WASHINGTON: The past year has been a rewarding one for the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s container business. In July 2016, we welcomed our first big container ship to travel through the newly enhanced Panama Canal. This complemented the excellent news that Baltimore would be receiving ships from two of the three newly-formed major international container shipping alliances. The past 12 months also included new records established for the number of containers handled at the Port of Baltimore.
When we initiated our Seagirt Marine Terminal partnership with Ports America Chesapeake in 2010, it did more than just provide our port with a 50-foot deep berth and state-of-the-art, Neo-Panamax cranes. It sent a strong message to ocean carriers and cargo owners around the world that the Port of Baltimore was one of only a few U.S. East Coast ports that could accommodate today’s massive ships RIGHT NOW.
