Port Saint John will soon have six cranes along the city’s waterfront.

DP World announced plans Friday to add two more cranes over the coming months.

Craig Bell Estabrooks, the port’s president and CEO, said this will be the most they have ever had at one time.

“They’re actually slightly larger and have a little more reach, so if a container ship is wider, they’re going to be able to handle more cells on the container ship and work it that much more efficiently,” Bell Estabrooks told our newsroom.

Bell Estabrooks added this will significantly boost the number of containers that can move through the port each year.

More to come.