| Port of Portland | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Portland, Cumberland County, ME |
| Coordinates | 43°39′00″N 70°15′04″W / 43.65°N 70.251°W |
| UN/LOCODE | USPWM[1] |
| Details | |
| No. of berths | 15[2] |
| No. of piers | 11[2] |
| Draft depth | Depth 48 feet (15 m)[2] |
| Harbor Master | Kevin J. Battle |
| Statistics | |
| Annual container volume | 22,325 container units (2019) |
| Website www | |
The Port of Portland is a seaport located in Portland, Maine. It is the second-largest[3] tonnage seaport in New England as well as one of the largest oil ports on the East Coast (the second-largest prior to 2016[4]). It is the primary American port of call for Icelandic shipping company Eimskip.[5]
There are nine terminals in the port according to the Maine Port Authority, a statewide agency that oversees Maine's commercial marine facilities.[6] Additionally there are two passenger facilities, the Ocean Gateway International Marine Passenger Terminal and the Casco Bay Ferry Terminal.
The majority of Portland's non-passenger terminals are for petroleum products, especially the Portland–Montreal pipeline, which has gradually reduced its capacity since 2010.[7] Container shipping through Portland has increased considerably over that same period.[8]
100 cruise ships docked in Portland in 2019, making it Maine's second-largest cruise ship port behind Bar Harbor.[9] A regional ferry service, Casco Bay Lines, also operates out of the Port of Portland.
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- ^ a b c "Port of Portland, Maine, U.S.A." www.findaport.com. OneOcean Group Limited. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Waterborne Foreign Container Trade by U.S. Customs Ports 2000 – 2017 | MARAD". www.maritime.dot.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "Portland, Maine - Shipping Today & Yesterday Magazine". Shipping Today & Yesterday. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "Eimskip switching U.S. call from Norfolk to Portland, Maine". FreightWaves. 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "Maine Port Authority | Portland". maine-port-authority. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "Canada's Pipeline Transportation System 2016 - Montreal Pipe Line Limited's Montreal Pipe Line". 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ "Container Volume at Maine's Largest Port More Than Doubled Over Past Five Years". Transport Topics. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ Trotter, Bill (2019-05-11). "Maine gets first of more than 270 cruise ship visits scheduled for 2019". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2020-12-11.