b'JUNE 2025M A R Y L A N DP O R T S 23(FORWARDcontinuedSparrows Point. pointedout,Itreallydoesof movement of bulk materialto be ready for the next storm. from page 20) concentrate the bulk materialhere in the Port of Baltimore.Really the same with fertilizer 30-miles from Sparrow Point.TPa T oa ddn ew down into that southeast pen- Doyle added. too.Itsgottobewhenthe Whenaskedwhythec onveyances ysTem insula of the property. WeveFortheTPAalltheirtransportationcostshaveto TPAchosetoestablishaOnJune4 th theTPAgot about 75-acres in total, 50projects now in the pipelinebecontrolled,andtheonly logisticshubinSavage,announceda$35millionof which is paved right nowcontributetotheiroverallway to do that is to keep it [the Doyleexplained,Howardinvestmentinastate-of- forthestorageofthatbulkstrategyofmaximizingcommodity] close.Countywasinterestingtothe-artconveyancesystemmaterial. What the conveyortheir diverse logistics hub at usforacoupledifferentand while this move isnt onsystemdoesisitoptimizesSparrows Point while addingP orTc hallenges inreasons, but one of which isthe scale of a new containerthemovementofthatmate- spokestoahubthatwill2025a ndB eyondjustthegeneralwelcomingterminal it does advance therialfromthevesseltothereachouttotheUSEastThePortofBaltimoreis demeanoroftheHowardoverallstrategicgoalsofland-sidestorageandland- Coast Mid-Atlantic market. likeallUSportsfacingthe County executive, as well asimprovingTPAsservices.side logistics. combined challenges of dealing thecountycounciltowardsAs Doyle explained handlingwith tariffs and other regulatory wanting to grow business, andbulk was always part of the(REMARKABLEcontin- issues like the proposed SHIPS wanting to grow commercialTPAs plan, and the new con- ued from page 18) act(seeRo/Rosectionfor opportunities,andprovideveyance system supports thatbusiness where the bulk goesmoredetails).Thecombina-residentsinthecountywithin a two-fold way. Goingsmooth,regardlessofcontro- tion of the two could severely jobsandeconomicimpactback to our original conceptversy or market changes. Thesedamage the Ports vital Ro/Ro opportunities. of Tradepoint. We really sawcommodities like salt and fertil- businessalthough it is too From the TPAs perspectivethattherewasanincred- izer, they must move no matterearly to tell exactly what the Wereallythoughtitwasaibleamountofrealestate,what.Wevebeenhavingaimpacts will be as the situa-great opportunity for us to stepanditreallylendsitselftopretty great year so far. I mean,tion is still very fluid. Equally outside of the 3,300 acres webasicallyfacilitatemove- really,eversincethechannelthetariffscouldeventually have here in Sparrows Point,mentofalmostallcargoopened,wevebeenmovingtake their toll on box cargo, as which is always going to betypes and commodities if wematerial. has been the case with the Port ourmainhub,andkindofcouldplanitrightandputRussell Williams, VP,And the bulk commoditiesof Los Angeles.create a bit of a spoke, and tothenecessaryinfrastructureTradepoint Atlantic moving through the Port oftenAlso like many other US take our relationships and sortin place. So, we had alwaysButfromabiggerpictureplay an outsized role to theirEast Coast ports, the Port of of the hub that we create onintendedtobeinthebulkperspective, the new conveyancedollar value. As Kassel pointsBaltimorewaterfrontindus-the East Coast here and lookspaceaswellasthebreak- system can extendtheTPAsout, Theres intrinsic valuestrialpropertiesarecoming ataninlandopportunityandbulk space, the auto-Ro/Ro,reach.tothesecargoesthatcantunderincreasingpressure. an inland logistics opportunityandsomedaythecontainerWe[TPA]sawitasnecessarily be measured in aWithwaterfrontrealestate in a county, in a region that weterminal. The challenge wasbeingasystemtooptimizevery simple economic impactbooming, real estate demand, think is short of those sorts ofto try to strategize how tothemovementofthatbulkstudy.Ifyoudonthavetheespecially in the Mid-Atlan-facilities and to facilitate thatbestfacilitatethosediffer- material,notjustonlyoursalt near the port in the mid- ticrangeandNortheasthas typeofcommerce,Doyleent lines of business [in] theexisting customer base[And]Atlanticinwintertimeandendangeredirreplaceable saidofthepotentialforasamevicinitybecauseyouralso,tocontinuetoexpandyou get an exceptional winter,industrialwaterfront.Going satellitefacility.AddingthatLamborghinis dont want toandgrabothercustomersonyoure not going to be able toforward balancing these pres-It was a natural step outsidebe next to a salt pile theEastCoastoftheUnitedrefill. 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