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If there ever was a boxing 50-foot Seagirt container berth, match between seaports, we’d which is planned to include four probably see the Super Post-Panamax cranes, and Port of Virginia in the ring. is scheduled to be completed Both are strong contenders in August 2012. When to attract increased business completed, the new berth to their seaports once will accommodate ships the economy gets on a carrying up to 14,000 steady course. In fact, TEU containers. the Port of Baltimore is Driver for already making some impressive punches. Growth Let’s begin MPA officials with Mediterranean and those with Ports Shipping Company’s America Chesapeake, (MSC) 9,178 TEU ship dubbed with whom MPA has entered the Bruxelles, which called at into a private/public partnership the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt (“P3”) to develop the berth, Marine Terminal in mid July. expect the project to be a real Maryland Port Administration driver in accommodating larger (MPA) officials remark this vessels and attracting more cargo enormous ship is only a sign of to and from Baltimore. bigger vessels yet to come. In (GLOVES – continued on fact, the port received another page 3) Container vessels lined at Seagirt Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore post-Panamax containership, the 9,200-TEU MSC Sindy, on August 2. To date, the Bruxelles and the Sindy are the largest containerships to call at the Port of Baltimore. The Bruxelles, alone weighs about 107,000 gross tons, and is 1,011 feet in length and 138 feet wide. But beginning next year when the Port of Baltimore’s new 50-foot container berth is completed at Seagirt, the port will be able to accommodate fully-loaded ships like the Bruxelles and Sindy with ease, and even larger ones. “Large ships like these need 50-feet of water depth in order to bring in their maximum loads,” says MPA Executive Director James J. White. When the new 50-foot container berth is completed next year at the port’s Seagirt Terminal, MPA’s Port of Baltimore will be one of only two East Coast ports to have water depth capable of handling such massive vessels. The other is the Virginia Port Authority’s (VPA) Port of Norfolk, which is why this puts the Port of Virginia into the fighting ring. The Port of New York/New Jersey also provides a 50-foot channel, but bridges/overpasses – deemed sky restrictions – prevent the large ships from taking advantage of the port’s deep water. Given the fact that only about 250 land miles separate them, Baltimore and Norfolk are especially keen competitors in attracting steamship line rotations for post-Panamax ships looking for East Coast ports of call, particularly once the Panama Canal widening project is completed in 2014. The Panama Canal widening project will make it possible for the large post-Panamax ships to transit the Panama Canal and call on the U.S. East Coast rather than calling on the U.S. West Coast where shipments are then trucked or railed across the United States to their destinations. The large ships already calling at the ports come via the Suez Canal and Mediterranean Sea. The Port of Baltimore’s new august 15, 2011 Maryland Ports 

(GLOVES – continued from by Martin & Associates, the complete National Gateway. director, Intermodal Port cargo cheaply and quickly to page 2) Baltimore-Washington corridor He particularly emphasized Strategy for CSX’s Gateway markets beyond the East Coast. The 50-foot berth is a is also the fourth largest market the importance of investing in rail. Project, points out, there are “Railroads follow the key element of the 50-year in the nation. “They rank “To match the potential of the 50 certain key elements that make population,” Bennett says. agreement between the MPA Northern Virginia fourth in retail foot berth, we have to look at rail a port a strong contender. “With the National Gateway, and Ports America Chesapeake sales,” Greco says upgrades,” he said, adding how “Ocean carriers look at a Baltimore will be able to service to lease and operate the state- An added benefit is the the state is working with CSX and port’s infrastructure, such as a 50- the Ohio Valley and beyond to owned 200-acre Seagirt Marine fact that two-thirds of the U.S. its National Gateway Project. foot draft at the channel and piers; the West Coast.” Terminal that began in 2010. population is located East of the “This will improve the use population densities, as well as That’s because CSX offers MPA’s White calls the P3 Mississippi. of double stack containers,” he inland connectivity,” he says. connectivity to the Western “good for the port” and adds Another advantage is the emphasized. This connectivity includes railroads. that the “50-foot berth will be a fact MSC and Evergreen are the “Through the National not only an interstate highway When completed, the game changer.” port’s two major users. Gateway, CSX and its public system, but rail connectivity to Northwest Ohio Terminal Facility Christopher Lee, managing “The Port of Philadelphia partners are working together inland markets. will be a 185-acre world-class director of Highstar Capital, the does not have direct Asia to vastly improve the quality Baltimore is at the convergence freight distribution hub – and the independent investment fund that services,” Greco adds. and flexibility of the eastern rail of the East-West Interstate 70 and nerve center of CSX’s nationwide owns Ports America