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The Port of Baltimore
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September/October 2013
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The addition of Mazda, which had
been previously imported through New
Jersey, is expected to create 450 new
jobs in Baltimore, including 160 direct
jobs.
“We are very happy to welcome Mazda
to the Port of Baltimore,” said Maryland
Transportation Secretary James T. Smith,
Jr. “As the number-one auto port in the
nation, the Port of Baltimore is also one of
our state’s leading economic generators.
As Maryland’s economy continues to
grow, the Port is again demonstrating
why it is a leader in our state for bringing
in new business and jobs.”
Mazda vehicles that are expected to
come through Baltimore include the MX-5
Miata, Mazda 2, Mazda 6, and the Mazda
CX-5 and CX-9 SUV lines. The vehicles will
be handled at the 109-acre, AMPORTS-
owned Chesapeake Auto Terminal in
Fairfield.
“Mazda is honored to call the Port
of Baltimore its new home for all of
its vehicle imports in the Northeast,”
said Robert Davis, MNAO Senior Vice
President, Operations. “The decision for
Mazda to move ports makes sense for our
business, and we look forward to growing
this relationship.”
AMPORTS President and CEO
Steven E. Rand commented, “We are
thrilled to have Mazda in Baltimore,”
and added that AMPORTS has a “long-
standing relationship with Mazda” that
includes back-of-plant operations at the
automaker’s soon-to-open Salamanca,
Mexico, plant.
Baltimore’s automobile imports were
up 9 percent in the first six months of
2013 compared to the same period in
2012. Last year, the Port’s public and
private terminals handled a nation’s-best
652,000 vehicles.
“All the major Japanese automakers
now use the Port of Baltimore as a port
of entry to distribute their vehicles,”
noted Larry Johnson, Maryland Port
Administration (MPA) Trade Development,
Autos. “The addition of Mazda will
increase ship calls, provide more hours
for the International Longshoremen’s
Association and more business for auto
haul-away trucking. This move reinforces
the fact that Baltimore is the best
location for the automotive business in
the country.”
