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Originally Posted by ColSJ
PSJ posted CPKC CEO Keith Creel’s speech from Port Days and there were two things that stood out to me.
He mentions PSJ will be at 800,000 TEUs by the end of 2024. While closing out he mentioned partners he wanted to thank including “partners yet that we can’t talk about that are coming to Saint John”.
Similar to what someone else posted I’m guessing some large investments in the private sector are well beyond the behind the napkin sketch and it’s only a matter of time before we hear about them.
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These recent developments in the port and rail service through Saint John are certainly good news. Although, I haven't seen any estimates about the impact on actual employment numbers.
Way back in the days of the 'winter port" I think I've read there were something like several thousand employed at the port during the height of the season. Of course in those days cargo handling was hugely labour intensive and ships were often docked for days on end. You'd also see numerous vessels anchored off the port waiting for a slip to open. As a kid I remember listening to CFBC before going to school in the morning and they would always announce the hiring needs of the port for that day for longshoreman ( numbers of different sized "gangs", number of lift jack operators, numbers of checkers etc)