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It is intertwined with American history 459 6 minutes read A photo of cranes at Conley Terminal, part of the Port of Boston complex. (Photo: Port of Boston)
This is the first in an ongoing series of articles on U.S. ports.
America’s ports are a key part of the U.S. transportation network. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, maritime vessels carry 53% and 38% of U.S. imports and exports, respectively, by value.
Among U.S. airports, seaports and border crossings, the Port of Boston ranked 69th in imports/exports at the end of 2020. While it is no longer among the nation’s busiest ports, it remains both an active and historic port.
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The USS Constitution.
A Savannah native, U.S. Navy Airman Tasheyana Harden, is now serving aboard the USS
Constitution − the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat − with the crew of active-duty sailors who provide free tours and offer public visitation aboard the two-century-old sailing vessel.
Now based at Boston’s Charlestown Navy Yard, the USS
Constitution was authorized for construction by President George Washington in 1794, and was successfully launched on its third attempt in 1797. While the USS
Constitution and its related museum are currently closed to visitors as a COVID-19 precaution, duty aboard the historic ship is one of the Navy’s special programs, and all prospective crew members must meet a high standard of sustained excellence and interview to be selected for the assignment.
Three Lively Proposals Look to Liven up Blighted Pier 5
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) told the development community they would need to be creative with any proposals from the blighted, condemned Pier 5 in the Navy Yard, and three entities did just that proposing innovative plans for mixed-use reuses of the pier.
All three proposals will be reviewed in a public meeting on Feb. 8, and full submissions are now available on the project website.
The proposal by 6M Development uses part of the old Pier 5 as an anchor to a new floating residential community.
The Charlestown Marina and partners propose a floating community with live-on vessels and 55 new boat slips after the existing Pier 5 is demolished.