Page 24 - Port of Baltimore Magazine Jan/Feb 2013

T he Port of Baltimore saw a healthy 11 percent gain in
breakbulk in 2012. Power generation using wind technologies
helped increase breakbulk tonnages. Bulk commodities like
asphalt and molasses saw marked increases of seven percent
and 28 percent, respectively. Both breakbulk and bulk are aided by
Baltimore’s strong local market, the fact that it is the closest inland
port to the Midwest, and superior rail and highway connections.
Increases in breakbulk and bulk were aided by a strong year at the
North Locust Point Marine Terminal, which handled copper slag, road
salt, structural steel and steel pipe in 2012.
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
BREAKBULK/BULK
Change
in Tons
2011
2012 214,069 Tons
2011 192,010 Tons
PERCENT CHANGE +11%
2012
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was another outstanding year for
cruising from the Port of Baltimore.
More than 240,600 people, the Port’s
second-highest total ever, sailed on
101 cruises from the Port.
Baltimore’s two year-round cruise
lines, Carnival and Royal Caribbean,
offer five-, six-, seven-, eight-, nine-,
10- and 12-night cruises. Cruises offer
exciting itineraries to the Bahamas,
Bermuda, Caribbean and
New England/Canada.
Cruise activities at the Port of
Baltimore generate approximately
200 direct jobs and $90 million in
economic impact.
The Port of Baltimore ranks fifth
among all East Coast cruise ports,
11th in the United States and 20th
in the world for passengers. In 2011,
the Port began using a state-of-the-
art, climate-controlled, enclosed
passenger boarding bridge. The bridge
is mobile and flexible to accommodate
various-sized cruise ships.
The location of the cruise terminal
off Interstate 95 provides for
marquee visibility and allows for
Cruise
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