Port of Baltimore
| Port of Baltimore | |||
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| Data | |||
| UN / LOCODE | USBOS | ||
| operator | Maryland Port Administration | ||
| opening | 1706 | ||
| Port type | Freight and passenger port | ||
| Piers / quays | 30th | ||
| Throughput | 30.6 million (2006) | ||
| website | www.pob.mpa.state.md.us | ||
| Geographic information | |||
| place | Baltimore | ||
| State | Maryland | ||
| Country | United States | ||
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| Coordinates | 39 ° 16 '30 " N , 76 ° 35' 4" W | ||
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The Port of Baltimore , officially Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore since 2006 , is the seaport of Baltimore in the US state of Maryland . It is located on the southern outskirts of the city at the confluence of the Patapsco River in the Chesapeake Bay , an estuary on the Atlantic Ocean . The operator and administrator is the state company Maryland Port Administration , which is subordinate to the Maryland Department of Transportation. The port was named in 2006 after former chairman of the United States Federal Maritime Commission and Republican Congressman Helen Delich Bentley .
Traffic structures
- Seagirt Marine Terminal (container)
- Dundalk Marine Terminal
- Fairfield Marine Automobile Terminal, exclusive use by Mercedes-Benz USA
- North Locust Point
- South Locust Point
- Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF)
- Dry docks
- Cruise Terminal (Cruise Terminal, East McComas Street)
Economical meaning
General cargo, bulk cargo and containers are handled in the port. In 2014 37.2 million tn. sh. turned over. This put it in 19th place in the United States in 2014. It is also a passenger port, especially for cruise ships
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Governor Ehrlich Names Port of Baltimore after Helen Delich Bentley .
- ↑ www.cruise.maryland.gov Directions & Location. Accessed May 16, 2013.
- ^ Tonnage of Top 50 US Water Ports, Ranked by Total Tons. United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 19, 2017 (American English).