Chesapeake network,” said Michael J. Ward, North-South Interstate 95. The intermodal network. Rail Linkage and leases the Seagirt Terminal at CSX chairman, president and Port of Baltimore is also served Like an air cargo hub, the Port of Baltimore, comments Significant for the Port chief executive officer in a press by two Class I railroads – Norfolk freight trains will arrive directly that Maryland officials were of Baltimore is also CSX’s release at the time. “With today’s Southern and CSX. from all across the nation “forward thinking in creating commitment to the National new $160 million commitment, It is this rail connectivity that and its ports, then quickly the P3.” Gateway project. This project CSX will have obligated a total Bennett emphasizes will be key. and efficiently redistributed Last year Ports America will give the Port of Baltimore of about $575 million over The National Gateway to a network of double stack Chesapeake acquired $334 a direct rail link to Northwest several years to better meet the project, involves two major trains to speed final delivery million in funding to invest Ohio, much like the Norfolk needs of our customers, our intermodal terminal facilities – all across the eastern United in necessary infrastructure at Southern Heartland Corridor states and our ports.” one in Chambersburg, PA, which States. Shippers will bypass Seagirt, which, in these lean project to Columbus, Ohio The CSX National Gateway was completed in 2007; the other choke points like Chicago and times, is saving the State of gives VPA’s Port of Norfolk. project is particularly significant in North Baltimore, Ohio, which transform Northwest Ohio into Maryland hundreds of millions On May 18, CSX announced for the Port of Baltimore in is slated for completion later a critical transportation center. of dollars it would have had to that it is investing $160 million attracting steamship lines to this year. The North Baltimore (GLOVES – continued on invest in capital improvements. over the next several years to the seaport. As Vance Bennett, project is significant for moving page 6) Mark Montgomery, President and CEO Ports America Chesapeake, explains to AJOT that his company aimed to finish the new berth in 2012 -- two years ahead of the opening of the widened Panama Canal, because he believes steamship lines are already considering their rotations going forward. “A lot of ports are having problems getting prepared to accommodate ships in time for the widening of the Canal,” he says. “By comparison, Baltimore has taken a ‘built it and they will come’ attitude. We will be in position when steamship lines decide their rotations since we will have the necessary infrastructure.” Already existing Seagirt terminal assets operated by Ports America include three berths, seven container cranes, and 12 gantries. According to Montgomery, current cranes in operation at the terminal are capable of making 37 moves per hour per crane. “Truck turn times are less than 30 minutes for a single move and 60 minutes for a double move,” he adds. The terminal uses Navis SPARCS vessel and yard planning programs, which increase efficiencies. Additional Advantages There are other advantages, particularly for when volumes Northwest Ohio pick up and increased numbers of containers transit the Port of Baltimore. One is the 199 acres CSX’s new intermodal hub located in Northwest Ohio will make you more competitive of land available for distribution center development next to Seagirt from coast to coast and throughout the Midwest. As part of the National Gateway Marine Terminal. initiative, it will provide faster and more reliable service – while its unique terminal “There’s space for 1 million square feet of warehouse space,” operating system with five wide span ultra-efficient cranes sets new standards in Montgomery emphasizes. By virtue of geography, the productivity and environmental stewardship. Port of Baltimore offers another key benefit. That is the fact the port is 150 miles inland. This gives shippers an automatic savings of $150 -250 per truck move, says Joe Greco, MPA deputy director of marketing Furthermore, Baltimore sits Contact your Intermodal Sales Representative or right at the doorstep of some of the nation’s highest incomes. e-mail [email protected] for more information. “Maryland, itself, offers the highest household income in the www.csxi.com nation,” he says. “It’s 38 percent higher than the national average.” According to a study 4 American Journal of Transportation ajot.com Baltimore DCs handle types of products with national reach

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An undisputed strength the port. of the Port of Baltimore is its “We can turn containers community and variety of distri- faster, which reduces exposure bution centers (DCs) and ware- to demurrage,” says Brooks houses. Thanks to Baltimore’s Royster, MTC Logistics vice geographic location between president. “To the shipper or Washington, D.C., and Philadel- consignee, this also reduces phia, and its rail and highway inland transportation costs such connections to markets such as as trucking, and allows for, New York City, Pittsburgh, and depending on the terms of boo- beyond, the port offers a good king, reduced ocean freight.” location for distribution. In August 2009, the com- In fact, during a recent pany opened a new warehouse, seminar hosted by the Maryland which uses 48 percent less Port Administration (MPA), Joe energy per