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$20M in fed funding will help lobster industry claw back lost market share

Renee Cordes September 4, 2019

Food Export USA-Northeast said it will use more than $20 million in federal funding to help seafood suppliers tap into new markets, with a special focus on the lobster industry.

Renee Cordes September 4, 2019
Maine’s largest lobster industry group withdraws from whale agreement

Staff September 3, 2019

The Maine Lobstermen’s Association last week withdrew support from an agreement that calls for Northeast lobstermen to reduce their risk to endangered North Atlantic right whales by 60%.

Staff September 3, 2019
Making waves in the ‘blue economy’: Marine-focused consultancy opens doors for members

Renee Cordes Updated: September 2, 2019

Part management consultancy, part business incubator and accelerator, the New England Ocean Cluster is a private-sector, member-based entity that aims to connect people within the blue economy.

Renee Cordes Updated: September 2, 2019
Commercial boatbuilders to benefit from delay in lower-emission engines

Staff Updated: August 28, 2019

A delay in installing certain types of diesel marine engines with stricter emission standards was hailed by Maine’s Congressional delegation as a help to the state's commercial boatbuilders.

Staff Updated: August 28, 2019
Belfast highlights flood risk as part of fed program

Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 27, 2019

The Belfast City Council has selected a couple of high-visibility spots to site high-water markers, as part of the city’s participation in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ National Flood Risk Management Program.

Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 27, 2019
$20M project will monitor state's coastal ecosystem amid ocean changes

Staff August 26, 2019

The University of Maine, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Southern Maine Community College and Colby College are some of the institutions partnering to revolutionize environmental monitoring of the state's coastal waters.

Staff August 26, 2019
A Look Back: A 2003 debate over how many marinas Portland needed

Updated: August 22, 2019

In this weekly feature sponsored by Norway Savings Bank, we look back at stories that have appeared in Mainebiz during our first 25 years. In 2003, Portlanders were debating how many waterfront slips for recreational craft were too many. In 2019,

Updated: August 22, 2019
Lobstermen: More data needed to determine if Maine gear is entangling right whales

Laurie Schreiber August 14, 2019

Lobster fishing gear should be made identifiable by location in order to show whether Maine gear is harming North Atlantic right whales. That was the consensus of a crowd of over 100 fishermen and officials at a Tuesday meeting in Ellsworth.

Laurie Schreiber August 14, 2019
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has a new commander

Staff August 12, 2019

U.S. Navy Capt. Daniel W. Ettlich became the 86th leader of the shipyard Friday, succeeding Capt. David S. Hunt.

Staff August 12, 2019
Whole Oceans readies for transition to salmon farm construction

Staff Updated: August 9, 2019

Whole Oceans, the developer of a planned recirculating aquaculture system in Bucksport, said the company has nearly completed the permit process and is nearing construction phase.

Staff Updated: August 9, 2019
Study: Cruise ships promote return visits to Maine

Staff Updated: August 8, 2019

A new study shows that a substantial number of first-time cruise ship visitors to Maine plan to return.

Staff Updated: August 8, 2019
Portland design firm wins $8M Navy contract for high-speed watercraft

Laurie Schreiber August 7, 2019

Navatek LCC, a naval design and engineering firm with a Portland office, has won an $8 million Navy contract to improve the design and manufacturing of small watercraft that can operate safely at high speed in rough seas.

Laurie Schreiber August 7, 2019
Study shows ocean temperature ‘surprises’ becoming more common

Staff August 6, 2019

A new study published this week shows how marine ecosystems around the world are experiencing unusually high ocean temperatures more frequently than researchers previously expected.

Staff August 6, 2019
Portland looks for input on Commercial Street plan

Staff August 5, 2019

The city, along with regional and state transportation planners, will discuss approaches to managing traffic and sometimes competing uses along Portland's busy Commercial Street.

Staff August 5, 2019
Mackerel, small but economically important, hits 'overfished' list

Staff August 5, 2019

For the first time, the Atlantic mackerel — native to the Gulf of Maine — has been added to a federal list of overfished species.

Staff August 5, 2019
Deal for Portland wharf has potential for DiMillo’s brokerage expansion

Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 6, 2019

Christopher DiMillo, founder and president of DiMillo’s Yacht Sales, purchased Berlin Mills Wharf, at 400 Commercial St. in Portland, for $4 million as an investment opportunity with a variety of potential uses.

Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 6, 2019

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Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank

Maine's cruise ship season is in full swing, running from late September through early November. Thousands of passengers are expected to visit Portland, Bar Harbor, Eastport or Rockland.

This week alone, Portland is set to welcome around 16,000 cruise ship passengers.

But as the season ramps up, it's bringing mixed reviews. Some locals brace for the crowds and many business owners say cruise ship visitors don't spend much while in the port. Other business owners argue that, even if cruise ships don't benefit their own coffers, they still benefit the overall economy.

When we asked this question in 2023, Mainebiz respondents, 21% said the visits bring customers and revenue, while only 18% said the visits don't help their business.

More than half of the respondents, 53%, said cruise ships benefit the overall economy,

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