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booth with BalTerm and had very good
foot traffic,” said
Joseph Greco, Sr.
,
MPA Deputy Director, Marketing. “We
discussed opportunities with many key
players in the industry.”
The MPA served as sponsor for the
2013 event alongside BalTerm, which
handles cargo for many of the world’s
largest forest product companies. Other
local participants ranged from the
Association of Maryland Pilots to Rukert
Terminals Corp.
It was the first time that Baltimore has
hosted the symposium, which alternates
between locations in Europe and the
United States. (The 2011 symposium was
held in Amsterdam, while Germany’s
bremenports GmbH & Co. will play host
for PPI Transport Symposium 21 in 2015.)
The symposium is organized by
RISI, a leading information provider for
the forest products industry, together
with the International Forest Products
Transport Association.
Left, former Governor
Marvin Mandel, 93,
joined the celebration
while, below, Senator
Barbara Mikulski (at
left) offered plenty
of praise and a little
bit of ribbing for her
former colleague,
Helen Delich Bentley.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KATHY BERGREN SMITH
