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3720 Dillon Street
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(410) 276-1364
ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND PILOTS
SERVING the
PORT of BALTIMORE
for OVER 150
YEARS
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Workshop Services & Specialty Products
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Headquarters:
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Number of Full-time Employees:
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will have it out the door to you the next day
with our innovative ‘SureShip’ service.”
The speediness of the process is
remarkable considering the wide array of
products available to Leed’s customers. Each
year, a large catalog showcases high-quality
items such as golf bags, pen sets, beverage
containers, journals, ... you name it.
Many of these products are shipped from
Asia. They used to arrive via West Coast
ports and then travel cross-country by rail.
But two years ago, when businesses were
looking for all the cost-saving strategies
they could find, Leed’s reevaluated its
supply chain.
“We are a very customer service-focused
company,” said Misleany, noting that Leed’s
representatives annually win several customer
service awards within the industry. “We did
not want to save dollars at the expense of
service.”
Looking at the logistics package
holistically, Misleany found new partners
in Baltimore for everything from purchase
order coordination to drayage. Samuel
Shapiro & Company and Hagerstown, Md.-
based Lightning Transportation formed the
basis of the new partnership.
Leed’s made the switch and began
using the Port of Baltimore exclusively.
Last year, 1,200 Leed’s containers moved
across the pier.
“Leed’s was skeptical about switching to
the Port of Baltimore since they had never
used us before, but it ended up being a
very satisfactory move for them,” said
Richard Pagley, a Trade Representative in
the Maryland Port Administration Marketing
Department. “Now, when anyone mentions
the Port of Baltimore, Mike gets a gleam in
his eye.”
According to Misleany, there are
certainly no regrets about switching to the
Port. “We are so pleased with the service
we receive in Baltimore,” he said, “we would
not look back.”
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