Page 21 - Port of Baltimore - Issue 3 - 2024

ability to deal with the frustration many of us felt” after the disaster, he said.
Now, he added, the Port community’s task is to safeguard and plan for its future. “I told all my counterparts that are part of the supply chain: we want our cargo back. And it is coming back. We’re getting the commitment from the lines and from the cruise operators. This crisis will not define us if we don’t let it. We will use this very difficult event to grow and learn and to come back better than ever.”
Patella agreed: “We cannot let the amazing efforts of the Unified Command and their teams be in vain. Although their work is coming to an end, ours is just beginning. From this point forward, everyone here will need to play a role in our recovery by doing what we do best. This dark moment in Baltimore history is over, and we’re going to come back bigger and better. Each and every one of us, through the work we do, will make sure that the rest of the world knows we’re going to keep our cargo.” 
In late May, MPA Executive Director Jonathan Daniels and Deputy Director of Business Development & Cruise Cindy Burman welcomed Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean back to the Port.
PROVIDING PREMIER FULL SERVICE MARINE SOLUTIONS FOR OVER
Subaqueous Pipeline Construction
Dredging
100 YEARS
Submarine Cable Installation
Marine Structures & Facilities
Breakwalls & Revetments
Scott Dauphinais sdauphinais@kokosing.biz | 240.581.9582
To subscribe or renew, visit www.marylandports.com [19]
PHOTOS BY BILL MCALLEN