cubic foot than the Greco, MPA deputy director of warehouse it replaced. marketing, pointed to a number Royster describes it as of dedicated DCs in Baltimore’s having 100,000 square feet of reach in Frederick County and solar panels on its roof, thereby Hagerstown, MD. Among them allowing the facility reduced are Costco Wholesale Corp.’s electrical consumption off grid. DC in Frederick County, which In addition, the loading docks serves markets in Maryland, that receive refrigerated trucks Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, are designed to allow the trailers and a major DC for Toys R US. to be backed in before opening Hagerstown, better known the truck doors, thereby main- as “Hub” City, is home of one taining the integrity of the cold DC for Lenox, and one of four chain by ensuring security and retail distribution centers for wholesomeness throughout the Baltimore’s terminals show strength Staples. loading or unloading process. “Consequently, we are able GrowinG loCAl 3pl to offer competitive rates to in cargo diversity trADe our customers,” he adds. “And, Over the years, the port has because of our proximity to Sea- By Karen E. Thuermer, AJOT also spawned a number of ware- girt, we can offer reduced local house and third party logistics trucking costs.” The Port of Baltimore is a be able to bring containers to the Wallenius Wilhelmsen, which will (3PL) operators. Among them, Royster reveals that this system of publically and privately port in 12,000 TEU ships that service Dundalk Marine Terminal. Merchants Terminal Corpora- year the company is seeing more operated terminals. Many are right now can only call on the Baltimore’s proximity to tion, or MTC Logistics, plays imports in general and a growth positioning themselves to create a U.S. West Coast. major farm and construction a major role for refrigerated of exports in reefer products. He stronger, more competitive port. “Larger ships mean equipment manufacturers in the products. The company, which attributes this to the weak U.S. Top headlines have centered economies of scale, and all-water Midwest has helped the Port offers warehousing and full logi- dollar making U.S. products on Ports America, which is service to the East Coast means become the leading U.S. port stics management, handles both competitive. spending $100+ million on a the end of cross-country rail for exporting combines, tractors imported and exported refrige- “Services the Port of Bal- new 50-foot berth at Seagirt trips,” Lee says. That translates and hay balers, and importing rated cargo. These include sea- timore offers to shippers and Marine Terminal. That berth is to lower costs and travel time. excavators and backhoes. food from China and Chile and consignees also have a huge already 50 percent completed, Ports America also operates a ACL calls at Dundalk every exported U.S. poultry. impact,” he adds. and is ahead of schedule and private container terminal within Thursday. Besides handling The company’s location For one, he explains, there under budget. Dundalk Marine Terminal. automobiles, the carrier is big less than one mile from Seagirt is little congestion at Seagirt. “It will be fully operational on agriculture and construction DunDAlk mArine Marine Terminal gives it a com- “Shippers and consignees two years or more before the equipment. petitive advantage, especially can get access to containers Panama Canal widening project terminAl “We handle various standard since MTC Logistics offers less- faster and cheaper,” he says. opens in 2014,” emphasizes One of the strengths of the trucks, special purpose trucks, and than-truckload (LTL) and local For now, everything is Christopher Lee, managing Port of Baltimore is its variety of also long and high loads – things drayage. This means customers trucked, although shipments can director of Highstar Capital, the terminals that handle everything that don’t fit into containers,” can shorten their logistics supply be drayed to a rail facility. independent investment fund that from roll-on, roll-off (ro-ro) says Bob Willman, ACL general chain given that U.S. Department Royster adds that CSX’s owns Ports America Chesapeake cargoes, to lumber, metals, food, manager of Ro Ro Services for of Agriculture (USDA) inspec- commitment to expand its Nati- and leases the Seagirt Marine and containerized freight. North America. tion services and outbound con- onal Gateway project (see rela- Terminal at the Port of Baltimore. Reaffirming the port’s ACL’s East Coast rotation is solidated transportation services (REACH – continued on As a result, shipping customers position as the top U.S. ro-ro Halifax, Port of New York/New are all within a stone’s throw of page 7) such as MSC and Evergreen will port, Baltimore recently signed Jersey, Baltimore, Norfolk then a 20-year, 150-acre agreement to (DIVERSITY – continued on serve as the East Coast hub for page 6)

