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“I started here in 2010 and shortly after arriving      some of the terminals. Then there was the factor

        we carried out an underwater survey of the port to      of establishing the strategic direction for growth at

        see what the condition was,” says Jim Quinn, CEO,       Port Saint John.
        Port Saint John. “When you look at a port, what you

        see above the water is great, but in a tidal port you   “With the advent of the Canadian Port Authority

        have to wonder what the infrastructure looks like       system in 1999, port authorities became
        underneath.”                                            independent business enterprises, outside of the

                                                                traditional government department model— port
        That work revealed a definite timeline with respect     infrastructure is our product, and we need the right

        to major concerns that would be associated with         infrastructure to support and attract business


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