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and mobile dressing rooms for movie
stars. Each move has required careful
planning. “Expedient and efficient shipping
schedules must be arranged to get the
product to destination timely,” Martin
said. “During this process, we must rely
on and monitor manufacturing schedules,
professional drivers, terminal operators,
steamship lines, our network partners
abroad, foreign governments and virtually
everyone involved in the transportation
chain of our cargo.”
A shipment of eight units moved
through the Port of Baltimore’s Mid-Atlantic
Terminal (MAT) in late May, followed
soon after by approximately 20 more
units that made their way onto Wallenius
Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) vessels.
The company expects to maintain and
grow that volume. But this type of business
is really nothing new for Seabridge: The
company has been making all kinds of
successful cargo connections for two
decades.
Finding A Niche
With “a handful of small accounts” and
valuable input from former Export Manager
(now Seabridge Vice President) Ron Albi,
Martin opened the company’s doors on
April 1, 1991. “We positioned ourselves in
a niche market and attacked the business
aggressively,” recalled Martin, who is also
a licensed customs broker.
With a feeling of hometown pride in
everything it did — whether handling
household goods and personal effects
or heavy machinery and construction
equipment — Seabridge built its business
using the same philosophy it continues to
follow today. “We treat our shipments like
they are our own,” Martin explained. “Our
staff continually strives to be well-informed
on all current regulations, trade agreements
and laws that impact our customers.”
Seabridge’s professional transportation
management team also conducts business
with a personal touch. According to Martin,
“Even though we employ state-of-the-art
electronics, interface platforms and the
latest technology, our business phones are
still answered by real people capable of
helping companies and individuals wade
through the complex world of international
trade and transportation.”
The company has developed important
local ties with the likes of Hoegh Autoliners,
K Line, WWL and ACL, not to mention MAT,
Ports America, federal agencies and many
local trucking companies.
Seabridge is also happy to be doing
a steady business through the Port of
Baltimore… It’s hometown pride, after
all — with a large helping of homegrown
values.
“Over recent years, Baltimore has
become known as a growing port and
currently enjoys an excellent reputation
throughout the industry,” said Martin,
adding that the Port’s location is extremely
convenient. “It’s a direct port of call for most
international destinations.”
ASSOCIATION
of
MARYLAND PILOTS
Phone: (410) 342-6013 Fax: (410) 276-1364
3720 Dillon Street
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Baltimore, Maryland 21224
CAPTAIN KEVIN GUGLIOTTA, AMP
