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4.3 Water Dependent Uses 



In consideration of the project's 

 location in Boston Harbor, the proponents 

 have attempted to accommodate a variety 

 of water-dependent and water-enhanced 

 uses. 



During the early stages of planning for 

 the acquisition of the site, thought was 

 given to the likelyhood of using the site 

 for just water dependent business 

 activity. The planning study looked into 

 the possibility of using the site for 

 commercial shipping, as a commercial 

 fishport, and as a maritime museum. 

 Commercial shipping in Boston Harbor has 

 taken on a different dimension since the 

 times when the site was used for cargo 

 handling. The containerization of freight 

 limits the loading and off-loading of 

 container ships to large terminals with 

 the proper handling equipment. Two such 

 facilities exist in Boston Harbor, Conley 

 and Moran Terminals, and are many times 

 the size of the Tudor Wharf site. The 

 small size of the site also limits its 

 use as a fishport or fish handling 

 facility. The Massport Fish Pier will 

 provide capacity for handling fish for 

 many years in the future and a second 

 facility is unneeded. The Tudor Wharf 

 site is near the Constitution Museum and 

 the USS Constitution, both of which would 



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