Page 24 - Port of Baltimroe Magazine - Jan Feb 2012
Basic HTML Version
[
22
]
The Port of Baltimore
■
January/February 2012
To subscribe or renew, visit
★
★
★
Port Report
20
11
FOREST
PRODUCTS
he Port of Baltimore
handles more imported
forest products than
any other U.S. port. Both rolled paper
and pulp, the prime forest product
commodities, experienced double
digit growth in FY 2011.
The success of UPM Kymmene,
Baltimore’s largest finished paper
importer, led to a good year for
paper. The aggressive sales and
marketing strategies of UPM are the
primary reasons Baltimore saw a 12
percent improvement in paper.
Domestic demand for pulp was
also strong for Baltimore in FY 2011
with an 11 percent increase. Pulp
is used to produce goods such as
paper towels, facial and toilet tissue,
and diapers. The Port of Baltimore’s
operational efficiencies along with its
deep-water drafts are appealing to
the pulp industry, while Baltimore’s
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
FOREST PRODUCTS-
PULP
FOREST PRODUCTS-
PAPER
FISCAL YEAR 2011
536,378 Tons
FISCAL YEAR 2010
482,977 Tons
PERCENT CHANGE
+11%
FISCAL YEAR 2011
407,966 Tons
FISCAL YEAR 2010
363,533 Tons
PERCENT CHANGE
+12%
T
proximity to large consumer
groups with the capability to be
served by rail has helped the Port
see continued growth.
★
CRUISE
hen the Port of
Baltimore converted a
former forest product
warehouse into a dedicated cruise
terminal in 2006, little did anyone
imagine that it would lead to the level
of success it has: 2011 marked the
third consecutive year that Baltimore
established new records for the
number of cruises and passengers.
Baltimore offered a record 105
cruises to the Bahamas, Bermuda,
Caribbean and New England/
Canada in 2011. That marked the
third straight year setting a record
for most cruises following 90
cruises in 2010, and 81 in 2009. A
third consecutive passenger record
was also established with 251,889
passengers boarding a cruise from
Baltimore in 2011. The passenger
record helped propel Baltimore to
fifth among East Coast cruise ports
and 12th nationally for most U.S.
cruise passengers.
Along with the new records, the
Maryland Port Administration also
secured its two major cruise carriers,
Carnival and Royal Caribbean, to
extended agreements, maintaining
their stay at the Port for at least the
next few years.
Cruising from the Port of
Baltimore has become big business
for the State of Maryland. The
economic impact of cruise is about
$90 million and about 200 direct
jobs. The Port’s success in cruise
is rooted in its cruise terminal’s
ideal location right off Interstate 95,
easily accessible from New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia
and North Carolina. Baltimoreis
located in one of the largest and
wealthiest consumer markets in the
nation.
★
W
Change
FY ’10 FY ’11
Change
FY ’10 FY ’11
