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Eimskip ramping up its Portland ship calls as MDOT plans second crane
September 26, 2017Starting Dec. 1, Icelandic-owned shipping company Eimskip USA will call into Portland once a week as the state moves ahead with plans to bring in a second crane.
September 26, 2017
Henshaw departs as director of Maine's ports
September 22, 2017John Henshaw stepped down Wednesday as executive director of the Maine Port Authority, the state agency overseeing Maine's marine and rail facilities in support of economic development.
September 22, 2017
MITC office joins the Arctic Economic Council
September 21, 2017The Maine North Atlantic Development Office at Maine International Trade Center is one of three new members of the Arctic Economic Council.
September 21, 2017Maine International Trade Center lands $195K grant for trade promotion
September 20, 2017The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded a $195,000 grant award to Maine International Trade Center to support export growth among Maine small businesses. The funding was awarded through SBA's competitive State Trade Expansion Program.
September 20, 2017Port official set to take over Cruise Maine
August 11, 2017A firm led by port official Patrick Arnold won a bid to run CruiseMaine, Cruise Industry News reported.
August 11, 2017Former union official indicted over embezzled funds
August 10, 2017A former official from a labor union supplying workers to Bath Iron Works was indicted for allegedly embezzling $281,000 in union funds.
August 10, 2017
With a market glut, Passamaquoddy Tribe won't harvest its blueberries
July 20, 2017The Passamaquoddy Tribe's company, Passamaquoddy Wild Blueberry Co., won't be harvesting its more than 1,000 acres of blueberries, due to a market glut that's leaving growers without buyers as well as depressed prices.
July 20, 2017
Maine Beer Box draws record crowds at Icelandic festival
June 30, 2017Icelanders showed up in record numbers at a Reykjavik beer festival to taste various craft beers from Maine shipped over in a container called the Maine Beer Box, which is now filled with Icelandic beers destined for a festival at Thompson's Point
June 30, 2017
Maine elver harvest tops $12 million as season ends
June 13, 2017Maine elver harvesters caught 9,282 pounds of baby eels this season, with a reported value of $12.09 million and an average price per pound of $1,302.
June 13, 2017
Maine Beer Box on its way to Iceland
June 7, 2017The Maine Beer Box, a shipping container retrofitted with 78 tap handles from 40 Maine brewers, headed off to Reykjavik, Iceland, on June 3.
June 7, 2017
MITC hosting international trade event in Bangor
May 23, 2017Maine International Trade Center will host Trade Day 2017, "Charting a Course in the Changing EU," on Thursday, May 25, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
May 23, 2017
Cold storage windfall: USM researchers put long-term gains up to $900M
May 16, 2017Maine could see a potential long-term economic windfall of $500 million to $900 million if Portland gets a waterfront cold storage warehouse, according to researchers at the University of Southern Maine.
May 16, 2017
Bisaillon-Cary stepping down as head of Maine International Trade Center
May 11, 2017Gov. Paul R. LePage and Maine International Trade Center Board of Directors announced Friday the departure of Janine Bisaillon-Cary state director of international trade.
May 11, 2017
Exporting seafood: With perishable products, time is money
May 1, 2017Maine's elver season begins late March when the baby eels begin to arrive after a 1,200-mile migration from the Sargasso Sea.
May 1, 2017
Brexit opens new opportunities for Maine trade
May 1, 2017Shifting sands in the European Union, including Britain's exit from the EU, known as Brexit, and federal elections in France, Britain and Germany, will create uncertainty in international trade and investment, experts say, but with that uncertainty
May 1, 2017
It's getting to be 'crunch time' for cold storage facility in Portland
May 1, 2017Portland's debate over a proposed multimillion-dollar refrigerated waterfront warehouse is about to heat up, two and a half years after Americold Logistics LLC won the bid to design and build it.
May 1, 2017
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