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State of the Port: Good Diversity is the key to Portland’s health
While 2002 handed hard economic news to much of Maine, the port of Portland remained robust, reported Jeff Monroe, Director of Ports and Transportation for Portland. Monroe delivered his report on the State of the Port 2003 at Portland’s Propeller Club in early January. Portland’s seaport continues to be one of the few U.S. ports
Lapointe reappointed
Incoming Gov. John Baldacci asked George Lapointe to continue as Commission of the Marine Resources Department (DMR). One of Baldacci’s first cabinet appointments, Lapointe must be confirmed by the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources and the state Senate. Blair Pyne, Chair of the DMR Advisory Council, lobbied for Lapointe’s reappointment. With all the
Portland Pipe Line dredging allows for fewer, bigger tankers
Helping Portland maintain its position as the second largest oil port on the East Coast, after Philadelphia, the Portland Pipe Line Corporation is upgrading its facilities at Pier 2. Portland is the largest port in New England in terms of total through port tonnage. Portland Pipe Line, part of the waterfront since 1941, recently added
Science aboard SCOTIA PRINCE
In mid-June Barney Balch, a scientist at Bigelow Laboratory in West Boothbay In Harbor, saw a nice few days forecast on the heels of a line of thunderstorms and an atmospheric cleansing northwest wind. So he made a round trip reservation for himself and two colleagues on the SCOTIA PRINCE , the Portland-to-Nova Scotia cruise
The particular topography of a Portland wharf
Without sentimentality, David Wade’s clear eye takes in the fishing community that works on Widgery Wharf. His photographs could easily do otherwise: Widgery Wharf with its rough, weatherbeaten planks seems a quaint anachronism in the middle of Portland’s busy waterfront. The fishermen who own the wharf and their tenants look the part of old salts
Oil rigs to be completed on Portland’s waterfront
Cianbro Corp. is leasing part of Pier 2 on the Portland waterfront to complete the construction of two oil rigs. City officials beamed as Jeff Monroe, Portland’s Transportation and Waterfront Director, announced March 5 that the company would lease the property for up to two years, paying rent of $1 million a year. The semi-submersible
Fishermen’s waterfront access continues to shrink
Maine’s commercial fishermen know first hand that their access to the ocean shrinks yearly as demand for residential shorefront property skyrockets. They’ll have a chance to talk about these issues at this year’s Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport. A new study on the loss of shorefront access and remedies will be the subject of at a