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OUR FACILITIES

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Port Summerside Facilities include:

The approach channel has a maximum draft of 8.0m with a width of 80 metres.

46.3875° N, 63.7889° W

1 – Marine Terminal

Marine Terminal includes:

  • A transit shed comprised of 1,350 m2 of heated indoor space

  • A 419 m2 building that is comprised of  storage space or office space

    • 190 m berth with a depth of 8.4m (per chart datum)

    • 190 m berth with a depth of 6.2m (per chart datum)

    • 66 m berth with a depth of 6.5m (per chart datum)

  • 24/7 video surveillance

  • Secure property while foreign flagged vessel at Port of operations taking place

  • Dockside services such a bunkering, potable water, ship stores and garbage disposal

Pilots and Port require the following:

  • Harbour pilotage is compulsory 

  • The maximum draft in the approach channel to Summerside is 8.0m (high tide) 

    • ​Approach channel depths are 6.7m per chart datum​
    • 0.7m is applied for under keel clearance

    • Tidal range in Summerside is 1.5m-2.0m​

  • All cargo vessel over 190m LOA, must be approved by Port Administration and local pilots

  • All cargo vessels entering Summerside Harbour must have a bow thruster

  • The maximum beam is 25m

  • Any vessel not meeting these parameters must consult with the Port and the Pilots to determine if compensating factors are present to permit the vessel to safety enter the Port 

    • The Summerside Port is well positioned for shipping activity from along the Eastern Seaboard of the US, the St Lawrence Seaway, and Atlantic Canada.

    • Summerside Port is located approximately 25 km from the Confederation Bridge, the year-round connection between the Island and the mainland.

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2 – Holman’s Wharf

– A finger pier type steel sheet piling structure which was reconstructed in 1951.

– An “L” shaped timber pile wharf structure originally constructed in 1961 with a closed face piling and a wave break on the east side of the structure. The original deck structure has been removed on approximately 50% of the length of the wharf. The remaining structure has been barricaded to vehicular traffic. The wharf is used primarily by the fishing community. The northeast corner of the facility is a steel sheet piling structure.

3 – Queen’s Wharf

4 – Marine Slip

– A slipway for the commercial fishing community.

5 – The HQ Property

– In the heart of Downtown Summerside, the HQ Property offers professional office space for lease overlooking the waterfront with ample parking available.

6 – Harbourview Place

– A commercial area available for development in the heart of Summerside’s downtown.

7 – Mary Brown's Fried Chicken

- Known for their Signature Chicken, famous Big Mary Chicken Sandwich, and hand-cut Taters, Mary Brown's serves up comfort food with a Canadian twist.

- This breakwater was constructed of Island sandstone and is used to provide protection for the marina.

8 – Yacht Club Breakwater

9 – Main Breakwater (not pictured)

- This structure, located at MacCallum’s point, is approximately 963 metres in length. A lighthouse, managed by Fisheries and Oceans, is situated at the end of the breakwater; this lighthouse and the land upon which it is situated are not owned by the Corporation.

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