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WAREHOUSE & DISTRIBUTION
Maryland’s world-class port facilities and superior highway infrastructure
make our facilities the shortest and quickest route into the nation’s heartland. The Baltimore/Washington area is the nation’s second wealthiest and fourth largest consumer market. Against this backdrop, Belts Logistics has two major distribution facilities less than two miles from the Port.”
— Larry Smith, Belts’ Vice President for Business Development
Belts Logistics Services takes advantage of the Port’s strategic location where products can reach one-third of the U.S. population and two-thirds of the U.S. economy overnight.
and when these businesses end up choosing the POB they sometimes end up choosing Belts Logistics as their logistics partner, according to Smith.
“The MPA also does an excellent job playing ‘matchmaker’ — providing potential customers with the
contact information of the providers who can best meet their logistics requirements,” he said.
Belts’ customers see how committed state and local governments are to the Port and also recognize the significant investment that Ports America has made in increasing and preserving operational efficiencies. “They feel better entering
into long-term business models that involve the POB, knowing that the POB is going to remain strong for decades to come.”
Belts is always looking for opportunities to expand and grow. “Whatever strategies we end
up embracing, we know the Port
of Baltimore will be a common component in all of them,” Smith said.
THE TERMINAL CORPORATION
is also thriving at the Port with
more than 2 million square feet of warehouse space in the region.
Their largest warehouse is located
in the Point Breeze Business Center, which is the closest warehouse to the Seagirt Marine Terminal. This terminal moves more containers than any other facility in the Port, and its expansion has coincided with the developmental growth of Terminal Corporation.
“The growth of the Seagirt Marine Terminal has meant growth for Terminal Corp.,” said Scott Menzies, company Chairman. “We are the largest draymen of containers in Baltimore and have diversified our warehouse operations at the Point Breeze Business Center where we are adjacent to the terminal.
“We consider the MPA our partners. The sales team under Rick Powers works with us to develop new business constantly. You have to have infrastructure, and the MPA understands that and makes the investments necessary to be competitive in international commerce,” he said.
1.3 million square feet
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