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Port of Baltimore welcomes new Maersk container service

The first vessel of a new Southeast Asia/Vietnam and China container service from Maersk Line arrived the week of September 6 at the Seagirt Marine Terminal of the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. The Xiamen is part of a Transpacific/Panama Canal service named the TP20 that includes up to 13 vessels with carrying capacities of 4,500-plus Twenty-foot Equivalent (TEU) containers. It’s the first direct ocean service to Southeast Asia ... [+]

New Indian Subcontinent/Med containers service at Port of Baltimore

Working together through its public-private partnership, the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) and Ports America Chesapeake have secured a new Indian Subcontinent and Mediterranean container service for the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. The Mediterranean Shipping Co. Indus 2 service will include an eight-ship string ... [+]

Port Of Baltimore Welcomes U.S. Transportation Secretary

Governor Larry Hogan welcomed U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to Maryland’s Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore on July 29. During the visit, the governor touted the Port as an example of successful infrastructure investment, lauded leaders in Washington on reaching a bipartisan federal infrastructure package and urged Congress to ... [+]

Port of Baltimore welcomes new container service

The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) is welcoming a new Asian container service through Southeast Asia/Vietnam and China with the launch of a new Maersk Line to the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. This Transpacific/Panama Canal service will begin in July with the firstships arriving ... [+]

Port of Baltimore to offer COVID-19 vaccines

The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) and the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) are partnering to conduct clinics twice weekly beginning June 15, to offer the single dose Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to visiting crew members on ships calling the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. “Maryland continues ... [+]

Port of Baltimore completes dredging

The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore completed dredging operations the week of April 19 to create a second, 50-foot deep container berth at its Seagirt Marine Terminal. The project, accomplished as part of the public-private partnership between the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) and Ports ... [+]

Port of Baltimore Rebounds from COVID-19 Impact

The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s state-owned, public marine terminals opened 2021 in impressive fashion, with all categories posting significant increases over 2020 lows during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, two categories – cars/light trucks and roll on/roll off farm and construction equipment – showed year-over-year gains of ... [+]

Port of Baltimore sets record for container moves

The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore has set another record at the Seagirt Marine Terminal this week, with 6,000 container moves conducted by longshore workers from the Maersk Edinburgh – the most ever from a single ship in the 315-year history of the Port. Maersk Edinburgh arrived at ... [+]

Container Repair Depot moved to accomodate Port’s Growth

A container repair depot operated by Ports America Chesapeake at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal has been being relocated to an off-dock location to accommodate the Port’s surging growth in container volume. The move of the container repair depot provides more space for container handling at the dock and ... [+]

Port of Baltimore’s Strong Recovery from COVID19

The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s state-owned, public marine terminals finished a challenging 2020 in strong fashion, with key cargo commodities showing significant gains in recent months despite the continued impact of COVID-19. December totals show a triple-digit increase for cars/light trucks for the fifth consecutive month compared ... [+]

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