Freight

Under a deal currently being formulated New Bedford could find itself on the receiving end of regular shipments of trash from Martha's Vineyard. The Mitchell Administration is working with The Steamship Authority on a plan that could allow the city to  receive freight destined for Martha's Vineyard and perhaps Nantucket...

A new plan could be in the works that would see freight shipping between New Bedford and Martha's Vineyard. On his weekly radio program "Midweek with Mayor Mitchell" hosted by Barry Richard, Mayor Jon Mitchell discussed the possibility of bringing freighters into the city, possibly at State Pier or the new Marine Commercial Terminal, that would ship freight to Martha's Vineyard and possi

Freight ferry service from New Bedford to Martha’s Vineyard may be a possibility after a 15 year wait.