October 10, 2024 — There’s a maritime version of the old Mark Twain adage to buy land because they’re not making any more of it.
New Bedford Port Authority Executive Director Gordon Carr said it goes something like this: “Waterfront industrial property needs to be preserved at all costs because they’re not making any more of it.”
He added with a smile, “And while I tend to agree with that, today, welcome to New Bedford — because we did make more of it.”
The remark drew applause from the crowd gathered under a tent at 242 Herman Melville Blvd. on the New Bedford waterfront Tuesday to celebrate the completion of the North Terminal Extension Project.