Port of Johnstown

What Port of Johnstown does

Port of Johnstown is a municipally owned inland port facility on the St. Lawrence Seaway system in Johnstown, Ontario, operated by the Township of Edwardsburgh Cardinal. Originally built in the early 1930s and acquired from Ports Canada in October 2000, the Port was renamed from the Port of Prescott to the Port of Johnstown in 2014. It sits at the junction of Highways 401 and 416, 100 km south of Ottawa, 330 km east of Toronto, and 208 km west of Montreal, with international access to New York State via the Prescott-Ogdensburg bridge.

The Port operates three core product lines: marine dockage across three piers handling dry bulk cargo including grain, aggregates, road salt, and slag; a Canadian Grain Commission–licensed grain terminal with 170,000 tonnes (6.5 million bushels) of storage across 389 silos and 8 annex bins, with marine receiving at 1,200 tonnes per hour and marine loading at 1,800 tonnes per hour; and rail services connecting to the Canadian National Railway mainline on the Windsor–Quebec corridor, with interchange access to Canadian Pacific. The facility is GMP+B3 certified for feed safety, supports truck loading/unloading at up to 120 trucks per day, and provides parking capacity for 42 rail cars.

The Port makes money through publicly filed transaction-based tariffs covering marine terminal services, grain elevator charges (storage, cleaning, drying, and shipping), and drying services. Customer segments include agricultural and grain producers, marine shipping and cargo companies on the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system, and industrial/project cargo clients requiring lay-down and intermodal transport. Distribution is direct to enterprise clients at the facility; the marketing footprint is minimal (Facebook and Twitter for community engagement). Operations are run by a General Manager and a lean staff of approximately 9 employees, overseen by the Port Management Committee composed of elected township officials and public appointees.

Name

Port of Johnstown

Legal name

Port of Johnstown

Website

https://portofjohnstown.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Port of Johnstown is a municipally owned inland port on the St. Lawrence Seaway in Eastern Ontario offering marine dockage for dry bulk cargo, a licensed grain elevator with 170,000 tonnes of storage, and rail interchange to Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, serving grain producers, shippers, and industrial cargo clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Port and Marine Logistics Services

NAICS

Port and Harbor Operations (488310), Marine Cargo Handling (488320)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Export Grain Terminals (Port-Based) (AFAOAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Port Equipment Operations (Crane Operators, RTG/RMG, Straddle Carrier Operations) (TLAHALAE), Inland River/Barge Grain Terminals & Warehousing (AFAOACAE)

Keywords

• Marine terminal services
• Grain handling storage
• Intermodal port logistics
• Dry bulk cargo handling
• Rail freight services

Headquarters

HQ city

Johnstown

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Marine Terminal Services: Port charges for vessel docking, cargo handling, and marine infrastructure access for dry bulk cargo including grain, aggregates, road salt, and slag. Revenue is generated through tariffs filed with the port authority.
2. Grain Handling and Storage: Licensed grain elevator providing storage, cleaning, drying, and shipping services for grain producers. Charges include elevator storage fees and processing fees for cleaning and drying operations.
3. Rail Services: Intermodal access provided through connection to Canadian National Railway mainline with interchange agreements to Canadian Pacific Railway. Rail infrastructure supports cargo transportation to and from the port.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Port of Johnstown is a multi-modal port facility on the St. Lawrence Seaway system that provides inland deep marine dockage, a Canadian Grain Commission-licensed grain elevator, and rail access via Canadian National Railway. It serves shipping companies, grain producers, and industrial cargo clients by handling dry bulk goods including grain, aggregates, road salt, slag, and project cargo through three marine piers, 389 silos, and intermodal connections to road and rail networks.

Product overview

Port of Johnstown is a multi-modal port facility offering three core services: Marine dockage for dry bulk cargo handling, a Grain Terminal for grain storage and shipping operations, and Rail Services connecting to national railway networks. The port operates three marine piers and a licensed grain elevator with 170,000 tonnes of storage capacity. The integrated infrastructure enables efficient intermodal transportation via vessel, rail, and truck.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marine Services Inland deep marine dockage for shipping and receiving dry bulk cargo such as grain, aggregates, road salt, and slag. Marine structures are divided into three piers: Pier 1 (harbour front dock), Pier 2 (grain elevator dock), and Pier 3 (port dock and river front dock). Serving shipping companies requiring inland deep-water docking on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system.
• Johnstown Grain Terminal Licensed grain elevator providing storage, cleaning, drying, and shipping services for grain producers. Facility comprises 389 concrete silos (85-600 tonnes each), 8 annex bins (5,000 tons each), a natural gas-fired grain dryer (11,000,000 BTU/hr), Carter Day screenerator, and Model 800 Fischbein automatic bagging machine. Total storage capacity of 170,000 tonnes / 6,500,000 bushels. GMP+B3 certified.
• Rail Services Rail freight access connecting the Port to the Canadian National Railway mainline along the Windsor-Quebec City corridor via the Port spur line. Interchange agreements provide service to Canadian Pacific Railway customers. Track shed capacity accommodates two rail cars simultaneously, with parking for 42 rail cars and working capacity for 30 rail cars.

Quantifiable outcome

• Grain shipping rate of 1,800 tonnes per hour
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Canadian National RailwaycoreTechnology or IntegrationCN Railway operates freight and passenger rail services along the double-tracked mainline of the Windsor-Quebec City corridor. The Port spur line connects to this mainline providing direct rail access for cargo transportation.
• Canadian Pacific RailcoreTechnology or IntegrationCP Railway service is available through interchange agreements with Canadian National Railway, extending rail service access to port customers via the Port's CN mainline connection.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: Global agricultural commodity giant with grain handling and port/terminal operations. Comparable as a buyer of grain handling services and competitor in the broader St. Lawrence–Great Lakes grain supply chain.
• Viterra: Global grain handling and trading major with extensive North American elevator and port terminal assets. Comparable as a grain origination, storage, and shipping network operator competing for the same grain producer customers.
• Richardson International: Large Canadian grain handler and agribusiness with port terminal and elevator infrastructure. Directly competes for grain producer customers and downstream export logistics along the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Regional players

• Port of Oshawa: Regional Ontario port on Lake Ontario handling bulk cargo. Comparable as a smaller-scale multi-modal port serving Eastern Canadian industrial markets with similar cargo mix.
• Port of Cleveland: US Great Lakes port handling bulk and project cargo. Comparable as a Seaway-system port with similar bulk handling capabilities, though primarily serving US Midwest markets.

Direct peers

• Port of Hamilton: Great Lakes port operating bulk cargo, grain, and steel-handling terminals. Comparable as a multi-modal port with grain storage and bulk cargo handling on the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system.
• Port of Windsor: Inland port on the Detroit River handling bulk cargo, salt, aggregates, and project cargo. Comparable business mix of dry bulk cargo handling and intermodal connections.
• Port of Montreal: Major St. Lawrence Seaway container and bulk port serving Eastern Canada. Comparable as a multi-modal port operator on the same waterway, handling grain, containers, and bulk cargo with rail and road connections.
• Port of Thunder Bay: Canada's largest export grain terminal on the Great Lakes. Directly comparable in the grain terminal business with licensed grain storage, rail connections, and vessel loading infrastructure.
• Port of Quebec: St. Lawrence Seaway port handling bulk and general cargo. Shares the Seaway corridor, grain handling capability, and intermodal access with Port of Johnstown, serving overlapping customer segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PortofJohnstown
• Facebookfacebook.com/portofjohnstown
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/port-of-johnstown

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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