://container-news.com/canadian-government-to-heavily-invest-in-port-saint-john/
Craig Bell Estabrooks, president and CEO for Port Saint John in New Brunswick, Canada, eyes big plans for the port he oversees. And they’re not just big in a metaphorical sense — the national and provincial governments just announced Wednesday that more than CA$84 million (US$65.5 million) will go toward improving supply chain efficiency in New Brunswick, providing the port with an impetus to boost its annual capacity from 150,000 twenty-foot equivalent units to 800,000 TEUs. Of that $84...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-saint-john-ceo-containers-are-where-we-see-major-growth
Port Saint John in Canada has reported a 10% increase in its annual container volumes with 86,949 TEU moved through the port in 2021.
This is the fifth consecutive year of growth in the container sector at the port, which has also experienced a year-over-year increase of 6% in terms of container tonnage, reporting 617,312 metric tonnes (MT) in 2021.
Additionally, the Port Saint John has achieved an overall cargo tonnage growth for the last year, marking 28,822,218 MT, which translates to an 11%...
https://container-news.com/box-volumes-boost-at-port-saint-john-in-2021/
Canada’s Port Saint John has reported the fifth consecutive year of container volume growth during the first nine months of 2021.
The port has seen year-on-year increases from January until September both in terms TEU and tonnage.
The container tonnage moved through Port Saint John is increased by 6% over the first nine months of the previous year, while overall cargo tonnage at Port Saint John recorded an increase of 19% over the same period in 2020, with 22.2 million tonnes handled by the end...
https://container-news.com/port-saint-john-achieves-volume-growth-for-fifth-year-in-a-row/