Everyone’s favourite Seafood Fiesta, normally held during June’s Port Days, is back. For one year only, the fiesta is being re-imagined into a bigger, better Maritime Kitchen Party. The event is shaping up to be the same Seafood Fiesta many have come to know and love, with some extra room for out-of-town guests. This September, […]
Harbour Masters are specialists and professionals who oversee the operational readiness of ports, in Canada, this includes safety, security, and environmental protection. A Harbor Master is entrusted with overseeing and enforcing the port’s “practices and procedures” to ensure the safety of ship navigation, the security of the harbour and the efficient use of port facilities. […]
The Marco Polo and Diamond Jubilee Cruise Terminals come alive with cruise ships for part of the year but they also serve as venue rental spaces to meetings, events and weddings all year long. Designed to be welcoming places, these waterfront buildings are located in the heart of the city with views of the harbour, […]
With a start date of April 27th and an end date of November 1, this year is one of the longest cruise seasons on record at Port Saint John. Over the past 29 years, the fall period is always the busiest part of the cruise season here and this year is no exception. Earlier this […]
A group of University of New Brunswick/Canadian Rivers Institute researchers (Allen Curry, Heather Hunt and Karen Kidd) have concluded a three-year study[1] on the Saint John Harbour, and the results were very positive. The main motivations for conducting this study were to establish a long-term environmental monitoring process for the entire harbour, and to collect […]
Saint John is set to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary, Port Saint John is also set to celebrate in honour of the sesquicentennial by extending Harbour Passage onto Long Wharf. The Long Wharf extension will add a 1km round trip to Harbour Passage. The extension will include interpretative displays, resting areas, and vantage points that will […]
On Thursday, April 27, Holland America Line’s ship Veendam kick started the 29th cruise season in Saint John. There will be a second kick off on Tuesday, June 6th with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Grandeur of the Seas. “Our Port Saint John, operations group, Meet & Greet volunteers and business development and marketing staff have been working […]
This is a continuation of a feature we started earlier this year about ‘People Around the Port’. We wanted to highlight the many partner companies and stakeholders who contribute to a successful port in cruise and cargo. It is easy to assume that everyone who works here is a Port Saint John employee – but […]
Cruise season 2016 began May 9th and by the time the last ship casts off its lines on October 28th, 64 ships will have visited, bringing with them approximately 145,000 passengers and 57,700 crew. This year, the Port is experiencing a year-over-year 20% increase in cruise passenger traffic. Cruise ships have been visiting Port Saint […]
Pictured here: Dan Albert, tugboat captain for Atlantic Towing Limited at the Port of Saint John. Port Saint John is a busy place. Many people, doing many different jobs, all contribute to keeping things moving. It is easy to assume that everyone who works here is a Port Saint John employee – but that’s not […]