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Corporate Overview ·
Economic Impact ·
Quick Facts ·
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Biography of Captain Alwyn G. Soppitt
General
- On average,The Port of Saint John handles 26 million metric tonnes of cargo each year.
- The Port of Saint John is New Brunswick's main and most diversified port, essential to the Province's industries.
- The Port of Saint John consists of 16 berthing facilities and a docking front of 3865 metres.
Economic Impact
- The total GDP impact of the Port of Saint John for this region is estimated to be $161 million annually.
- Total employment impact of the Port is estimated to be close to 4,000 jobs province-wide.
- Cargo vessels contribute $46 million annually in direct spending in the community.
- Cruise experienced a banner year in 2004 with over 138,000 cruise guests on 60 ships expending an estimated $11.7 million.
- Port labour contributes significantly to the local economy. Over the past five years, an average of 294,000 man-hours per annum have been worked on the port with total earnings averaging $9.9 million per annum.
Key Cargo Sectors
- Forest Products
- Specialization in forest products handling at Forterm--Atlantic Canada's forest products load centre.
- Dry Bulk
- Dry Bulk Facility at Barrack Point Potash Terminal handling nearly one million metric tonnes of cargo annually.
- Containers
- Container facility operated by Logistec Stevedoring Atlantic Inc. at Rodney Container Terminal with two 45-tonne gantry cranes and rail connections to major North American markets.
Cruise
- The Port of Saint John is a major port of call for cruise ships travelling the Canada/New England itinerary.
- The Port of Saint John is the second busiest cruise port in Atlantic Canada.
- The Port of Saint John first received large cruise ships in 1989.
- Cruise traffic at the Port of Saint John has increased seven-fold in the past decade.
- All of the world's major cruise lines now call the Port of Saint John each year.
- Saint John Port Authority is developing a multi-use cruise facility at Pugsley Terminal.
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