The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore handled 45.9 million tons of cargo in 2024, its second-best year on record after 52.3 million tons in 2023, as the mid-Atlantic gateway continued to recover from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge in March.
A total of 25.5 million tons of cargo was handled during the last six months of 2024, with a value of $62.2 billion, third-highest in the port’s history.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore made the announcement at a media event Tuesday.
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The Port of Baltimore’s Wallenius Wilhelmsen terminal rolled out an electric railcar mover in what the port says is a first for the contemporary U.S. maritime industry.
The zero-emissions LOK 16.150E, manufactured by Marmon Rail’s Zephir division of Italy, features an 80-volt rechargeable battery system with onboard charger powering two 40-kilowatt, alternating current, brushless motors. At just over 21 feet in length, the 63,900-pound Zephir has drawbar pull of 39,500 pound-force.
In a...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-baltimore-unveils-battery-electric-railcar-mover
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BALTIMORE — CSX launched double-stack service to and from the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore on Monday thanks to clearance projects that have been completed north of the Howard Street Tunnel.
“This is a great day for the Port of Baltimore and a great day for Maryland,” Gov. Wes Moore said in a statement. “As the Port of Baltimore continues to grow, this transformational project will help increase business activity and create thousands of new...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/csx-launches-double-stack-service-at-port-of-baltimore
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has released $3 billion in funding aimed at cutting pollution at U.S. ports, with roughly half of that going to electrify some of the country’s largest container operations.
Of the 55 grant applicants across 27 states that were awarded money from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Ports Program, the top five winners – the ports of Los Angeles, New York/New Jersey, Virginia, Baltimore and Oakland, California – received $1.6 billion.
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/top-us-container-ports-awarded-1-6b-to-electrify
Grace Ocean, the owner, and Synergy Marine, the operator of the container ship Dali, which destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in April, have agreed to pay US$101,980,000 to resolve a civil claim brought by the United States for costs borne from the bridge collapse.
The settlement resolves the United States’ claims for civil damages for US$103,078,056 under the Rivers and Harbors Act, Oil Pollution Act, and general maritime law. The settlement monies will go to the US Treasury...
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $30,906,076 to rehabilitate the Dundalk Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore. The investment, part of a larger $38.4 million package that includes…
https://gcaptain.com/baltimores-dundalk-marine-terminal-set-for-31-million-upgrade/
Coal exports from the Port of Baltimore have made a remarkable recovery following a complete halt in shipments earlier this year due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key…
https://gcaptain.com/baltimores-coal-exports-roar-back-to-life-after-bridge-collapse/
The U.S. Coast Guard has launched an investigation into a potential oil spill on the Patapsco River in Baltimore Harbor. On Thursday evening, a 50-foot by 50-foot oil sheen was…
https://gcaptain.com/oil-sheen-spotted-near-bulk-carrier-in-baltimore-harbor/
The M/V Dali departed from Baltimore on Monday for the first time since the containership lost power and struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, leading to the…
The American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier (ARC), a leading U.S.-flag roll-on/roll-off carrier and logistics provider for the U.S. Government, has resumed regular calls at the Port of Baltimore in the aftermath…
https://gcaptain.com/arc-resumes-regular-operations-at-the-port-of-baltimore/