Baltimore May Get Second Terminal For Cruises
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s port is a hot spot for passengers on the East Coast and now there’s talk of a second terminal. But as Gigi Barnett explains, the state’s feeble budget may be a roadblock....
View ArticleBaltimore Port Businesses Looking To Cut Pollution
BALTIMORE (AP) — Officials at the Port of Baltimore say they are working to keep pollution out of the Chesapeake Bay. Richard Sheckells Jr., chief of environmental initiatives for the Maryland Port...
View ArticleMd. Officials Find Brown Fir Longhorned Beetle At Port Of Baltimore
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Port of Baltimore proved to be the last stop for a bug not more than an inch long—and it’s lucky it was stopped. Alex DeMetrick reports where this insect from Asia has slipped in,...
View ArticleMan Killed In Port Accident Identified
BALTIMORE (AP/WJZ) — Authorities say a state employee was hit and killed by a truck as it rolled away after he parked it at the Port of Baltimore. Maryland Transportation Authority police spokesman...
View ArticlePort Of Baltimore Sets Container Traffic Record
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley says the Port of Baltimore has set a new record for its handling of container traffic. The port’s public marine terminals handled the equivalent of about...
View ArticlePort Of Baltimore Busiest Auto Shipping Hub In U.S.
BALTIMORE (WJZ)—In the midst of this down economy, a milestone at the Port of Baltimore. It is now the busiest international auto-shipping hub in the country. Kai Jackson explains what it means for...
View ArticleHoneywell To Pay Most Of Md. Port Chromium Plan
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Maryland Port Administration says Honeywell International Inc. will pay for most of a $27 million plan to keep chromium-tainted fill from polluting the harbor and nearby...
View ArticleSandy Carnage: Fisker Karmas Submerged In Salt Water Burn At Port
For luxury automaker Fisker, things just go from bad to worse. While hurricane Sandy has caused more pressing issues for the East coast and its residents than a few submerged cars, images of sixteen...
View Article2012 A Record Year For Port Of Baltimore
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A record year for the city’s seaport. The Port of Baltimore handled more cars and machinery in 2012 than any other U.S. port. In total, the port’s public and private marine terminals...
View ArticlePort Of Baltimore Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony For 4 Gigantic Cranes
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Thinking big to stay in the game. That’s what Baltimore’s port is celebrating. Alex DeMetrick reports–shipping is undergoing a major sea change, and the port is ready. It was a...
View ArticlePort of Baltimore Holds 17th Annual Ro/Ro Rodeo Training
BALTIMORE (WJZ)–More rolling cargo comes through the Port of Baltimore than any other dock in America. And keeping vehicles undamaged is one reason for that success. Mike Schuh has more on the port’s...
View ArticleVehicle Transfers Are On A Roll At Port Of Baltimore
BALTIMORE (WJZ)—Chances are some of the cars in this weekend’s Memorial Day traffic rolled off a ship at the Port of Baltimore. Alex DeMetrick reports, vehicle cargo is driving the port onto the record...
View ArticleFirst Fiat Cars Arrive At Port of Baltimore
BALTIMORE (AP) — The first Fiat cars have arrived at the Port of Baltimore under an exclusive deal with the Italian automaker. The Daily Record of Baltimore reports that the first 2,500 Fiat 500L cars...
View ArticlePort Of Baltimore Sees Another Record-Breaking Year
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Port of Baltimore is an economic boost for the state as it logs another record-breaking year. Pat Warren reports that means more money for more Marylanders. Breaking records. The...
View ArticleLongshoremen Strike Halts All Operations At Port Of Baltimore
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The same night politicians finally strike a deal in Washington, the Port of Baltimore is negotiating its own deal. A union dispute has stopped all operations at the port–one of the...
View ArticlePort Of Baltimore Touts Its Coast Guard Grade Of ‘Excellent’ In Security
BALTIMORE (WJZ)—The Port of Baltimore is touting the excellent grade it has received from the Coast Guard for the changes it’s made to security. As Mike Schuh reports, the state has spent millions...
View ArticleWicomico Co. Looks To Expand Port Of Salisbury
JEREMY COX The Daily Times SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — It’s a sobering threat to the future of business in Wicomico County: the end of federal dredging of the Wicomico River. For decades, the U.S. Army Corps...
View ArticleMayor Looking To Jump-Start Baltimore’s Manufacturing Industry
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A call is being placed for all inventors to be part of the next generation of manufacturers in Baltimore. Tracey Leong explains why the mayor is looking to highlight this sector. It’s...
View ArticlePort Of Baltimore Sets New Record
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — New record-setting numbers have been released by the Port of Baltimore. Last year, port workers handled more vehicles than any other U.S. port of entry. Gigi Barnett explains why 2014...
View Article2 Sentenced In Theft Of $1M In Nickel Briquettes
BALTIMORE (AP) — Two men have been sentenced in the theft of $1 million in nickel briquettes which were imported through the Port of Baltimore. Fifty-three-year-old Gregg Lee Purbaugh of Baltimore was...
View ArticlePort Backups And Other Supply Chain Issues Highlight Truck Driver Shortage
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Whether it’s groceries, cars or clothes, products are getting backed up in ports on the coast because there are no truck drivers to pick them up and take them to their destination,...
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