The Port Authority’s letter defends its management of the Pope’s Island Marina and blames the state for maintenance problems.
Category: Waterfront
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Companies adapt to State Pier closure
Businesses are relocating after an engineering review forced the closure of most of the pier. Repairs will take about four years.
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Inspector General uncovers ‘grossly mismanaged’ Pope’s Island Marina
The New Bedford Port Authority and DCR failed to account for repair funds, decades of rent, and public documents.
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Dredging clears way for cleaner, bigger harbor
How a project led by the New Bedford Port Authority helped clean decades of contamination and expand the city’s working waterfront.
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Two designs unveiled for State Pier
The new designs include plans to move the ferry terminals to the other side of the pier, continue to use the pier for industrial and storage space, and expand its use to retail space, including a restaurant.
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Steamship Authority considering freight service between New Bedford and Nantucket
A company has applied for a license to carry recyclables and other materials from the island to New Bedford’s port.
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Dock collapses on waterfront, the third failure in two years
No one was injured in the collapse, which again raises red flags about neglected port maintenance.
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New Bedford longshoremen support wider strike, but they’re still on the job
Kevin Rose, president of the ILA’s Local 1413, said national union leaders cleared his members to continue loading ships for the offshore wind industry as national strike begins.
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Inside look at the plans for State Pier
Seven separate proposals from businesses, nonprofits and coalitions are vying to secure a slice of the 8-acre wharf. MassDevelopment will select a combination of the proposals.
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Bidders again push restaurant, wind center, fish market at State Pier
But local lawmakers press for greater transparency from MassDevelopment after earlier plans were scrapped amid complaints about secrecy.