Secretary Buttigieg revealed the U.S. Department of Transportation is processing a quick release transportation emergency grant to Maryland for the reconstruction of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which is causing supply chain disruptions since it was struck by a cargo ship.  

The port of Baltimore handled a record-breaking 10.3 million tons of general cargo and nearly 908,000 20-foot- equivalent units of containers in the 2017 fiscal year ending June 30, the Maryland Port Administration announced Sept. 28.

FedEx has been shipping and sorting packages at its new Sparrows Point center in Baltimore for two months, but celebrated the facility’s opening by having officials cut a ceremonial orange ribbon on Sept. 20

For the first time in 30 years, the Maryland Port Administration has acquired land to accommodate growing business.

The port of Baltimore handled a record 10.1 million tons of general cargo at its public terminals in 2016, a 5% increase from the previous year, officials announced Feb. 14.

The arrival of the Ever Lambent, a massive green-hulled containership, in Baltimore on July 16 marks the end of a long wait and the beginning of what officials hope is a new era for the state-owned port.

The Port of Baltimore's business as the nation's No. 1 point of entry for automobiles continued to boom in 2015 as the number of cars shipped through its public terminals surged 20% to yet another record.

The Port of Baltimore became the latest East Coast port to announce higher summer shipment volumes, posting a 12.2% increase in July over the same month last year.

The Port of Baltimore said it received a federal grant to continue a popular program that replaces old diesel trucks serving the port with newer, cleaner trucks.