Port Saint John received two additional post-panamax cranes late in January, strengthening its position as an important part of the Atlantic Gateway.
The arrival of the new machines is part of a modernisation project worth over US$150 million which aims to upgrade Port Saint John. This project will be completed in the current year and is a three-way partnership between the Government of Canada, the Province of New Brunswick and Port Saint John.
According to a port’s announcement, the new cranes are expected to enable increased throughput and provide more well-paying job opportunities and economic benefits for Saint John and the region as a whole.
The new equipment arrived from Charleston, South Carolina and are the bigger brothers to the two cranes that arrived in 2016. The new cranes bring the total number of cranes to four at Port Saint John, which is the most quay cranes ever at the Canadian port.
Furthermore, the Hyundai Heavy Industries Container Cranes have an outreach of around 58 metres and can reach up to 21 containers wide and are capable of servicing vessels with a capacity between 10,000 and 14,000 TEUs.
