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UST AS IT WAS 200 YEARS AGO, TODAY’S PORT OF BALTIMORE WORKS
HARD TO KEEP SHIPS AND CARGO MOVING WHILE ALSO ENSURING
THE SECURITY OF BOTH VESSELS AND PEOPLE.
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THERE’S A HEIGHT-
ENED CHALLENGE, HOWEVER, WHEN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF VISITORS ARRIVE ON THE SCENE FOR AN EVENT SUCH AS THE
NATIONAL LAUNCH OF WAR OF 1812 BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIONS
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Port Plays Proud Part in War of 1812 Bicentennial
BY NANCY MENEFEE JACKSON
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Photography Courtesy of Visit Baltimore
events
Broad Stripes,
Bright Stars…
Baltimore’s “Star-Spangled Sailabration,”
June 13-19, promised plenty of excitement in
and around the Port, including an international
array of tall ships at the Inner Harbor, mili-
tary vessels at the North Locust Point Marine
Terminal, a concert and fireworks at Fort
McHenry, and a Blue Angels air show.
Leading up to the event, Capt. Mark O’Malley,
who commands U.S. Coast Guard Sector
Baltimore, emphasized, “The business of the Port
must continue.” O'Malley said the Coast Guard
worked closely with the Baltimore Port Alliance
to make sure cargo vessels could operate.
Shipping companies were notified as
early as two years ago of bicentennial
events. Information was also quickly ferried
to commercial operations via e-mail, fax and
a 24/7 real-time website, according to David
Stambaugh, General Manager of the Baltimore
Maritime Exchange. Stambaugh praised
the Coast Guard and the 1812 committee
for sending out necessary information and
coordinating with other groups.
Richard L. Schiappacasse with Maryland
Port Administration (MPA) Trade Development
co-chaired the water logistics and berthing
committee. “I was Logistics Chairman for
OpSail 2000 [an international sailing event],
and the city has ratcheted up its commitment
to this,” he noted, adding his appreciation
for the cooperation among multiple agencies
involved in the event. Schiappacasse spoke of
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Big Sailabr
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