Page 37 - Port of Baltimore Jan/Feb 2011
Basic HTML Version
To subscribe or renew, visit
January/February 2011
■
The Port of Baltimore
[
37
]
All advertisers in The Port of Baltimore
Directory, Port of Baltimore Magazine
and/or advertisers buying enhanced listings at
POBdirectory.com receive “Preferred Rates.”
NO BANNERS?
No Problem!
m2 digital can create any size banner
for only $60 per unit.
CONTACT
STEVE LASSITER
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
443-909-7828
POBdirectory.com
PORT OF BALTIMORE
ONLINE DIRECTORY
THE MUST-HAVE ONLINE RESOURCE
FOR MARITIME INDUSTRY LEADERS
Build your future at
CHESAPEAKE
COMMERCE CENTER
Build-to-suit and lease
opportunities
Unparalleled access by land,
rail and sea
Tax incentives available
For more information, please contact
John Macsherry at 410-843-0705
Bucyrus
TIMELINE
1880
– Company founded in Bucyrus,
Ohio; moves 13 years later to a larger
location in South Milwaukee, Wis.
1894
– Introduces first electric
excavating machine
1904
– Supplies 77 of the 102 steam
shovels used to dig the Panama
Canal
1925
– Becomes the industry’s
leading manufacturer of excavating
equipment
1969
– Launches the “Big Muskie”
walking dragline, the largest mobile
earth-moving machine ever built – it
stands nearly 22 stories and has a
bucket the size of a 12-car garage
Nov. 2010
– Caterpillar announces it
will acquire Bucyrus in a transaction
valued at approximately $8.6 billion
(including net debt)
when it makes financial and transit time
sense to use the aforementioned carrier
contracts,” Georgeson explained, “and we
always review the Port of Baltimore when
it comes to part charter opportunities.”
The company also utilizes the National
Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, Höegh
and Atlantic Container Line while shipping
through Baltimore to other destinations,
such as South Africa, India and Russia.
Other intermodal and Port-related part-
ners range from Canadian Pacific Railway
and Westar International to RIM Logistics
and a pair of stevedores — Mid-Atlantic
Terminal and Ports America.
Baltimore is the closest major seaport to
Bucyrus’ South Milwaukee, Wis., campus,
“which often makes inland transit more
economical and timely,” Georgeson said.
The Port is also in close proximity to the
company’s Houston, Pa., and Pulaski, Va.,
plants, where underground mining equip-
ment is manufactured.
Georgeson also said he appreciates the
customer service provided by the MPA’s
Vrinios, who “is very supportive and is
consistent in bringing me updates on the
Port. He is helpful with identifying possible
Port services that may be of assistance to
Bucyrus.” Georgeson added, “We have never
had any major issues moving cargo through
Baltimore, so we have not had to solicit Lew
or Port personnel on a specific issue, but it
is good to know they are looking after their
customers and making it known that there
is support if needed.”
Vrinios responded, “Bucyrus is a highly
valued customer of the Port, with increas-
ing activities as their worldwide markets
develop.” He noted that, thanks to Baltimore’s
“ideal location and numerous, versatile
global vessel services,” he expects to see
Bucyrus making many more big moves.
Big Lift
Video Clip
In addition to its U.S.-based opera-
tions, Bucyrus manufactures longwall
underground mining equipment in
Lunen, Germany. To view a video clip
of a September 2010 inbound long-
wall shipment managed by Westar
International at the Port of Baltimore,
please go to POBdirectory.com and
look under “Port of Baltimore News.”
