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USMX PORT ASSOCIATION MEMBERS 40 2 0 1 7 A N N U A L R E P O R T PORT OF BOSTON Boston Shipping Associa on Richard F. Meyer, Execu ve Director CONLEY CONTAINER TERMINAL • Conley Container Terminal achieved record-breaking volume in each of the last three years, with strong growth in both imports and exports Total volume for FY17 eclipsed 256,000 TEUs • While the facility is located in Boston, its economic impact is felt across Massachusetts and New England: 1,600 companies across the region use the facility to export and import goods • Twelve of the world's top 15 shipping lines call Conley Terminal • Fifty (50) percent of projects have started on Federal FASTLANE Grant Projects to modernize existing terminal facilities • Crane productivity has increased 30% due to a strong collaboration between the BSA, ILA, and Massport BOSTON HARBOR DREDGING PROJECT • Maintenance dredging project, which preserves vessels' access to terminals along the Chelsea and Mystic Rivers, is complete • Improvement dredging, which deepens the main navigation channels to allow larger contain- er vessels to call Conley Terminal, is expected to begin in the spring of 2018 FLYNN CRUISEPORT BOSTON AT BLACK FALCON TERMINAL • Flynn Cruiseport Boston saw a 30% increase in the number of ship calls, and passenger volume grew to 388,000 in 2017 − a new record • 2018 cruise season will feature new Caribbean, Cuba, and Bermuda itineraries and is expected to draw over 400,000 passengers

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