Saint John (NB) – Maiden, a 58-foot aluminum ocean racing yacht, and her all-female crew will visit Saint John in August of 2022. Maiden’s mission is to work with, raise funds for and support communities to enable girls into education and empower and support them to remain throughout their teenage years to reach their full […]
Saint John, N.B.- Today, after a two-year hiatus, Port Saint John announced a return of its cruise sector to the waterfront on May 4. A draft schedule totaling 69 cruise ship visits, with vessels owned by 13 cruise line brands, are planned to arrive in the Port City between May and November. September and October […]
SAINT JOHN (NB) – Overall cargo tonnage at Port Saint John for the year 2021 was 28,822,218 metric tonnes (MT), an 11% increase over 2020. In the container sector, both TEUs and tonnage experienced year-over-year increases in 2021, with TEUs increasing to 86,949 TEUs (10% over 2020) and tonnage increasing to 617,312 MT (6% over […]
SAINT JOHN (NB) – The Board of Directors for Port Saint John is pleased to announce the appointment of Craig Bell Estabrooks as President and Chief Executive Officer. Over the past decade, Craig has worked in progressively responsible leadership positions at Port Saint John. These roles have included managing both government relations and the strategic […]
St. Martins: Envision Saint John: The Regional Growth Agency has partnered with Port Saint John and DP World Saint John to present the inaugural Fundy Sea Shanty Festival in St. Martins schedule for August 12-14, 2022. The festival, which is being produced by the St. Martins & District Chamber of Commerce, will pay homage to […]
SAINT JOHN (NB) – Overall cargo tonnage at Port Saint John in the first three quarters of 2021 is 19% higher than over the same period in 2020. The first three quarters of 2020 saw 18.6 million tonnes of cargo, with 2021 experiencing 22.2 million tonnes by the end of September. In the container sector, […]
Pile driving will begin the week of September 29th, 2021 in Long Wharf Slip and continue until the end of March 2022. The piles will support construction of a breakwater. Pile driving will take place intermittently over the next 6 months. When pile driving is occurring, it will take place seven days a week between […]
July 30, 2021 · Saint John, New Brunswick · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) Canada’s tourism sector is a key economic driver and the Government of Canada continues to ensure that tourism businesses and organizations, as well as municipalities and Indigenous communities dependent on the sector, are resourced and ready to start back up as our economy reopens. That is why the […]
Saint John, N.B. – The HMCS Oriole, the Canadian Navy’s sail training vessel, will be docking at the Port Saint John Pugsley Slip at the bottom of Princess Street this New Brunswick Day. The ship is arriving at 10:00 am on August 2nd and departing at 10:00 am on August 4th. The public can view the ship up close from 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm on August 2 and […]
Saint John (N.B.) – Port Saint John is very pleased with the recent announcement by the Federal Minister of Transport with respect to cruise resumption in Canada for the 2022 season. “This is great news for all of the businesses that rely upon cruise tourism revenues, and we have more than enough time now to […]