BOSTON PORT
April 1st, 2001
BY KATE REWBOSTON port has hit back strongly against figures which apparently confirm that since 1998, it has lagged behind Portland, Maine, as New England's number one port. In the last fiscal year, Portland handled 23.5 million tonnes of cargo and has become the number one port by volume in New England, with Boston trailing at 13.3 million.Georgeane Tacelli (corr.), spokesperson for operators Massport, told Lloyds List that at a time when the shipping industry is changing so rapidly, small ports like Boston are having to adapt to the increasingly large ships ...
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