Maine creates office to coordinate North Atlantic trade opportunities

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By Alex Lennane

19/12/2013

The Maine International Trade Center has announced the creation of a new office to focus state efforts on boosting international trade opportunities in the North Atlantic region for Maine businesses. The move hopes to build on momentum created in February when Icelandic shipping company Eimskip chose Portland as its North American headquarters.

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