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Port of Boston – Is one of the most modern
and efficient container ports for cargo shipments.
The Atlantic Ocean is a mere four miles of harbor navigation from
Boston. Conley Terminal
located in South Boston, MA is the major port of Boston.
It is 101 acres and has 2,000 feet of berthing space.
The terminal has a dedicated haul road connecting to the major
interstate highways of I-93, I-90 and I-95 with a rail transfer facility
at Beacon Park, only four miles away.
The Port also has a state-of-the-art ten-lane gate facility with
computer tracking system.
Boston also has two other major ports.
The Black Falcon Cruise Terminal, located in Boston Marine
Industrial Park serves over 100,000 cruises passengers are year.
The automobile import and export industry is a large market in
Boston with a major autoport located in Charlestown, MA.
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Rail Service – CSX is the
major rail service in Greater Boston.
They have 325 employees and have a route of 474 miles.
Their primary commodities transported are automotive, paper, food
and consumer goods. CSX moves
around 4.2 million tons of rail freight a year with $63 billion in value
of goods transported. They
also have a working relationship with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority for commuter rail operations.
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