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Originally Posted by adamuptownsj
Why would they want a port that close to Europe? It's much cheaper to ship to a port as close to market as possible than one ~5 hours by train east of Saint John.
It's an inane idea. Halifax and SJ are under capacity, both have extensive and very realistic expansion plans, and this would cripple both... plus strangle the Sydney plans in the cradle.
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This port would never have the rail connections PSJ has + I’m pretty sure the existing line to Port Hawksbury is in terrible condition.
If a port were to be created here all the cargo would just be shipped around to other destinations. It makes no sense to create distribution or manufacturing centres here. This extremely unpopulated area with little services and infrastructure would have a really hard time servicing this port. What about housing? Finding labor?
And then you throw on the fact to access this port by either truck or rail from the rest of Canada requires you to cross the Chignecto Isthmus (nb - ns border) which is the subject of a dispute between the provinces and the federal government over who will cover cost to protect it from rising sea levels.
All and all you are looking ~$750 million between private and public sector funds to make this port a legitimate player. Best of luck on that one
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