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May/June 2011
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SOUNDINGS
KATHY BERGREN SMITH
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BILL MCALLEN
Attending the "Exports in Action" event were, from left, Robert Kiefer of American Marine
Officers; Andre Grikitis of Intermarine, LLC; George Tricker of Seafarers International
Union; former U.S. Rep. Helen Delich Bentley; Leo Bonser of Intermarine, LLC; David
Matsuda of the U.S. Maritime Administration; and
Ocean Atlas
Capt. Scott Lund.
CARGO
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Windmill Tower Sections
Arrive From Indonesia
T
he Port of Baltimore recently received
a wind-turbine windmill shipment
that included 28 towers, each in five
sections, delivered to Rukert Terminals.
The tower sections weighed between 50
and 70 metric tons each and arrived in
three shipments from Indonesia.
Rukert unloaded the sections onto
specialized Schnabel trailers, and then
used the terminal’s 275-ton and 210-ton
cranes working in tandem to move the
sections onto flat railcars. The paint on the
tower sections needs to last 30 years, so it
is imperative that the pieces are handled
with great care.
The towers then headed for Ohio on
CSX trains.
Maryland Port Administration Trade
Development Manager Cynthia Burman
said the Port is ideally suited to handle
wind energy components. “Our location,
our terminal facilities and our truck and
rail capabilities make us a natural port
for these cargoes,” said Burman, “Rukert
Terminals did an excellent job handling
this shipment.”
SHIPPING
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Maritime Administration
Sees Exports in Action
O
fficials from the U.S. Maritime Administration in Washington, D.C., visited the
Port of Baltimore in March to see firsthand that exports are much more than a
line on a balance sheet. US Ocean, LLC — a U.S.-flag ocean carrier managed
by Intermarine, LLC — hosted an event onboard the
Ocean Atlas
, which called on the
Port to load Grove cranes manufactured in Pennsylvania. The event, called “Exports in
Action,” also gave officials a chance to tour the ship and Port facilities.
NEWSMAKERS
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Schaefer Award Goes to CSX CEO
T
he Baltimore Museum of Industry has announced that the 2011 William
Donald Schaefer Industrialist of the Year Award is being presented
to Michael J. Ward, Chairman and CEO of CSX Corporation, at the
8th Annual Industrialist of the Year Award Luncheon on June 9.
The Industrialist of the Year Award was established in 2004 to recognize
and celebrate visionary business leaders who play a vital role in Maryland’s
industrial and economic life. Each year, more than 350 people attend the
award luncheon, a major gathering of Maryland’s industrial, business and
economic leaders.
