Photos: Port Of Baltimore Welcomes Largest Container Ship Ever To Visit Maryland

The Evergreen Triton, with a capacity to handle 14,424 Twenty-foot Equivalent (TEU) containers, arrived at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore becoming the largest container ship to ever visit Maryland. The supersized ship was able to call the Port of Baltimore because of the Port’s infrastructure that allows it to handle some of the largest ships in the world.

“Thanks to Maryland’s investment in a 50-foot berth, every year we are seeing larger and larger container ships choosing the Port...

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Federal boost to Port of Baltimore

Funding Will Go Towards Replacement of Dray Trucks, Cargo-Handling Equipment and Repowering of Marine Engines

BALTIMORE, MD – The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore was awarded $2.4 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to repower marine engines and upgrade diesel dray trucks and equipment that is used to move cargo. The funding will further reduce emissions at the Port itself and in surrounding areas.

“Our administration is committed to growing Maryland’s economy while...

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Port of Baltimore awarded to increase capacity

State and Ports America Chesapeake Funding Will Also Contribute To Allow Port to Accommodate Two Large Ships Simultaneously

Governor Larry Hogan announced that the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) will receive $6.6 million in U.S. Department of Transportation grant funding to contribute to a project that will deepen a second container berth to 50 feet at the Helen Delich Bentley
Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal. The state of Maryland will...

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The largest boxship in Maryland’s history

Port’s Ability to Handle Big Ships Allows for Arrival of 11,000 TEU Container Vessel Gunde Maersk

The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore welcomed the largest container ship to ever visit Maryland as the Gunde Maersk, which has a capacity to handle 11,000 Twenty-foot Equivalent (TEU) containers, arrived at the Seagirt Marine Terminal on October 21. The massive vessel was able to call the Port of Baltimore because of the Port’s 50-foot deep channel and its supersized NeoPanamax cranes.

“As a...

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