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  2. Port of Galveston - Wikipedia

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    Port of Galveston ca. 1845 Loading cotton at Galveston Wharfs & Harbor. During the late 19th century, the port was the busiest on the Gulf Coast and considered to be second busiest in the country, next to the port of New York City. [11] In the 1850s, the port of Galveston exported approximately goods valued almost 20 times what was imported.

  3. Boston Harbor - Wikipedia

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    Since the mid-1970s organizations within the Boston community have battled for a cleaner Boston Harbor. More recently, the harbor was the site of the $4.5 billion Boston Harbor Project. Failures at the Nut Island sewage treatment plant in Quincy and the companion Deer Island plant adjacent to Winthrop had far-reaching environmental and ...

  4. Port of Boston - Wikipedia

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    Flynn Cruiseport Boston (South Boston) - This cruise terminal has been owned and operated by Massport since 1986. [15] Running from April through November, during the 2016 cruise season the port welcomed 114 ships and over 300,000 passengers. [15] Cruise destinations from Boston include Bermuda, Canada, Panama, San Diego, and Europe. [15]

  5. MBTA boat - Wikipedia

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    The MBTA ferry system is a public boat service providing water transportation in Boston Harbor. It is operated by Hornblower Cruises (branded as City Cruises) under contract to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). In 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,260,000, or about 6,400 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

  6. Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier - Wikipedia

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    The new Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier was built 1,130 feet (340 m) out over the Gulf of Mexico waters. It had its "soft" opening on May 25, 2012. [6]The new pier complex is located where the original Pleasure Pier stood from 1943 until 1961, when it was destroyed by Hurricane Carla.

  7. Flynn Cruiseport Boston - Wikipedia

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    The port is owned and operated by Massport, which operates most of the Port of Boston, and is located in the Seaport District of Boston. It is primarily open between the months of March and November, with its busiest season being in the early fall, as multiple Canada and New England cruises use Flynn Cruiseport as either a port of call or port ...

  8. Hornblower Cruises - Wikipedia

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    Hornblower Cruises is a San Francisco–based charter yacht, dining cruise and ferry service company. In 2021, the company rebranded most of its services as City Cruises or City Experiences . In 2024, the company filed for bankruptcy protection .

  9. Broad Sound (Massachusetts) - Wikipedia

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    Broad Sound is a bay on the Massachusetts coast north of Boston. It lies on the west of Massachusetts Bay , between Nahant and Deer Island ; Lynn harbor is at its north end. The main channel of Boston Harbor empties into the sound.