Port of Saint John

🇨🇦 Canada

North Atlantic · Multi-Purpose Port

UN/LOCODE
CASJO
Country
🇨🇦 Canada
Port Type
Multi-Purpose Port
Ocean Region
North Atlantic
Latitude
45.2700° N
Longitude
66.0600° W

Maritime Risk Context

Saint John in Canada sits along the backbone of transatlantic trade between Europe and the Americas. The North Atlantic is generally lower-risk than active piracy or conflict zones, but its weather is among the most powerful on Earth. The winter storm season (November–March) produces sustained gale-force winds, significant wave heights above 10 metres, and reduced visibility. The Great Circle route between Northern Europe and the US East Coast passes through peak storm activity, and the choice between a shorter rougher track and a longer calmer deviation has material financial implications. EU and US sanctions enforcement adds compliance overhead — both maintain extensive regimes that require thorough vessel and ownership-chain vetting.

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Vessel Mix

No port-call data observed at Saint John in the last 180 days. ArcNautical's AIS coverage focuses on the world's commercial shipping lanes; smaller or specialised ports may not register sufficient traffic for a meaningful breakdown.

Port State Control Context

Canada is a multi-MoU jurisdiction (its port states participate in more than one regional PSC programme). Vessel-level detention probability for calls at Saint John is computed by ArcNautical's scoring engine using flag performance, vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity rather than a regional aggregate.

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Nearby Ports

🇨🇦 Halifax
Canada · Container Terminal · ~112 nm
🇨🇦 Quebec City
Canada · Multi-Purpose Port · ~234 nm
🇺🇸 Boston
USA · Container Terminal · ~278 nm
🇨🇦 Montreal
Canada · Container Terminal · ~316 nm
🇺🇸 New Haven
USA · Multi-Purpose Port · ~383 nm
🇺🇸 New York / New Jersey
USA · Container Terminal · ~446 nm
🇺🇸 Philadelphia
USA · Multi-Purpose Port · ~515 nm
🇨🇦 Toronto
Canada · Multi-Purpose Port · ~578 nm