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The Port of Baltimore
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container shipping
erman shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd has begun weekly service
to the Port of Baltimore that could bring up to 30,000
containers annually direct from Northern European ports.
The Gulf of Mexico Express now makes Baltimore its first
North American port of call before heading south to the Gulf.
Stuart Rattray, Hapag-Lloyd’s Southern Vice President, said that the
addition of a service to Baltimore is part of his company’s commitment
to its customers.
“We continue to optimize our network according to customer demand,
cargo origin and destination shifts, and opportunities to improve
efficiencies,” Rattray said. “This new call at the Port of Baltimore offers
importers in Baltimore and the surrounding catchment a direct call with
a fast transit time of nine days from Belgium.”
The new service to Baltimore is projected to increase container traffic
through the Port by 10 percent. Governor Martin O’Malley called it “out-
standing news for the Port and the thousands of people employed there.
BY KATHY BERGREN SMITH
Photography by Bill McAllen
HAPAG-LLOYD
IS
HERE!
Weekly Service Arrives
Directly from Northern Europe