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About the Port of Boston (Cruise Port Information)
The Port of Boston is the largest seaport in Massachusetts. Located in the state's capital city, the Port of Boston is a natural harbor with direct access to the open ocean. The commercial seaport currently handles more than $8 billion worth of goods, employs over 9,000 people, and is the largest handler of container cargo in New England, shipping and receiving 1.2 million tons each year. Boston offers comprehensive container services, with deep-water berths, state-of-the-art cranes, equipment and storage and warehouse facilities. Boston's container terminals process cargo rapidly, using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), a paperless system that tracks containers from manufacturer to customer. Over 25 container shipping lines connect the Port of Boston with the world's major markets.
Processing automobiles is one of the fastest growing activities in the Port of Boston. Some 35,000 vehicles were shipped through the port in 1996. Major manufacturers, such as Volkswagen and Subaru, use Boston as an entry point for their vehicles. Future plans include expansion of the port's auto-handling capabilities.
Boston also has facilities available for handling break-bulk, military and project cargo. In 1995 an entire pulp mill was transported in sections weighing a total of 900 tons from the state of New Hampshire and loaded in the Port of Boston for shipment to Indonesia.
Boston has successfully expanded its marketing to include areas served by its extensive multimodal transportation connections. Such efforts, tied to specific state infrastructure improvements, allow the port to offer overnight trucking service and two-day intermodal rail service to the U.S. Midwest and beyond. Both Conrail and the Guilford railroad systems offer frequent near-dock and on-dock rail service to all points, specially the U.S. Midwest, U.S. Pacific Coast and Canada. Cargo terminals are conveniently located within one mile of three interstate highways--I-90, I-93 and I-95--that connect Boston to New England, the U.S. Midwest and Canada. A new harbor tunnel connecting the seaport with the airport and points north of Massachusetts links the seaport with critical market regions while entirely bypassing city traffic congestion.
Location
Center of the eastern coast of Massachusetts
Terminals/Berths
Army Base
One 3,365-foot berth (bulk cargo).
Black Falcon Cruise Terminal
One 1,300-foot berth (cruise ships).
Conley Container Terminal
Two berths totaling 1,950 feet (container ships).
One 1,200-foot berth (automobile discharge).
East Boston Pier One
Three berths totaling 1,600 feet (break-bulk cargo)
Massport Marine Terminal
One 800-foot berth (automobile discharge)
Moran Container Terminal
One 1,100-foot berth (container ships)
Mystic Pier #1
Three berths totaling 2,053 feet (break-bulk cargo)
Operator
Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport)
Cargo
Containerized general cargo, project cargo, automobiles, petroleum and other bulk products
Trade areas
All major world markets
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