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(DIVERSITY – continued from page 4) at Ceres, explains that Ceres leased the back to the European ports of Liverpool, additional acreage because the terminal Antwerp, Hamburg and Gothenburg. operator recognized the opportunity to “In Europe, we connect with our not only attract Hoegh Autoliners, but owner, Grimaldi Lines, which services also to provide existing customers with a Europe throughout the Mediterranean,” stronger cargo base in Baltimore. Willman says. “Ceres’ Dundalk Terminal gives our Recently, the carrier’s outbound trade customers the ability to grow their shipper from the United States picked up significantly base by having more space where they after several years of the recession. could load/discharge additional cargoes,” PORTS AMERICA PACKAGING “We bounced back in 2010, and are Wolfe says. “After acquiring the Dundalk Dundalk Marine Terminal, Port of Baltimore now much stronger in 2011,” he says. acreage and adding Hoegh Lines to our One of the keys to its success is its customer base, Ceres was also able to use of transshipments to help fill space attract Liberty Lines.” and offer service to the trade. Liberty services the Middle East ACL benefits from the Port of cargo sector. Baltimore because stevedores at Dundalk Ceres also handles ro-ro and other are “extremely dedicated and focused on cargo for “K” Line’s South America/Mid the ro-ro trades,” Willman says. East Service vessels and NYK Line’s South America/Europe/Middle East Widening Commitment Service vessels. With 13 berths, nine container cranes, According to James J. White, MPA and direct rail access, the 570-acre Dundalk executive director, Ceres handles many of Marine Terminal remains the largest and the world’s top ro-ro shipping lines. “We most versatile general cargo facility at the welcome their increased presence at the Port of Baltimore. Several auto processors port,” he says. maintain operations at Dundalk. To date, ro-ro volumes handled by Ceres Last year stevedoring company Ceres through the terminal have seen an increase. Terminals Inc. (CTI) signed a lease for 12 For 2011, Ceres Marine Terminals has additional acres at Dundalk, the result of handled 77,376 total units; 6,372 of which which attracted Hoegh Autoliners to move included heavy machinery, farm equipment, its vessel calls in its European Service to and project cargoes that represented an Dundalk from the port’s Fairfield terminal. increase of 20,000 units, or 35 percent. Hoegh brings ro-ro cargoes to the Fiscal year 2010 volumes showed ∗ port, typically construction and farm 57,091 units; 3,473 of this volume included Loading ∗ Mil-Spec equipment. heavy machinery/farm equipment/project On-dock ∗ Stripping ∗ Cradling Ceres was already leasing 5 acres cargoes. opportunities ∗ Boxing ∗ Skidding to lower permits ∗ Crating ∗ Vapor Barrier at Dundalk from the Maryland Port As the North America’s premier cruise and dray costs Administration (MPA). stevedore and terminal operator, Ceres ∗ Shrinkwrapping ∗ VCI Protection Douglas N. Wolfe, port manager (DIVERSITY – continued on page 8) ∗ Vacuum packing ∗ Open-Tops,F/R

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(GLOVES – continued from page 3) “The fact that we will offer a route Fredrik Elliasson, vice president for that will be double stack cleared will Emerging Markets, CSX, outlined that add capacity and benefit customers,” he such a facility is necessary given the says. “By not going through Chicago, major changes that are occurring in the customers can cut transit times 24 to 48 global supply chain. hours and improve reliability.” One big trend, he points out, is the CSX does not offer double stack shift of manufacturing to Southeast service out of the Port of Baltimore as of Asia in places like Vietnam, Cambodia, yet due to height restrictions in tunnels Indonesia and India. This is causing an and under bridges along CSX tracks, he increase in shipping on the westbound adds. lanes, thereby making the Suez Canal a CSX has put up the remainder of more viable option for imported cargo capital to finance it, however, with a goal coming directly to East Coast ports. for completion in 2014,” he states. august 15, 2011 Maryland Ports 

(REACH – continued from page 4) “We are CSX equipped and CSX miles from the Port of Baltimore at the house management system. ted story on page 2) will have a big impact served,” says Connor. crossroads of Interstates 70 and 81, gives “It allows us to scan product as it on MTC Logistics. He points out that in two years CSX us an advantage,” remarks Dave Ebner, comes in with direct put away into ware- “Our breadbasket is the Midwest,” he plans to move its CSX intermodal transfer Chief Logistics Officer, Bowman Logi- house,” he says. “It also forms a variety remarks. “That’s predominately where our container station from Seagirt to a loca- stics. “In the case of Volvo, we are within of functions and value added services. It imported refrigerated cargos go. Having tion five miles or so from Locust. two miles of their plant.” gives customers a 24/7 ready access to enhanced CSX capabilities will impact us “This means we will be doing more For years, Bowman has handled what their inventory is.” a lot.” trucking between the port and the rail lumber for a vendor who imports lumber This is particularly advantageous for Also having an impact on business ramps,” he says. through the Port of Baltimore in 40 foot Bowman customers such as Volvo given is MTC’s February announcement of its In fact, on July 1, Locust entered containers for Lowes. relationships with overseas suppliers. joint venture partnership with Great Lakes into a joint venture agreement with AGX “We unload the shipment, and, depen- “Logimax gives everyone access to Cold Logistics, an asset based trucking Intermodal of Wall, PA, to provide much ding on its requirements, we may cross find out how many widgets we have in company affiliated with Great Lakes Cold needed capacity for container drayage dock it, take it out