July 22, 2024 — Ed Anthes-Washburn is very familiar with the Port of New Bedford.
His background includes 11 years with the New Bedford Port Authority, the last six as port director.
Today, he’s the managing director of Coast Line Transfers, or CLT Marine, which is one of the seven firms seeking to become part of the New Bedford State Pier’s redevelopment.
CLT is a commercial marine service provider to the expanding offshore wind industry, as well as the marine industry in the Northeast.
Their focus is on crew-transfer vessels, as well as offshore supply vessels, and they provide support to marine services in southern New England.
Proposing use of existing Buildings 1 and 2
In simple terms, Anthes-Washburn said during a presentation hosted by MassDevelopment in May, “We’re boat people who want to do boat stuff on the east face” of State Pier.
MassDevelopment, the state’s development finance agency and land bank, manages the state-owned, 8-acre pier.
A MassDevelopment review committee is evaluating the proposals.
The seven proposals before the committee could be approved together, separately or denied altogether. A decision deadline has not been announced.