b'20American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(FORWARDcontinuedinBaltimoreandasDoyle from page 14) explained,So,thatwasa center.pretty intense period of time Oftheperiod,Kerryforusintryingtobalance Doyle,said,ifyouturnall the diverted cargo and to back a little bit more than aclear,createasitethatthe year, its kind of bookendedbridgedebriscouldcome byaatumultuoustimeto,andbeprocessedand period where the Key Bridgedemolished. hadjustcollapsedandweThe challenge of navigating wereassistingwiththetariffs is considerably different initial response and then thebutagaininvolvesalotof recoveryeffortsessentiallycommunicationthroughoutthe withtheKeyBridgeButcargoeco-system.Tryingto fast-forwardtotodaywithunderstand the tariffs, timing the theconversationsaroundtariffs, front run the tariffs and tariffs and some of the thingsget cargo into the United States happeningfromaglobalbeforethetariffdeadlines. perspective, again inserted aThentheextensionoftheAn aerial view of Tradepoint Atlantic, Tradepoint Terminals and a portion of terminal storage arealittle bit of a turbulent timetariff deadline. So, weve been period. constantlyworkingwithourchannel. But like all containerconstruction of the facility, formoving along quite well from customersandourpartnersterminals there is a lot of for- the dredging, as well as for thea permitting perspective.tonavigatethosekindsofward planning to the processcreation of the upland dredgingWhen the terminal is fin-turbulentorchoppywaters,before shovel hits ground. material containment facility,ished it should be able to handle Doyle related. WeremovingalongDoyle noted. a19,000TEUcontainership withthecontainerterminalHeaddedthatwevefrom a computer perspective c onTainerT erminal process,andwevegonebeen entrenched with the EPAbut Doyle said that they were m ovinga longthrough the public comment[EnvironmentalProtectionreallyfocusedonpreparing Backin2022theTPAperiod.,workingthroughAgency],andtheMDEtheterminalfor16,600TEU announcedthata$1billionthe federal permit process and[MarylandDepartmentoflinehaul ships.joint venture Sparrow PointourenvironmentalimpacttheEnvironment],andall Container Terminal (SPCT)statements, and part of that istheparticipatingagenciesh owardc ounTye xPansionbetweentheTPAandTILthe public comment period. So,fromafederalperspectiveOn April 22, 2025, officials theterminalgroupassoci- wevegonethroughthatandonnavigatingthatfederalof Howard County, Maryland atedwiththeworldslarg- were in the process of draftingpermitting process and gettingannouncedthatTPAwould Kerry Doyle, managing director ofestcontainershipoperatorourfinalEIS[Environmentaltothatrecordofdecision.establishanewlocationin Tradepoint Atlantic MediterraneanShippingCo.Impact Statement] and movingWhich I think were expectingHowardCountyonRoute1 Thecollapseofthe(MSC) had been inked. SPCTtowards that sort of record ofat some point in the back halfin Savage (specifically Savage bridgeresultedinanallterminalistobelocatedondecision, which at that point inof the year, probably late Q3,Crossing)atownabout hands on deck approach for330-acres in TPA with accesstime, well receive our ultimateQ4 timeframe for that record(FORWARDcontinued on theentireport-communityto the 50-foot main shippingapprovalsforpermitsfortheofdecision.Sothatallispage 23)BALTIMORE IS BEST!Ship your OOG and Project Cargo to and from The Port of Baltimore with Thunderbolt Global LogisticsProject CargoOur project cargo expertise is the niche we thrive on. We belong to 2 Global Project Cargo Networks that give us access to experts around the world. We can deliver heavy, long, wide3500 Boston StreetSuite 323and tall machinery and equipment anywhere in the USA and around the world. Baltimore, MD 21224Break Bulk Heavy Lift Out of Gauge Over-dimensional [email protected]: 410-633-2722 www.thunderboltglobal.com'