of the container, put our inventory,” Ebner explains. Storage. between the Port of Baltimore and consi- it on a flat bed and deliver to Lowe’s so Another advantage, transportation Great Lakes Cold Logistics owns and gnees within a 500 radius of Baltimore. that they have it in their inventory,” Ebner and warehouse are under one roof. operates 40 some tractors and 55 refri- “AGX will be dispatching trucks and explains. “Or we may bring it in, add bar “That gives us the ability to offer a gerated trailers. With this partnership, drivers, and we will be doing marketing code labeling to each individual piece, one stop shop, rather than going out and MTC’s transportation division now beco- and selling,” he reports. “We also will use and remove some of import packaging so sourcing the services needed,” he says. mes a Wal-Mart Authorized Consolida- AGX to truck our containers from the port that it is a cleaner unit for Lowes.” Well Established tion Program. to the warehouse here.” The fact the Port of Baltimore is the closest port to the Midwest, is a plus. Belt’s Corp. has been in operation Cornucopia of Goods Customer Proximity Bowman’s Hagerstown DC, which since 1845, making it one of the oldest Warehousing and distribution activity Bowman Logistics handles a vari- is located within FTZ #255, offers over and largest warehousing and distribution in and around the Port of Baltimore indi- ety of items such as packaging materials, 1 million sq. ft. of warehouse space. The companies in the United States. cate the cornucopia of product handled by lumber, and truck parts. facility is not rail served, but it runs 325 Strategically located in the I-95 Bal- the seaport. Truck parts, its biggest segment, are of its own trucks through D.M. Bowman, timore-Washington corridor close to the OverfloWarehouse, for example, destined for the Volvo manufacturing Inc., a transportation, warehousing and Port of Baltimore, Belt’s offers a combi- handles everything from food, lumber, dry operation in Hagerstown, MD, where logistics organization that was named as nation of in-house capabilities, and U.S. goods, to metals. Overall, the company Bowman also has a facility. one of the Top 200 Carriers in the nation. Customs and FTZ services handles approximately 10,000 import/ Bowman operates other DCs in India- Giving Bowman an advantage is the “This allows us to deliver one-stop, export containers each year. napolis, IN, and Forest Park, GA. company’s use of Logimax, a powerful tailored solutions designed specifically to “About 75 to 80 percent of what we “Our location in Hagerstown, 83 and flexible third party logistics ware- (REACH – continued on page 8) do comes through the Port of Baltimore,” says Gary Timme, president of Overflo. Metals include aluminum ingot that enter through Overflo’s foreign trade zone (FTZ), which it obtained this year. Much of Overflo’s food items are imported canned and case goods. “These can be canned goods and case goods, which we ship as far away as California,” he says. All in all, the company offers over 2 million square feet of space within a couple of miles from the Port of Balti- more. In addition, Overflo offers full service transportation for local container drayer and outbound trucking. The company also manages rail, truck and container ship- ments, including oversized containers and shipments, US customs storage and hand- ling and alcohol beverage storage. “Our trucking fleet delivers daily throughout the Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia area, and we’ve developed relationships with other truckers and carriers for our customers that need goods delivered out- side our delivery area,” Timme adds. Nationwide Reach Locust Industries, LTD, handles a variety of import and export cargoes. Among the imports, says Robert Connor, the company’s CEO and owner, are canned goods and furniture, many of which come from as far away as Taiwan, China, Japan, and India. Other imports include wood products from Russia, as well as wood products for export that come from Kentucky, Pennsyl- vania, South Carolina and the East Coast. “They arrive Locust via flat bed,” Connor says. In addition, Locust provides domestic warehousing for furniture, and handles other commodities such as auto parts for both import and export. The company’s operation is small with 51,000 square feet, 10 dock doors, and four CSX rail dock doors. Overall, much of Locust Industries’ business is related to the Port of Balti- more. “We are about 25 minutes to the port • Foreign Trade Zone Operator by truck, and it is all highway,” he says. “There’s easy access.” The company’s location near Colum- bia and Glen Burnie, MD gives Locust – like the port – good access to the Washington, DC market. In addition, Locust has accounts with companies as far away as the West Coast. In fact, it serves all 48 continuous states as a contract carrier. Its Maryland location has rail access as well.  