Editing Miramichi, New Brunswick (section)

===Water===
The towns of [[Chatham, New Brunswick|Chatham]] and [[Newcastle, New Brunswick|Newcastle]] were formerly important ports for northeastern New Brunswick. Dredging, however, was necessary to maintain a deep enough channel for most ships to cross between the barrier dune islands at the mouth of [[Miramichi Bay]]. Ocean-going ships entering the port must have a shallow draft, and must navigate the ancient, meandering course of the drowned Miramichi River channel through the inner Bay.

HTI / High Tech Industries owns and operates the marine terminal situated close below the Morrisey Bridge in Miramichi West (the former town of Newcastle). The site contains approximately 21,625 m<sup>2</sup> (5.34 acres) of property, with a berthage length of 313 m and a depth of 9 m. Two unheated storage sheds are located on the property containing 10,300 m<sup>2</sup> and 2325 m<sup>2</sup> of enclosed storage area. There is an open storage area of 9000 square metres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://seaport.homestead.com/files/miramichi.html|title=Port of Miramichi / Newcastle, NB, Canada|work=homestead.com}}</ref>