Port Saint John’s 8th Annual Community Day takes place Sunday, June 10th, when thousands gather along the waterfront for a marine community celebration – port city style, rain or shine. Community Day takes place from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, has no admission fee, and features a wide-range of activities as well as fundraising through […]
Iconic harbour ambassador, Theodore Too will be travelling to Saint John, New Brunswick, to deliver tours throughout the 2018 season. The announcement came today from Ambassatours Gray Line, owners of Theodore Too, in a joint release with New Brunswick partners. “It’s been awhile since Theodore has ventured out of Halifax but we know he has […]
On Tuesday, May 1, Oceania Cruises Marina will kick-start the 30th cruise season in Saint John. With the final ship of the year scheduled to call on November 2, the 2018 cruise season will be one of the longest on record at Port Saint John and is anticipated to be a 19% increase over the […]
At a recent meeting of the Board of Directors for Port Saint John (Saint John Port Authority), Donna Gates was elected to the position of Vice Chair of the Board by her peers. The term of Vice Chair of the Board is two years with eligibility for re-election. Donna joined the Board of Directors for […]
SAINT JOHN (NB) – The 30th cruise season at Port Saint John starts with the May 1st arrival of Oceania Cruises’ Marina and continues to the final cruise ship of the season on November 2nd with Regent Cruises’ Seven Seas Navigator. By the time the last ship casts off its lines, 75 ships will have […]
SAINT JOHN (NB) – Year-over-year total cargo tonnage at Port Saint John increased by over 4 million metric tonnes in 2017. Overall cargo tonnage handled for the year 2017 was 30,458,422 metric tonnes, a 15% increase over 2016. All cargo sectors, aside from the anticipated exception of containers, experienced significant gains in 2017. Additionally, the […]
SAINT JOHN (NB) – At a recent meeting of the Board of Directors for Port Saint John (Saint John Port Authority), Allen Bodechon was elected to the position of Chair of the Board by his peers. The term of Chair of the Board is two years with eligibility for re-election. Allen Bodechon has over 36 […]
Partners at Port Saint John and Saint John Energy join CBC Radio One Information Morning for the 21st annual Harbour Lights campaign December 4 to December 22, 2017. Each November the operations team at Port Saint John assembles the giant Christmas tree at Long Wharf. Once the campaign begins the more than 52,000 lights on […]
The 2017 cruise season at Port Saint John provided a 3% year-over-year increase with 208, 818 visitors from cruise ships in 2017 as compared to 202,929 in 2016. Cruise passenger count increased to 147,736 in 2017 from 143,926 in 2016, while ship count increased to 64 in 2017 from 63 in 2016. In addition to […]
Port Saint John is pleased to announce the recent federal appointment of Dr. Shelley Rinehart as a new director for Port Saint John for a three-year term. Dr. Rinehart has over 18 years of experience as a leader in post-secondary business education at the University of New Brunswick Saint John (UNBSJ), including Dean of the […]