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Old Dominion opens container drayage facility in MD Old Dominion Freight Line demand and expands our cover- Inc. has announced the opening age on the East Coast in close of a new container drayage site proximity to traditional drayage to serve all ports and container markets served by Old Domin- yards in the Baltimore area. ion,” said Wayne Bersch, Direc- The new site – the third tor of Container Operations for new container drayage facil- Old Dominion. ity Old Dominion has opened Old Dominion has been this year – will offer pick-up operating container drayage for and delivery to any point in more than 50 years and offers the continental United States. direct services from 12 cities in The strategic location, which addition to Baltimore: Atlanta, complements Old Dominion’s Chicago, Los Angeles, Mem- services in its existing Baltimore phis, Tenn.; Mobile, Ala.; Nor- Service Center, will allow the folk, Va.; Wilmington, N.C.; company to access key manu- Charlotte, N.C.; Charleston, facturing areas in the Midwest S.C.; Savannah, Ga.; Huntsville, and to reach approximately one- Ala. and Jacksonville, Fla. third of the U.S. population in an In 2010, Old Dominion overnight drive. container drayage grew by 35 Old Dominion container percent, and the company con- drayage services include direct tinues to see strong growth in point-to-point delivery, load- 2011. The company opened the ing, unloading, short term ware- Memphis and Mobile container housing and container pools for drayage facilities during the the convenience of import and second quarter. Old Dominion export shippers. expects to open additional con- “The Baltimore site tainer drayage locations in the responds to growing customer near future. Governor O’Malley announces Port of Baltimore (REACH – continued from Generally, Redding finds moves up in national rankings page 7) that the reason the Port of Bal- fit your needs,” comments John timore is a very good logistical Governor Martin O’Malley announced that the dling roll on/roll off cargo (farm and construction Redding, senior vice president, seaport is that it is further inland Port of Baltimore continues to demonstrate tremen- machinery), imported forest products, imported Belt’s Logistics. than any other East Coast port dous progress despite a challenging global econ- gypsum, and imported sugar. The Port moved up The company handles that serves the Midwest. omy. Buoyed by a strong year in 2010, the Port of from third to second for autos, exported coal and customs bonded shipments, “The port is also extremely Baltimore now ranks 11th nationally (up from 12th) imported aluminum. including high volume com- responsive to all clients for for the total dollar value of cargo and 13th (up from “While a more favorable worldwide economic modities. With about 600,000 quickly turning around contai- 15th) for the amount of cargo tonnage handled, climate is a contributing factor, the Port of Bal- square feet of warehouse space, ners off the vessels and out the according to recent statistics released by the U.S. timore has also been able to rebound because of the company also handles a vari- gates to their dock,” he adds. Census. There are roughly 360 ports in the United its high productivity, outstanding labor, and geo- ety of consumer goods, food Much of the product Belt’s States. In calendar year 2010, the total dollar value graphic advantage placing us closer to the Mid- products, including beverages, handles is imported, and is of cargo coming through the Port of Baltimore was west than other eastern ports,” said Maryland Port alcohol and tobacco. transported from its facility to $41.5 billion, a 37 percent jump from 2009, while Administration Executive Director James J. White. “Some sensitive products destinations as far away as Cali- the amount of foreign commerce through the Port’s “Throughout the economic downturn, we were are temperature controlled,” fornia. While Belt’s transports public and private terminals was 33 million tons, a able to maintain and grow market share in several Redding explains. most shipments by truck, Red- 47 percent increase from the previous year. key categories. That too is a significant reason for Belt’s, a third party logistics ding reveals that the company “The Port’s public-private partnership that we these positive results.” provider, is particularly known also uses some piggy back rail. entered into in 2009 is helping us make progress Through the first six months of 2011 com- for supplying on-time, on-budget “But most is trucked with by creating and saving jobs in this new economy,” pared to the first six months of 2010, general cargo and on-demand performance. some intermodal on rail,” he said Governor O’Malley. “We are pleased that the through the Port’s public marine terminals is up 14 “We are extremely sensi- adds. Port continues to move up in rankings as companies percent. Among cargos, roll on/roll off is up 51 tive about inventory control,” Consequently, CSX’s Nati- around the world realize that Baltimore provides a percent, autos are up 10 percent, containers are up he explains. “We, handle accor- onal Gateway project that will quality gateway for doing business.” nine percent, and paper is up six percent. dingly, using key performance eventually offer double stack Among individual commodities, the Port of Activities at the Port of Baltimore generate about indicators (KPIs) to manage rail from the Port of Baltimore to Baltimore jumped to number one for trucks (ranked 16,700 direct jobs, while about 120,000 jobs in Mary- our customers business so that Northwest Ohio will be a benefit second in 2009), imported salt (sixth in 2009), and land are linked to Port activities. The Port is respon- they are performing up to their to Belt’s. imported iron ore (second in 2009). Baltimore sible for $3.7 billion in personal wages and salary and standards.” remained the number one port in the nation for han- nearly $400 million in state and local taxes.

