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\u201cThis new record for container moves represents the hard work and dedication of our workers at the Port of Baltimore, and again shows how Maryland is rebounding from the economic impacts of COVID-19,\u201d said Governor Larry Hogan. \u201cConsumer demand and buying confidence is on the upswing, and the industry knows the Port of Baltimore has the team in place to deliver those goods to market.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The new record was set as the port continues its rebound from a container volume slump felt in the earlier days of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the most recent reporting period in December, containers at the Port of Baltimore were up 12% compared to low points last spring, and up 6% year-over-year compared to December 2019, the third consecutive month for year-over-year gains, the port said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cE-commerce continues to be a driving factor in our recovery,\u201d said William P. Doyle, executive director of the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA). \u201cThe Port of Baltimore is surrounded by many of the region\u2019s distribution, fulfillment and sorting centers. With consumers making more online purchases during the pandemic, that\u2019s resulting in strong container gains for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The recent container volume increases include 13 \u201cad hoc\u201d ship calls since mid-July totaling nearly 18,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers. Ad hoc ships are vessels that were diverted to Baltimore that were not on a regularly scheduled service.<\/p>\n
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The Maersk Edinburgh has a capacity of 13,092 TEU. Maersk Line is a member of the 2M shipping alliance with Mediterranean Shipping Co., which also includes a strategic cooperation slot sharing arrangement with another global shipping line, ZIM Line.<\/p>\n
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Ships such as the Maersk Edinburgh can call on the Port of Baltimore because of infrastructure that accommodates some of the largest vessels in the world. As part of the port\u2019s public-private partnership (P3) with Ports America Chesapeake, construction for a second, 50-foot-deep berth at the Seagirt Marine Terminal is moving forward. The additional berth will allow the port to handle two supersized ships simultaneously. As part of that project, four additional Neo-Panamax cranes are scheduled to arrive in July and will be operational later this year.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe partnership we forged back in 2009 with Ports America continues to pay dividends with greater capacity and outstanding growth in jobs and revenue,\u201d said MDOT Secretary Greg Slater. \u201cThe infrastructure investments we and our partners made at the port over the past decade have proven critical in maintaining Maryland\u2019s supply chain during the pandemic. Looking ahead, we know the investments we\u2019re making now will lay the foundation for the state\u2019s continued economic recovery and vitality.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The port noted its growing container business also accentuates the need for the Howard Street Tunnel expansion project in Baltimore, which will accommodate double-stacked rail cars to move cargo to and from the port. That project is benefiting from public-private investment between the federal government, Maryland, CSX and others.<\/p>\n
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The port continues to gain new business, as well as increased business from existing customers. Later this month, the first ship under the Port of Baltimore\u2019s new contract with the Metsa Group of Finland will arrive. Ocean carriers Spliethoff Group and Royal Wagenborg were recently selected to service Metsa Group and Logistec Corp. \u2013 this will consolidate all Metsa\u2019s Mid-Atlantic volumes through the Port of Baltimore. The new multiyear contract increases Metsa\u2019s footprint at the port and will bring hundreds of jobs and more than 370,000 tons of pulp used to produce paper and forest products used to produce packaging material. To accommodate the increase, MDOT MPA will use at least three warehousing structures that have been underutilized or vacant for the past five years.<\/p>\n
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