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September/October 2013
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The Port of Baltimore
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The Terminal
Corporation
AT A GLANCE
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Began in 1893 as railroad warehouses.
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Operates 1.5 million square feet of
warehouse space and 65 trucks.
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Employs 125 people.
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Handles diverse cargo including
food, forest products, consumer
goods and metals.
ASSOCIATION
of
MARYLAND PILOTS
PHOTOGRAPHY BY CAPTAIN WILLIAM BAND AMP
Phone: (410) 342-6013
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Fax: (410) 276-1364
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3720 Dillon Street
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Baltimore, MD 21224
to stay ahead of the curve,” he said. “When
we were building our business and focus-
ing on paper products, at the same time
the Port spent $200 million on berths and
buildings and improvements.”
Both Menzies and Huesman praise the
Port community’s cooperation.
“Anytime the Port community comes
together to address or strategize about
Jock Menzies’
Humanitarian Legacy
While the Port of Baltimore community mourns the
loss of John “Jock” Menzies, III, his legacy lives on in a
humanitarian relief group he helped to organize. After
Hurricane Katrina, Jock used his expertise in logistics to
co-found
The American Logistics Aid
Network (ALAN)
, a nonprofit organization that facilitates
a smooth supply chain for relief efforts following natural
disasters and enlists the help of major corporations.
ALAN was most recently involved in efforts to assist the
New York-New Jersey region following “Superstorm Sandy” in October 2012.
Jock died in an accident at his home in August. He was 69.
an issue, they seem willing to do that,”
Menzies said.
“What really makes it work is the
community itself, both the maritime
community and the trucking companies,”
Huesman said. “We work together closely.
Freight-forwarders from other markets are
amazed because we get it done and they
don’t have to worry about their cargo.”.
