The money will be used to link Merrill’s Marine Terminal and the International Marine Terminal, consolidate cross-docking activities, renovate a vacant warehouse and add capacity for container operations.
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Feds again deny request for money to pay for Portland Harbor dredging
Harbor interests have been seeking federal money to help pay for dredging around the piers and wharves for 3 decades.
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Marine engineering firm expands to Portland waterfront
Navatek, a global marine systems engineering firm, has moved into 4,800 square feet of new laboratory and shop space on West Commercial Street.
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Developers revive plans for cold-storage facility on Portland waterfront
A consortium of private companies plans to build a freezer warehouse for $25 million to $30 million to expand Maine’s only shipping container terminal.
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Portland Co. property developers propose new business, tax district
The Portland Foreside Development Co. says it needs city help financing as much as $70 million in public improvements to help its ambitious business district plans.
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Fishermen hope Mainers get hooked on ugly – but delicious – monkfish
The underappreciated species is highlighted in a food demonstration next month, part of a series to interest local seafood lovers in Maine’s diverse catch.
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Pioneering mussel farmer buys rival, plans expansion
By 2021, Bangs Island Mussels plans to more than double production and hire more than 10 new employees, reflecting a growing market for the Casco Bay-grown mussels.
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Transportation bond passed by voters will benefit Gulf of Maine Research Institute
The science nonprofit will receive $1 million to restore a crumbling pier on the Portland waterfront.
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Fans of Fort Gorges cast votes for preservation, not commercialization
A developer wants to build a restaurant, a brewpub and a bed-and-breakfast at Portland’s historic island park. A vote taken at a meeting Wednesday night shows the plan isn’t popular.
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New owner plans restaurant space on Portland wharf
Christopher DiMillo has purchased the Berlin Mills Wharf on Commercial Street for $4 million, but has not yet decided what he’ll do with the the rest of the 1.5-ace property.