PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 28, 2022
Record-high prices for marine fuel are likely to cause headaches out on the water this summer. Commercial fishermen and recreational boaters alike are going to be hit by the skyrocketing prices, which may result in shorter trips or fewer boats heading out of marinas in Maine this summer. The national average for diesel fuel as of July 1, 2020, was $2.20 a gallon. As of earlier this week, a gallon of diesel fuel had shot up in New England to about $6.37 a gallon.