Maine receives $1 million to study electrifying key ports
Electrifying ports would allow ships to shut off their diesel engines while docked and rely on electricity for operations, reducing emissions.
Maine to explore electrifying ports in bid to cut pollution from cruise and cargo ships
With more than 100 ships docking in Portland last year, Maine is looking to cut pollution from diesel fumes by electrifying the downtown port and others in the state. Depending on the project that's ...
Baton Rouge Business Report4d
Ports and unionized dockworkers are in negotiations―again
Unionized dockworkers resumed labor talks this week with employers at ports across the nation as the deadline for a new contract looms two months away, The Wall Street Journal reports.  Still divided ...
Report finds that America is catching and eating a little less fish
The volume and value of America’s commercial fishing industry both fell according to newly released federal figures, though ...
Advocates warn a Trump presidency could be a threat to Maine immigrants
The president-elect has said he plans to oversee mass deportations when he takes office, and advocates are also worried about ...
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Maine DOT receives $1M through EPA Clean Ports Program
MAINE (WABI) - The Maine Department of Transportation has been selected to receive a million dollars through EPA’s Clean Ports Program. The Climate and Air Quality Planning grant will help the ...
Report: America is catching and eating a little less fish
The volume and value of America’s commercial fishing industry both fell according to newly released federal figures, though ...
Less fish on your dish: Report finds America is catching and eating a little less seafood
The catch at U.S. ports in the 50 states fell 2.6% to 8.4 billion pounds in 2022, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s “Fisheries of the United ...
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Daily on Energy: $3B for zero-emissions ports, the long-run trends in U.S. energy, and Gulf of Maine offshore wind auction disappoints
“Our nation’s ports are critical to creating opportunity ... not the other way around. MAINE OFFSHORE WIND AUCTION DRAWS LITTLE INTEREST: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management carried out ...
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After strike, dockworkers and terminal operators to pick up talks ahead of 2025 deadline
The strike went on for 72 hours, shutting down 36 ports from Maine to Texas. Over 47,000 dock workers walked off the job at the start of the month, including 4,500 from New York and New Jersey.
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Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of ...