News / Port of Saint John on a roll, thanks to potash and beefed-up rail services

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Potash has been a tremendous fuel for growth at the Canadian port of Saint John; the New Brunswick port clocked up 11% higher tonnage last year than in 2020.

But its dry bulk traffic was on fire, surging a whopping 123%, with potash the main driver for this, more than doubling, from 619,203 tonnes in 2020 to 1,653,750 tonnes.

Dry bulk may have been the star performer, but most eyes have been on the port’s container traffic, which increased by 10% to ...