Intermodal to Saint John

121 was into Greenville Jct. at 08:09 with 9831/8820/8721, 57 wells/133 containers, 27 mixed freight. Noticed another different wrap, Freeman Sustained Forests. They're apparently based out of Nova Scotia.

120 was into Greenville Jct. at 14:03 with 8945/8745/9768, 45 mixed freight, 22 empty wells.

121 was into Greenville Jct. at 08:23 with 9768/8745/8564, 89 wells/209 containers, 37 mixed freight. Some more cars from Lebel Group lumber, and a few loads of LP siding; guessing these come from the New Limerick (Houlton) facility?

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120 was into Greenville Jct. at 14:32 with 8958/9634/8721, 54 wells/132 containers, 61 mixed freight.

121 was into Greenville Jct. at 08:22 with 8958/9634, 74 wells/123 containers, 8721 (DPU), 56 wells/110 containers, 25 mixed freight.

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120 was into Greenville Jct. at 16:27 with 8870/8551, 126 wells/257 containers, 9756 (DPU), 35 mixed freight, 5 empty wells.

120 was into Greenville Jct. at 15:53 with 8814/9806/9768/NBSR 6407/EMRY 6408/MNRY 6409/EMRY 6411, 53 wells/98 containers, 4 empty wells, 43 mixed freight.

Doesn't look like there was a 121 today.

121 was into Greenville Jct. at 10:10 with 9756/8551/8870/9768, 118 wells/204 containers, 5 empty wells, 9806 (DPU), 20 mixed freight. 2 tater loads.

120 was into Greenville Jct. at 18:25 with 3 units, 41 wells/73 containers, 6 empty wells, 33 mixed freight.

Port Saint John has received two new post-panamax cranes to be installed over the next few weeks. These cranes will allow the port to handle ships up to ~8,000 TEU and double overall throughput.

Hopefully this means new liner services calling in SJ once the modernization project is complete.

https://globalnews.ca/news/9447017/new- ... nb-growth/

Marinetraffic.com shows the heavy lift ship Hanjin Pioneer docked at Saint John. If you click on the ship someone has posted pictures of the ship on the new pier at Saint John with the cranes on board. Big work has gone into the new pier

The cranes in Boston look so much bigger but only go 22 containers wide? I'm guessing it's a matter of height that makes the difference between 8000 TEU and 14,000 TEU. These kind of seem on the small side for such a major port expansion. Halifax also has much bigger cranes.

From Massport website:
"BOSTON – Three new low-profile, Neo-Panamax cranes have arrived at Conley Container Terminal, ending a 10-week journey from Shanghai, China. These cranes, along with a new berth and a deepened Boston Harbor, enable Boston to handle larger ships, providing New England importers and exporters greater access and connectivity to the global marketplace, facilitating future growth at Conley Terminal. Two of the cranes are 205 feet tall with a lifting height of 160 feet and can reach 22 container rows wide, and are the tallest low profile cranes in the world. These new cranes will efficiently service larger container ships holding 12,000-14,000 TEUs. "

From Halifax Port Authority:
"Back in September 2020, PSA Halifax welcomed the largest containership ever to call at a Canadian port when the 15,072 TEU CMA CGM Brazil arrived at the Port of Halifax."

A more accurate assessment

https://www.dpworld.com/news/releases/n ... or-canada/

120 was into Greenville Jct. at 14:36 with 8173/7000/9802, 36 wells/53 containers, 61 mixed freight.

121 was into Greenville Jct. at 10:25 with 8925/8115, 7 wells/14 containers, 42 mixed freight, 9373/8956 (DPU), 68 mixed freight.

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120 was into Greenville at 13:51 with 8944/9806, 59 wells/96 containers, 2 empty wells, 41 mixed freight.

120 was into Greenville Jct. at 22:19 last night with 8944/8530/9730?, 30 mixed freight, 51 wells/88 containers, 2 empty wells. 121 was through between 9-10 am, I didn't end up getting to report that one.

121 was into Greenville Jct. at 11:32 with 9802/7000, 81 wells/154 containers, 8814 (DPU), 29 mixed freight.

120 was into Greenville Jct. at 23:05 last night with 8826/8749, 23 mixed freight, 31 wells/61 containers.

120 was into Greenville Jct. at 14:11 with 8209/8173, 31 wells/60 containers, 1 empty well, 17 mixed freight.