Call it David vs. Goliath.

State Senator Mark Montigny says the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center has heard the pleas from New Bedford, and is restoring the name of the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal.

Mayor Jon Mitchell says to some it may have seemed like a small matter, but to many it's a big deal.

Several letters drafted by local officials and state and federal legislators were sent to the state after the Mass. Clean Energy Center referred to the project as the Massachusetts or Southcoast Marine Commerce Terminal.

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