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| General Information | |||||
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| Terminals | 11 | ||||
| Vessel Arrivals | 577 (FY 2007) | ||||
| Annual oil tonnage | 22.9 million metric revenue tons (FY 2007) | ||||
| Annual cargo tonnage | .4 million metric revenue tons (FY 2007) | ||||
| Cruise Traffic | 48,768 (FY 2007) | ||||
| Portland Department of Ports | |||||
| Marine Operations Manager | John Totman | ||||
| Mayor of the City of Portland | Nicholas Mavodones, Jr. | ||||
| Official Website | |||||
The Port of Portland is the largest tonnage seaport in New England as well as a major seaport along the east coast of the United States. It is also the second largest oil port on the East Coast, processing 149,616,287 barrels (23,787,088.7 m3) of oil in 2007, mostly through the Portland-Montreal Pipe Line, and the largest foreign inbound transit tonnage port in the United States.[1]
Ferry company Casco Bay Lines (operated by the Casco Bay Islands Transit District) serve the Port of Portland and the outlying islands. Previously, Bay Ferries operated ferry service to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia with HSC The Cat until canceling it after the 2009 season.[2]
Portland is the second largest port of call in Maine for cruise ships, which dock at the Ocean Gateway International Marine Passenger Terminal, after Bar Harbor, near Acadia National Park. It is the largest for commercial vessels.[1]
The United States Coast Guard patrols the port from stations in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Boothbay Harbor, Maine.