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CBRE ranks Baltimore port high
Baltimore's port is on the way up thanks to the surrounding industrial commercial real estate market. According to CBRE's inaugural North American Ports Logistics Annual Report, Baltimore's port is ranked No. 11 in the nation's top 15 based on port infrastructure capabilities and strength of the area's industrial commercial real estate market. “Overall industrial leasing activity in Balt[...]
West Coast slowdown didn’t benefit Baltimore port
The Port of Baltimore only experienced between a 1 percent and 2 percent increase in the amount of containers as result of West Coast labor issues.
Port of Baltimore posts records
The port set new records for importing commodities such as autos in 2014.
Maritime panel to hold sessions on port congestion
Maritime leaders were told Tuesday that a federal commission is planning a series of meetings on dealing with port congestion that has resulted from a rebounding economy and bigger ships calling at the nation's ports.
Smooth (and cheaper) sailing for boaters
Good news for frugal Maryland boaters — a partnership between the Inner Harbor-based Baltimore Marine Centers and three Annapolis marinas allows annual slip holders in one city to receive a docking discount at the other.
4th Circuit panel affirms $1.6 million award in slip-and-fall case
A ship owner’s lawyer plans to ask the full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a nearly $1.6 million award to a Port of Baltimore longshoreman who suffered career-ending injuries when he slipped on ice in 2007.
1 month later, port’s deep-water coal pier remains closed
Large vessels carrying coal to Baltimore are still without a pier to offload their cargo nearly a month after a ship struck CSX Transportation Inc.’s deepest-water coal pier, closing it indefinitely.
Va. maritime interests criticize port privatization
RICHMOND, Va. — The potential outsourcing of Virginia’s port operations will hurt maritime businesses and local governments, speakers told a state legislative panel Monday. Virginia officials are considering four proposals […]
Port officials optimistic on possible strike
As East Coast and Gulf of Mexico dockworkers consider striking in the midst of tense contract negotiations, Maryland Port Administration officials have a little less sweat on their brow than their counterparts from Maine to Texas.
MEA study: Baltimore could be offshore wind hub
A study produced for the Maryland Energy Administration says Baltimore has the potential to become a hub for offshore wind power companies. The combination of the steel mill at Sparrows […]
Container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd to start service to Baltimore
The fifth-largest container shipping company in the world is beginning a weekly container service to the Port of Baltimore that could create nearly 600 new jobs for Maryland. German company […]
Marine Repair files suit against Ports America
A Staten Island company is claiming the operator of the Seagirt and Dundalk marine terminals has undertaken a four-year long effort to drive them out of business. Marine Repair Services […]