(DIVERSITY – continued from of Transportation’s continued “We lease all of our facilities adds. Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines page 6) investment in upgrading the State’s from MPA,” comments Tripp BalTerm’s location at are among the lines currently also handles Royal Caribbean major roadways serving the port, Bailey, BalTerm president. the port offers customers cost utilizing Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Carnival Cruise Lines, along also improves trucker access for From there, BalTerm savings. Logistics (WWL) Mid Atlantic with baggage and vessel storing, pickup and delivery of ro-ro cargos. services customers in the “We are very close to Terminal (MAT). The terminal in the Port of Baltimore with Consequently, truckers are able Midwest, New England, receivers, be it printers or the has ample capacity to handle over 100 calls per annum. to reach 35 percent of America’s Canada, and the South East. mills that receive our product,” additional carriers. “We are pleased to manufacturing base and 32 percent The company currently he says. “The fact the Port of Norfolk Southern and report that passenger volumes of its population overnight. controls over 1.1 million Baltimore is further up the CSX Transportation provide have remained steady and “This is a win-win situation square feet of warehouse , also reduces on-site service to the terminal. cruise passengers are very happy for Ceres and our customers,” space specifically designed for inland transportation costs.” MAT is also served by over 80 with the Ceres/Port of Baltimore Wolfe concludes. handling forest products. It is Another advantage is intermodal carriers, plus 35 Partnership,” Wolfe adds. adjacent to deep-water berths. BalTerm’s exclusive stevedoring specialized flatbed, and 20 over- Variety of Cargo Ceres has maintained a At Dundalk, the company company, Tartan Terminals. dimensional carriers. presence in the Port of Baltimore Dundalk’s direct rail access handles primarily wood pulp “Wood product is a sensitive According to company since 1979. provided by Norfolk Southern and and cargoes from Brazil. From cargo that you have to be careful officials, MAT is experiencing “We can attribute our success CSXT, combined with Dundalk’s here, 80 percent of the product at handling,” Bailey states. a return of cargo volumes across to the operation of the port and size, makes the terminal ideal is shipped by rail; 20 percent by Over 180 dedicated all ro-ro sectors, most notably in its constant investment in its for handling large break bulk truck. employees are extensively the construction segment. infrastructure, keeping vessels and and project cargo. The terminal’s Locust Point handles trained in the specialized needs “That sector has dramatically cargo moving and attracting more expansive covered storage space mainly paper for fine papers, of the forest products industry. recovered from 2009 and business,” he remarks. can easily house weather-sensitive magazines, catalogs, and the “We also very good facilities 2010 volumes,” comments a Wolfe points out that the Port cargoes such as high-quality steel like, most of which comes here that are new and clean,” he WWL spokesperson. “Both of Baltimore’s strategic location, coils, raw rubber and wood pulp, from Scandinavia and Northern adds. the agriculture segment and outstanding highway access and one of the fastest-growing cargoes Europe. According to Bailey, 80 Those encompass 416,000 new car segments have shown modern intermodal rail service at the port. percent is shipped via truck; 20 square feet at Dundalk and 850,000 continued strong growth through has a favorable effect on the rail BalTerm, a leading handler percent by rail. square feet at Locust Point. 2011. Import volumes are a bit delivery of high and heavy cargo of imported forest products, Ships carrying paper arrive more robust than exports, but Private Terminals and auto movements for present leases space at the Dundalk weekly. Two lines transporting not by much.” and further export demands. He Terminal and South Locust Point wood pulp arrive monthly -- American Roll-on Roll- (DIVERSITY – continued on adds that Maryland’s Department Marine Terminal. sometimes more often, Bailey Off Carrier (ARC), NYK, and page 9) august 15, 011 Maryland Ports 9

