CARGO

Port Saint John is Atlantic Canada’s largest port by volume. It has a diverse cargo base, handling an average of 28 million metric tonnes of cargo annually, including dry and liquid bulks, break bulk, and containers.

With global connections to over 500 ports worldwide, Port Saint John is easily connected to central Canadian inland markets by rail and road. Our Port is a facilitator of trade, providing a marine gateway to global markets. As a result of a diversified cargo base, Port Saint John enjoyed overall growth in 2022 despite a drop in the break bulk sector, representing only 0.01% of all cargoes.

Containers

DP World Saint John has been seeing solid container growth at the west side multipurpose cargo terminal. The Port and its partners reached an impressive 150,194 TEU in 2022 which is more container throughput than Port Saint John has ever experienced on an annual basis. The year-over-year growth in 2022 was 72% in this sector, leading to the ranking of Port Saint John as the fastest growing container port in North America.

The alignment of the supply chain partners is a unique opportunity for shippers and receivers to experience world-class service through Port Saint John. The best is yet to come as the Port continues along their growth trajectory with capacity volumes expected to reach 800,000 TEU within the next few years.

Port Saint John had the highest container throughput in port history in 2022.

27,454,799

- 2022 CARGO IN METRIC TONNES