2014 PORT ON 2015 TARGET 2016 for RECORD BREAKING o YEAR g r 1 a 0 c 5,320,566 ,0 l 61 ra , e o General Cargo Tons 84 n g 1 t f ge r 9 ons o a Through June ,6 l c 29 ra ,85 ne o — Highest Six-Month 3 tons of ge rg ca 9,6 al Total Ever 76 ner ,355 tons of ge Celebrating 100 Years! Our Foundation’s Legacy is Always With Us: Uncommon Dedication and Integrity John S. Connor 1890-1940 Husband, Father, Friend, Merchant Founder, 1917: John S. Connor, Inc Frank Burkhardt BalTerm employee for 11 years One of our most important assets. Cleanliness, and the employees who keep it but its that kind of attention to detail that puts that way. Partner with the company BalTerm in a class by itself. Our that’s cleaning up when it comes warehouse floors are as polished to forest products warehousing, as our reputation. And if our floors stevedoring and cargo handling. BALTIMORE FOREST PRODUCTS TERMINALSget this much attention, imagine Of course, some might consider us the attention we give to everything a bit obsessive about keeping our else. At BalTerm, our assets are warehouses and equipment clean, your assets�. BALTIMORE FOREST PRODUCTS TERMINALS www.BalTerm.com South Locust Point Marine Terminal 2001 East McComas St. Baltimore, MD 21230 410.752.9981 BALTIMORE FOREST PRODUCTS TERMINALS ™ MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’S MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION World Trade Center Baltimore, 401 E. Pratt St. Baltimore, MD 21202 | Toll Free 1-800-638-7519 GOVERNOR LIEUTENANT Larry Hogan GOVERNOR Executive Director General Manager of Intermodal / Boyd Rutherford James J. 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Richardson [2] The Port of Baltimore ■ July/August 2017 Port of Baltimore 7 x 10 inch.pdf 1 5/29/17 2:46 PM Bahri adds Alexandria on the Eastbound North America Service OneBahri www.bahri.sa CONTENTS July/August 2017 DEPARTMENTS 6 22 Governor’s Message & Port Business / Executive View John S. Connor Firm to Celebrate 8 100th Anniversary Soundings Happenings Around 26 the Port Port Person / Ernie Ferguson 12 Logistics VP Focuses on GreenPort Cargo Care, Food Safety Environment Gets Boost with Another Trash Wheel 28 MDOT MPA Wins Air Port View Quality Award Rail Played Key Role in p16 Innovative Ways to Reuse Port’s Development KATHY BERGREN SMITH BERGREN KATHY Dredged Materials Tour Reveals Scope of FEATURES Port Operations Record Performance 16 Port Sets Monthly Mark for Cargo Settling Into New Role 20 David Thomas Focused on Growth COVER: The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore is having another record year for general cargo, handling 2014 2015 5.3 million tons through June — PORT 2016 TARGET ON the highest six-month total ever. for 1 RECORD 0 , o 0 g BREAKING 6 r 1 a ,8 c 4 l 9 1 ra ,6 to e YEAR 2 ns of gen 9, go 85 ar 5,320,566 9 3 to al c General Cargo Tons ,6 ns of gener 76 o ,3 rg Through June 55 ca tons of general — Highest Six-Month Total Ever The latest news about the Port of Baltimore can be found on Twitter. Users should go online to p12 twitter.com/portofbalt. COURTESY OF HEALTHY HARBOR www.marylandports.com [4] The Port of Baltimore ■ July/August 2017 THE FUTURE IS NOW Providing Deep Drafts, Large Cranes and Intermodal Connections Ports America Chesapeake’s Seagirt Marine Terminal has a 50-foot draft berth, super-post-Panamax cranes to accommodate the ultra-large container vessels (ULCV) and complete intermodal services at Seagirt Container Transfer Facility. The recent acquisition of the Point Breeze Business Center will provide more than 350 acres of land for the terminal’s expansion. PAChesapeake.com Twitter: @pachesapeake PORT MESSAGES GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE Port Playing Key Role in Keeping Maryland ‘Open for Business’ continues to be a great year The Port’s ability to accommodate larger container ships for the Helen Delich Bentley is also paying off. Since welcoming its first big container Port of Baltimore! ship through the newly expanded Panama Canal last The Port was recently year, the Port has seen a significant jump in its container 2017 named one of the business. Containers are currently up 10 percent over the fastest-growing ports in North America by the Journal of previous record set in 2016. Commerce following its recognition as the most efficient As we enter the second half of the year, I am confident container port in the United States. To frame this properly, the leadership team of Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn of 190 U.S. ports, the Port of Baltimore is the most and Port Executive Director Jim White, along with the efficient! Port’s great workforce, are committed to ensuring our Port The Port handled more than one million tons of cargo at remains the most successful in the country and helping us its public marine terminals in May, the first time it surpassed keep Maryland “Open for Business.” one million tons in one month. It also had a record first quarter for total cargo tonnage. Larry Hogan, Governor EXECUTIVE VIEW Port Embarking on a Remarkable Run in 2017 he year 2017 has been a successful one for the make our Port push forward. The Port is one of Maryland’s public marine terminals of the Port of Baltimore. largest economic engines. More than 13,600 direct jobs are We have had record months and a record quarter generated at the Port. Nearly 130,000 jobs in Maryland are for handling cargo. We have been recognized as linked to our Port. T the most efficient and one of the fastest-growing Gov. Larry Hogan is a very strong supporter of the Port. container ports in the U.S. Under his leadership, we have made significant investments We are very proud of these tremendous accomplishments. that have already begun paying off. With that sound However, these achievements would not be possible leadership, wise investments and the quality workforce that without the efforts of the thousands of men and women we have, our future is a bright one. who proudly work on our docks each and every day. We are about creating jobs. Good-paying, family- James J. White, Executive Director supporting jobs. 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