A coalition pushing for the project is looking for new ways to get the $8 million it still needs.
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Cargo volume in Portland Harbor headed for another record year
Imports and exports are up 31% for the first 7 months of 2022, and Portland doesn’t have the congestion of shipping containers affecting many larger ports.
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Blessing of the Fleet kicks off summer boating season
Portland’s Catholic parishes hope to make the gathering a yearly event, as it is in other maritime communities.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland renewing push for harbor dredging
The buildup of sediment in Portland Harbor is impacting South Portland businesses, industries and recreational boaters, but a bid for federal funding has now been rejected twice.
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Developers of former South Portland Shipyard focus on sustainability
Owners of the prime 30-acre coastal site have hired a world-renowned sustainability expert to help them shape its redevelopment.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster
Regatta fundraiser hopes to increase families’ access to sailing
SailMaine seeks $40,000 to introduce New Mainers, underprivileged children and people with disabilities to the sport.
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State offers $10 million in case Portland Harbor dredging grant denied
Portland is again looking for $24 million to remove silt from harbor wharves, and Maine lawmakers will back part of the project if federal money doesn’t come through.
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Portland receives approval to build disposal site for dredging spoils
The city hopes the OK for a Confined Aquatic Disposal Cell will improve the prospect of receiving federal funding to help with the estimated $30 million cost of dredging the harbor.
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Federal $4.1 million grant to improve International Marine Terminal in Portland
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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Council OKs funding application for Portland Harbor dredge
PORTLAND — The City Council last week approved a $20 million federal grant application to fund a long-awaited dredging of sections of Portland Harbor. The $20 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grant would pay for roughly two-thirds of the $30 million project, which will “provide safe and full tide access to berthing, loading […]