portland harbor

Published
March 14, 2018

Maine Voices: Keep Portland’s waterfront free of nonmarine development

City officials are finally beginning to push back against the encroachment of offices and hotels.
Published
February 14, 2018

Portland testing the waters for redevelopment of Maine State Pier

The city is asking groups for input on its plan to convert part of the hulking Portland Ocean Terminal into a public market and business incubator.
Published
February 1, 2018

Republican candidate Holbrook: Rep. Pingree’s priorities fail to reflect 1st District’s infrastructure needs

As an aging Portland sewer system dumps into the ocean, a lounge in Rockland gets a makeover.
Published
January 25, 2018

Maine Voices: Harbor pilots play key role in keeping port safe and open for business

A bill before Maine legislators to allow The Cat ferry to operate without a pilot's guidance is a threat to public safety.
Published
September 21, 2017

Maine ports director who oversaw marine terminal expansion steps down

John Henshaw's decade as director included the arrival of Eimskip, extensive modernization and the revitalization of Portland's commercial shipping industry.
Published
September 9, 2017

Another View: Nemitz brushes off real need for harbor pilots aboard The Cat

The fate of the Costa Concordia shows what can happen without sufficient checks on a captain's authority.
Published
September 7, 2017

West End residents file paperwork to block cold-storage warehouse on waterfront

The group hopes to nullify a zoning change just passed by the Portland City Council, but that partly depends on passage of a ballot initiative.
Published
August 15, 2017

New operations building planned for Portland shipping terminal

Relocating an existing maintenance building will free up valuable space at the facility on Commercial Street.
Published
August 6, 2017

One of world’s largest yachts anchors in Portland Harbor

Le Grand Bleu, owned by a Russian-American oil tycoon, arrived last week, according to the harbor master.
Published
July 30, 2017

Portland’s Historic Preservation Board to consider House Island campground proposal

A 21-site project would celebrate Fort Scammell, built in the 1800s to defend Portland Harbor's shipping channel.