b'16American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(REMARKABLEcontin- year on record. Terminal Corporation cautiously optimisticued from page 14) The combined Helen Delich on prospects for 2025 responded to the crisis with anBentleyPortofBaltimores all hands on deck approachstate-owned public and private The Port of Baltimores Terminal Corporation has been witness to a lot overto each logistics problem.marine terminals handled 45.9 its 132 years in business, and while a variety of disruptions have alteredAndinaremarkablymillion tons of cargo in 2024, business conditions over the last decade, the company remains optimistic.shortperiod,the700-footmakingitthesecond-best wideand50-foot-deepForteveryearafter2023when George Lauriat, AJOT McHenryFederalchanneltheporthandledarecord was cleared of debris and the52.3 million tons. More than Fewwaterfrontcompanieslastacen- terminal, was built in the late 80s. And thenPort of Baltimore was again25.5millionofthenearly tury and fewer still a century plus three morewe really started getting into the handling offullyreopenedforbusiness46 million tons of cargo was decades for good measure, but the Port of Bal- the imported containerized cargo. And thatson June 12, 2024.handledduringthesecond timores Terminal Corporation in June [2025]really what put us on our path to today. halfof2024,amountingto will be entering its 132 ndyear in business. T heB alTimorer eBound more than 55% of the Ports Baltimore-based Terminal Corporation is aT heT wol egs oF TheB usiness Afterremovingaroundtotal cargo haul for the year. 3PL that specializes in warehousing and trans- In terms of the two-legs that represent Ter- 50,000tonsofdebrisfromAnd the total cargo in 2024 portation,althoughthosetwobusinesslinesminal Corporations business segments, Perrythe Patapsco River, the Portamounted to a value of $62.2 eachencompassavarietyofMenziesoutlined,Ontheof Baltimore rapidly rampedbillion,third-mostinthe related services.truckingside,itsthatfirstup. Although the loss of thePorts history. Baltimore also Like many maritime cor- mile, and thats the containerInterstate695connectionrankedsecondforsaltand porations,especiallythose[drayage]portion,andthenacrosstheriverforcedcon- exportedcoal.Overall,the that span more than a century,regionalfulltruckloaddeliv- siderable rerouting of vehiclePortofBaltimorefinished thecompanysdevelopmentery services. Menzies noted,trafficwithinthePortarea,10th nationally for total cargo was evolutionaryafter allAndthenonthewarehousetheterminalsthemselvesand11thfordollarvalue even the term 3PL [third-partyside,weoperatecloseto1.5especially for Ports Americaamong US ports. logistics-provider]reflectsamillionsquarefeetofware- ChesapeakesSeagirtCon- However,the74-day relatively new business modelhousespaceinBaltimore,tainerTerminalbeganinterruptioninshipcallsto in shipping.MarylandandJacksonville,makingupforlosttimethe Port did have an impact PeteMenzies,PresidentFlorida. And thats a blend ofand revenue.oncontainervolumesin and his brother Perry Menzies,publicwarehousing,contractItisworthnotingthat2024. In 2023 the Port set a CEO now run Terminal Cor- Perry Menzies warehousing,cross-docking,prior to the collision and col- record1.26millionTEUs poration. And held a joint interview with thetransloading,andthensomevariousvalue- lapseofthebridge,thePortandseemedpoisedtobreak AJOT to explain the origins of the company, theadded services. waslikelyonitswaytoathat record in 2024. With the services it provides and some of the challengesCross-dockingandtransloadinghaverecord-breaking year in 2024.channelclosedasnowater that the company and the industry itself faces. become important in US East Coast logistics,And if anything, following theaccesstoSeagirtterminal, AsPerryMenziestoldtheAJOT,Theparticularly when it is moving cargos betweenreopening of the channel thethe box volumes were an esti-company came into our familys control in thetrucksandrail. Andideallythenewcross- cargohandlingpacequick- mated 741,215 TEUs (down early 1960s. And for a while we were just adocking and transloading facilities are locatedened and the results for 202441%from2023)agood local manufacturing support warehouse untilnear ports.were surprisingly strongso(REMARKABLEcontin-thecontainer terminal, theSeagirt container(PROSPECTScontinued on page 22) strong as to be the second-bestued on page 18)Ports America Chesapeake, along with our incredible ILA workforce, is still setting records. With a new quarterly container lift record of over 167,000 liftswe are setting new standards at the Port of Baltimore. In addition, we recently welcomed the first ship to arrive as part of a brand-new Trans-Pacific service, the Rome Express. One year after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, success stories like these make us proud of the role we play in the resiliency of the Port of Baltimoreand even prouder of the people who make it happen every day.THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT.portsamerica.comPAC AJOT 8x10.2.indd 1 5/22/25 12:08PM'