Page 23 - Port of Baltimore - September/October 2018

T
he Port of Baltimore boasts a strategic location in the mid- Atlantic region and some of the finest maritime infrastructure in the world.
As a result, the Port is an attractive location for some of the most successful and biggest warehousing, storage and distribution services.
Warehousing operations have grown steadily, according to research by CBRE Group, Inc., a commercial real estate services and investment firm.
Since 2008, overall industrial real estate has grown to include 26 million more square feet of warehouse space and 120 more warehouses. The large warehouse footprint (over 500,000 square feet) has grown by 50%.
“Our proximity to the Port’s container terminal operated by Ports America Chesapeake means we
can turn containers faster, turn more containers, load containers heavier with more cargo and respond more quickly to customer needs, which translates to lower costs for those that utilize our services,” said Brooks Royster, President of MTC Logistics. “Our location next to the Port is not by accident. It was quite purposeful.”
MTC LOGISTICS has been operating temperature- controlled distribution centers in Baltimore for nearly a century. In 2013, the company expanded its Chesapeake Commerce Center adjacent to the Seagirt Marine Terminal. The facility encompasses more than 9
million cubic feet and offers about 32,000 racked pallet positions.
As the Port’s container traffic continues to increase organically and with the addition of new ocean carrier services, MTC expects its business to grow as well. Royster calls it “truly a symbiotic relationship.”
“We have built our facilities in phases,” Royster said. “There is no reason to believe we are through doing so. As business grows, expansion is embraced.”
ACE LOGISTICS uses its strategic location near the Port to develop key partnerships and new ways to grow. The warehousing and logistical services firm has easy access to both the Port and I-95 to keep cargo moving. Ace Logistics’ main headquarters is also served by Canton Railroad, which is beneficial to its client base in the movement of goods.