Port of St. John’s

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harbor marine services hub seaport

The Port of St. John’s is a major Atlantic Canadian harbor and marine services hub located in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, supporting commercial shipping, offshore energy, and fishing activities.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
St. John’s Harbour	5
Port of Saint John	1
Port of St. John’s canonical	1
St. John’s harbour (Marine Institute)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2685766 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Port of St. John’s
Context triple: [St. John’s, hasPort, Port of St. John’s]

A. Port of Hamilton
The Port of Hamilton is a major Canadian Great Lakes port and industrial shipping hub located in Hamilton, Ontario, serving as a key gateway for bulk cargo and steel-related trade.
B. Port of Hamilton
The Port of Hamilton is Bermuda’s principal seaport and maritime hub, serving as the main gateway for cargo and cruise ships to the island’s capital.
C. Port of Windsor
The Port of Windsor is a key Canadian Great Lakes port on the Detroit River that handles bulk cargo and supports regional industry and cross-border trade.
D. Port of Quebec
The Port of Quebec is a major Canadian seaport and historic maritime hub located in Quebec City along the Saint Lawrence River.
E. Harbour Grace, Newfoundland
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland is a historic coastal town on Conception Bay known as one of the oldest settlements in North America and an important early fishing and maritime center.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Port of St. John’s
Target entity description: The Port of St. John’s is a major Atlantic Canadian harbor and marine services hub located in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, supporting commercial shipping, offshore energy, and fishing activities.

A. Port of Hamilton
The Port of Hamilton is a major Canadian Great Lakes port and industrial shipping hub located in Hamilton, Ontario, serving as a key gateway for bulk cargo and steel-related trade.
B. Port of Hamilton
The Port of Hamilton is Bermuda’s principal seaport and maritime hub, serving as the main gateway for cargo and cruise ships to the island’s capital.
C. Port of Windsor
The Port of Windsor is a key Canadian Great Lakes port on the Detroit River that handles bulk cargo and supports regional industry and cross-border trade.
D. Port of Quebec
The Port of Quebec is a major Canadian seaport and historic maritime hub located in Quebec City along the Saint Lawrence River.
E. Harbour Grace, Newfoundland
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland is a historic coastal town on Conception Bay known as one of the oldest settlements in North America and an important early fishing and maritime center.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	harbor ⓘ marine services hub ⓘ seaport ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
governedBy	St. John’s Port Authority ⓘ
hasFacility	bunkering services ⓘ cargo terminals ⓘ fishing berths ⓘ marine repair services ⓘ offshore supply bases ⓘ piers ⓘ pilotage services ⓘ storage yards ⓘ tug services ⓘ warehouses ⓘ wharves ⓘ
hasFunction	cargo handling ⓘ fishing vessel support ⓘ marine services provision ⓘ offshore supply base ⓘ
hasNavigationAid	harbor pilotage ⓘ harbor traffic control ⓘ
hasRole	gateway port for Atlantic trade routes ⓘ logistics hub for offshore energy projects ⓘ regional fishing industry base ⓘ
isMajorPortFor	Atlantic Canada ⓘ Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Canada ⓘ Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ linked to: St. John’s
locatedOnWaterbody	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ St. John’s Harbour ⓘ linked to: Port of St. John’s
partOf	Canadian national ports system ⓘ
portAuthority	St. John’s Port Authority ⓘ
regulatoryStatus	federally regulated port ⓘ
servesCity	St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ linked to: St. John’s
servesRegion	Newfoundland and Labrador offshore oil fields ⓘ
supportsActivity	commercial shipping ⓘ fishing ⓘ offshore energy ⓘ
supportsSector	fisheries ⓘ marine transportation ⓘ offshore oil and gas industry ⓘ
supportsVesselType	cargo ships ⓘ coast guard vessels ⓘ fishing vessels ⓘ offshore supply vessels ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St. John’s → hasPort → Port of St. John’s ⓘ

Saint John → hasPort → Port of Saint John ⓘ

linked to: Port of St. John’s

St. John’s → hasTransportFacility → St. John’s Harbour ⓘ

linked to: Port of St. John’s

Memorial University of Newfoundland → hasCampusIn → St. John’s harbour (Marine Institute) ⓘ

linked to: Port of St. John’s

Port of St. John’s → locatedOnWaterbody → St. John’s Harbour ⓘ

linked to: Port of St. John’s

Signal Hill → overlooks → St. John’s Harbour ⓘ

linked to: Port of St. John’s

The Rooms → overlooks → St. John’s Harbour ⓘ

linked to: Port of St. John’s

Signal Hill National Historic Site → overlooks → St. John’s Harbour ⓘ

linked to: Port of St. John’s

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Referenced by (8)

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