Peter McGuire is a business reporter covering Maine trade, transportation and tourism. A proud native of the western Maine mountains, there is a good chance heād rather be playing outside. Peter has covered local news for Maine newspapers in Oxford County, Brunswick, Waterville and Portland. He holds a bachelorās degree in history from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Masterās Degree in International Relations from Boston University. He lives in Biddeford with his wife Stephanie and brown rescue dog named Emmy Lou.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2017
Eimskip to start weekly shipments to Portland in December
Container shipments through the International Marine Terminal have surged since Eimskip made Portland its North American headquarters in 2013.
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PublishedSeptember 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.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2017
Hundreds of Bath Iron Works employees gear up for strike next week
After a new contract is rejected, labor leaders work on a walkout strategy, the biggest union at the shipyard declares its support and a federal mediator is helping both sides negotiate.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2017
Almost all mussels recalled because of algae bloom are recovered
Meanwhile, the state reopens some harvesting areas after determining there is no biotoxin risk.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2017
Maine North Atlantic Development Office joins Arctic Economic Council
The Maine organization is the first member in the Lower 48 states.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2017
‘Six Seasons: A New Way With Vegetables’ brings joy, not virtue, to vegetables
Co-author and chef Joshua McFadden spent two years learning with farmers and writers Eliot Coleman and Barbara Damrosch in Maine.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2017
Maine recovers nearly all mussels affected by toxic algae
State officials say shellfish dealers were able to recover 98 percent of mussels possibly tainted by a biotoxin produced by a widespread algae bloom near Mount Desert Island.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2017
Maine expands area closed to shellfish harvesting, and is gauging extent of mussel recall
The Department of Marine Resources adds a section of the Penobscot River to the ban areas in response to a toxic algae bloom off the Down East coast.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2017
BIW union representing 760 draftsmen and technicians rejects contract, set to strike
But members of the Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association Local 3999 have agreed to work until the end of the week while negotiations continue.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2017
Mussels from 5 Maine shellfish dealers recalled because of harmful algae bloom
Mussels harvested around Mount Desert Island last week are being recalled because they may be tainted with neurotoxin produced by a marine phytoplankton.
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