Barge docked in Maine is reportedly sold and was moved out of Portland harbor The Maine-docked Google barge, which created so much curiosity and brouhaha last fall, is on the move. A spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard station in South Portland, Maine, confirmed that the barge , named BAL0011, was moved from where it’s been docked in Portland harbor since last fall to South Portland. The move happened on Wednesday. While the barge’s owner is not required to notify the Coast Guard about a move, the spokesman said it’s believed that the barge will be leaving the area. Roger Hale, the owner of Turner Island LLC, a marine-rail cargo terminal in South Portland, said Google sold the barge to an international barging company and that it is being prepped to leave the area, according to the Portland Press Herald. Hale did not say who bought the structure. Hale could not be reached for further comment before deadline. A spokeswoman for Cianbro, the construction company that was set to work on the barge, declined to comment. Google has not responded to repeated requests for comment. After weeks of speculation last fall, Google finally reported that it had two barges — the one docked in Maine, and another in San Francisco — that were going to be converted into high-end structures that could be moved up and down either coast of the U.S. Calling them “unprecedented artistic structures,” Google filed papers with the Port of San Francisco reporting last fall that the barges would be used as studios and temporary technology exhibit spaces. The structures were made from recycled shipping containers to create 13,726-square-foot exhibit spaces. Sharon Gaudin covers the Internet and Web 2.0, emerging technologies, and desktop and laptop chips for Computerworld. Follow Sharon on Twitter at @sgaudin, on Google+ or subscribe to Sharon’s RSS feed . Her email address is sgaudin@computerworld.com. See more by Sharon Gaudin on Computerworld.com. Related content news analysis Apple earnings: About that iPhone 'slump' in China Based on information from Thursday's earnings report, it seems that data pointing to an iPhone slump in China were over-baked. By Jonny Evans May 03, 2024 9 mins iMac iPhone Apple news Microsoft begins to phase out ‘classic’ Teams Microsoft is encouraging Teams customers to move to the new, faster version of the collaboration app; the older version will be switched off next year. By Matthew Finnegan May 03, 2024 3 mins Microsoft Teams Collaboration Software Productivity Software news analysis Apple confirms it will open up the iPad in Europe this fall The latest efforts to comply with Europe’s Digital Markets Act mean developers can offer to side load apps to both iPhones and iPads in the EU. Apple has also taken steps to improve what it offers to smaller and non-commercial developers in the By Jonny Evans May 02, 2024 6 mins iPad Apple Mobile Apps news Udacity offers laid-off US workers free access to its courses for 30 days Sign-ups will be available over the next 30 days By Lucas Mearian May 02, 2024 4 mins Technology Industry IT Jobs IT Skills Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe