A federal investment of $4.8 million will bring better grain loading spouts and a new grain bin to the Port of Johnstown, cutting by more than half the time it takes to load ships at the facility, Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced Tuesday.

It’s part of a $10.4-million project, with the balance of the funds coming from the port, which is owned by the Township of Edwardsburgh Cardinal. Nine aging grain loading spouts will be replaced by four newer, more efficient spouts that will allow larger vessels to be loaded more quickly, said the minister, while a new grain bin will be added to increase storage capacity.

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