Press Herald Story Cites Economic Study

In a Portland Press Herald report on improvements to Portland’s deep-water berth, a Portland city official cited a 2010 UMaine economic impact study about the importance of the cruise ship industry to Portland and the rest of the state. The study found that in 2008, more than 47,000 passengers from 31 cruise ships pumped $5.8 million to $8 million into Greater Portland’s economy.

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