MAINE MONITOR • February 25, 2023
Wood chips will be imported through the Eastport terminal for the first time next week, an export of wood pulp is scheduled for March, and two cruise ships are expected to lay-up at the Eastport breakwater this spring. About 30,000 metric tons of wood chips will be imported from Sheet Harbour, N.S., through the Estes Head terminal for the Woodland Pulp mill, with a bulk carrier scheduled to arrive on February 28. Along with using the port’s bulk conveyor system for only the second time, Federal Marine Terminals and the longshoremen will use a telestacker and six mobile conveyors for importing, instead of exporting, wood chips. There are also plans for two smaller cruise ships to lay-up at the Eastport breakwater this spring.