OVERALL cargo tonnage at port Saint john for 2021 was 28,822,218 tonnes, an 11 per cent increase over 2020, reports the American Journal of Transportation..
Box volume increased ten per cent over 2020 to 86,949 teu and tonnage increased six per cent over 2020 to 617,312 MT.
This is the fifth consecutive year of growth in the container sector at Port saint John.
Several major developments occurred in both years that will continue to positively impact container cargo at Port Saint John.
First, the continuation of the US$205 million West Side Modernisation Project construction which launched early in 2020 in funding partnership with the Government of Canada, Province of New Brunswick and Port Saint John.
Also, the launch of CP Rail's East Coast Advantage strategy and rail services through acquisition and improvement of the former CMQR line in the State of Maine, solidifying Port Saint John as the only Atlantic Canadian port with two Class I national rail providers.
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Box volume increased ten per cent over 2020 to 86,949 teu and tonnage increased six per cent over 2020 to 617,312 MT.
This is the fifth consecutive year of growth in the container sector at Port saint John.
Several major developments occurred in both years that will continue to positively impact container cargo at Port Saint John.
First, the continuation of the US$205 million West Side Modernisation Project construction which launched early in 2020 in funding partnership with the Government of Canada, Province of New Brunswick and Port Saint John.
Also, the launch of CP Rail's East Coast Advantage strategy and rail services through acquisition and improvement of the former CMQR line in the State of Maine, solidifying Port Saint John as the only Atlantic Canadian port with two Class I national rail providers.
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