(DIVERSITY – continued from aluminum from Russia, lumber to 300,000 tons. page 8) from China, plywood from Approximately 150 truck American Journal of Transportation Officials add that MAT is Russia and China, lead from loads leave the terminal a day. is published by Fleur de Lis Publishing, Inc. also experiencing a recovery in China, nickel from France, steel These shipments total 1.75 No responsibility is assumed for unsolicited manuscripts. break bulk with increased project from Russia, rebar from Turkey, million tons per year, and go Subscriptions: cargo from the Far East, as well wind towers from China, and to locations such as Pittsburgh, Domestic ...... $98.00 as machinery and transformers carbon anodes from China. Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, and Canadian ...... $139.00 International ...... $258.00 from Germany. “Approximately 70 percent of south to Alabama, Kentucky, phone: (617) 328-5005; fax: (617) 328-5999 “The terminal is well what we handle is for import; 30 and the Carolinas. situated to store and distribute percent, export,” reveals Coulter. Coulter sees a host of this cargo because of its on-dock Most is shipped bulk and advantages to Rukert Terminals’ George Lauriat ...... Editor-in-Chief warehousing and rail facilities,” break bulk. location at Baltimore. For one, Robert Kirk ...... Managing Editor/ Print Production they say. “An on-dock 250MT “Only the ferro alloys come Baltimore has a huge geographic Amy Grogan ...... Web Production/ Office Manager Peter Buxbaum ...... Northeast Correspondent crane also keeps costs down for from South Africa in containers,” advantage over other East Coast Karen Thuermer ...... Mid-Atlantic Correspondent customers moving large pieces says Coulter. “Break bulk usually ports in that it is already 175 miles Paul Scott Abbott ...... Gulf Correspondent through the facility.” arrives in 5,000 to 10,000 ton inland and closer to the Heartland. Leo Ryan ...... Canada Correspondent Currently, MAT is working shipments in a break bulk vessel. “Although it may take ocean closely with the MPA to grow Occasionally customers will vessels 12 hours to transit up William Bourbon ...... Publisher cargo associated within the ship break bulk via container, the Chesapeake Bay and back, Matthew Weidner ...... Associate Publisher sustainable energy sector as that but only if the shipper cannot the inland freight savings pays phone: (610) 486-6525 ...... email: [email protected] shipping segment grows. secure a break bulk vessel.” customers back several times over,” As for new developments, Helping move the he says. “There’s also excellent Eric Peterson ...... Director of Marketing & Sales new green initiatives have been shipments, the terminal is served truck availability in Baltimore phone: (617) 328-5005 ...... email: [email protected] enacted at MAT, such as new by Norfolk Southern, CSX, and with I-95, the main north/south Richard Williams ...... Horseshoe Media storm water filters, on-demand hot short line . East Coast highway and I-70, phone: +44 208 687 4139 ...... email: [email protected] water heaters, electric yard cars, Some 3,000 railcars are shipped the main east/west highway, both electric forklifts and dedicated annually, 2011-06-10_BaltiCarrier_leaflet.pdfhauling some 200,000 1 10-6-2011terminating 15:36:34 in Baltimore.” parking spots for alternate fuel vehicles. Many new projects are in development as well. “And as cargo volumes are recovering, there is an intense operational focus,” say the officials. MAT has also grown its service offerings recently with the ability to wash used cargo, and provide shrink-wrapping and barge/railcar loading. breAk bulk & bulk Last year Rukert Terminals Corp., a family owned bulk and break bulk terminal and warehousing company, completed dredging and construction of a new 1,000 foot pier with 50 feet of dredge depth at Lazaretto Point on the across from Fort McHenry. “This gives us the largest multi-purpose berth in Baltimore,” says John L. Coulter, president, Rukert Terminals. Most significant, the pier is at least twice as strong as deemed necessary. Other improvements include a 23-story high mobile harbor crane, the largest on the U.S. East Coast. The terminal handles a variety of products for export, including John Deere tractors, Caterpillar equipment, tractor trailers, and containers going to Russia and South Africa. On the import side, bulk products include salt from Chile and Mexico; magnetite from China and Australia; coal from South America; limestone from the Bahamas; and ferro chrome, ferro manganese, and silico manganese from South Africa. Break bulk products include calcium chloride from China,

(SURGE – continued from page 1) continued equipment shift toward domestic containers. Domestic intermodal’s strong pace was bolstered by a steep rise in diesel prices that likely made it more cost-effective for shippers to shift freight off the highway. International intermodal volumes during the quarter increased 5.4% year-over-year. While this is the slowest rate of international growth since late 2009, it should be noted that previous quar ters benefited from weak comparisons. International shipments also would likely have been higher were it not for the disasters in Japan that reduced the volume of Japanese imports.