Page 11 - Port of Baltimore - May/June 2019

NEWSMAKERS
Port Sets
New Monthly Cargo Records
The Port of Baltimore’s state-owned public marine terminals set several new records in March, including new monthly standards for cargo tonnage and number of containers.
The Port had a record year in 2018, and the March numbers continue its impressive performance.
“Month after month, the Port of Baltimore continues to demonstrate its importance to Maryland’s economy,” said Gov. Larry Hogan. “These new records reflect the industry’s confidence in our Port and its workforce, further proving that Maryland is open for business.”
NEW MONTHLY CARGO RECORDS SET AT THE PORT IN MARCH WERE:
Most general cargo tons in a month: 1,018,274
Most 20-foot containers in a month: 95,862
Best March for cars and light trucks: 59,052 vehicles
Most roll-on/roll-off (farm and construction machinery) cargo tons since June 2012: 96,535
The overall tonnage record beats the previous high of 1,007,914 tons set in
May 2017, and the container record tops
the 91,527 mark set in July 2018. The announcement of March figures follows
the recent visit by the largest container ship to ever come to the Port of Baltimore. The Evergreen Triton, with a capacity of 14,424 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers, was able to visit Seagirt Marine Terminal because the Port’s infrastructure — its 50-foot-deep channel and 50-foot-deep berth — allows access for supersized ships.
In 2018, a record 43 million tons of international cargo was handled by the combined state-owned public and privately owned marine terminals at the Port. The value of the cargo in 2018 was also a benchmark: $59.7 billion. 􏰀
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