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PublishedMay 16, 2019
Maine expects another record year for cruise ships
The state's 12 cruise ship ports are expected to see 658,000 cruise passengers and crew this year.
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PublishedApril 29, 2019
Plan would ban restaurant, retail uses on Portland piers
The zoning amendments are being proposed to address concerns raised by fisherman and advocates that a construction boom of hotels and other tourist uses is threatening the future of the working waterfront.
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PublishedApril 4, 2019
Portland Harbor pilots granted emergency fee increase
The company that guides big ships into Portland Harbor gets a 50% increase for its minimum fees, which will allow it to hire more crew members.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2019
Crew members compensated for reporting shipping company’s ocean dumping
A Czech seaman who blew the whistle on the German shipping company for covering up illegal dumping of oily water is awarded $225,000.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
Maine Supreme Judicial Court agrees harbor pilot fees improperly raised
The court affirms a lower-court ruling that Portland's Board of Harbor Commissioners did not have enough evidence to justify raised fees to pilot large ships into the harbor.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
Waterfront group seeks money for Portland harbor dredging
Advocates try to raise up to $30 million to dredge and dispose of sediment built up at piers and wharves in Portland and South Portland.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2019
Portland council grants Luke’s Lobster a liquor license despite complaints about process
Several residents of Portland Pier are upset that they weren't notified about the nearby project, which includes a restaurant that's expected to open around Memorial Day.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2019
Report shows 8% drop in space for marine uses of Portland waterfront
Overall, however, the study concludes that 2010 zoning changes are working as expected to open more waterfront to development while leaving the majority of space available to marine-dependent uses.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2018
Portland announces membership of new working waterfront panel
The Waterfront Working Group includes lobstermen and others who will consider a variety of issues during a six-month moratorium on waterfront development.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2018
Eimskip’s CEO to step down, take lead role in North American division
Gylfi Sigfússon will oversee operations in several cities, including Portland, where shipments have doubled since the Iceland company moved its U.S. headquarters to the area in 2013.
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