Expansion of cargo facility in Portland a giant step for port
“State officials plan to expand the shipping-container terminal in Portland to more than double its current size and link it directly with a rail line, allowing the terminal to compete for business with other major ports along the East Coast.
The expanded International Marine Terminal would significantly lower costs for its commercial customers, make shipping faster and more efficient, and attract new international and domestic cargo business to Maine, officials said.
The expansion, whose cost has yet to be disclosed, would involve the taking of several acres of privately owned land by eminent domain because of a dispute over its value, the landowner and state officials said. State officials plan to put the project out for bids in June.”
Bell, Tom. Maine Sunday Telegram 27 February 2014.