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Port of Baltimore continues strong 2018 with record month for cars

[ October 19, 2018   //   ]

The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration announced that the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s state-owned marine terminals handled 65,281 cars and light trucks in August, the highest monthly amount on record ever.  The August mark surpasses the previous record set earlier this year in May of 61,058 cars and light trucks.

“The Port of Baltimore continues to be a leading economic engine for our state, supporting thousands of hardworking men and women who ensure the safe handling of record-breaking amounts of cargo each year,” said Governor Larry Hogan. “The Port’s continued success further demonstrates that Maryland, and the Port, are open for business.”

In addition to the record month for cars, the Port’s state-owned marine terminals in 2018 have established records for:

  • Best Fiscal Year (July 2017-June 2018) for general cargo tons: 10,976,270 tons
  • Best Quarter for general cargo tons: 2,797,656 tons (second quarter)
  • Best 1st Six months for general cargo tons: 5,562,954 tons
  • Most TEUs in one month: 90,152 in May.

In September, Governor Hogan and the Maryland Board of Public Works approved a contract that will complete the fill in of a wet basin at the Port’s Fairfield Marine Terminal.  This will create more land in a prime location adjacent to the piers to help handle the Port’s surging auto cargo.

The Port’s strong performance in 2018 follows a successful 2017 when its public and private auto terminals handled a record 807,194 cars and light trucks.  It was the first time surpassing the 800,000 car/light truck mark and the seventh consecutive year that Maryland had handled more cars and light trucks than any other U.S. port.

In 2017, the Port of Baltimore’s public and private marine terminals handled 38.4 million tons of cargo, the most since 1979 and the third-highest tonnage in its history.  The public marine terminals, managed by the MDOT MPA, handled a record 10.7 million tons of general cargo.  It was the second consecutive year the public terminals handled more than 10 million tons of general cargo. Included in the general cargo number was a record 596,972 containers, an 11 percent jump from the previous record set in 2016.

 

 

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