Baltimore touts regional advantage

Thursday, September 08, 2011

Officials at the Port of Baltimore and Ports America believe Baltimore has an edge over the Port of Virginia in Norfolk because its northwesterly location will bring containers closer to more consumers and distribution centers, reducing inland distribution costs for shipping lines, importers and exporters. At the moment, however, Baltimore handles one-fifth of Virginia’s container volume, which was 1.9 million TEUs in 2010. One of Baltimore’s main advantages is that i...

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