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Westway’s World
Bulk Liquid Terminal Keeps Operation Clean, Quiet and at High Capacity
1ST IN AN OCCAS IONAL SER I ES
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Westway is a “for-hire” bulk liquid terminal with a seven-
acre tank farm that receives cargo from every part of the world.
While Westway operates 18 terminals worldwide (14 U.S. and four
overseas), the Baltimore facility is one of three on the East Coast
and is strategically placed to service the U.S. mid-eastern section.
Ocean, rail and truck cargoes are received and stored at the
terminal, which handled approximately 398,000 tons of liquid in
2012. Per customer requirements, the tanks are unloaded onto
various modes of transportation and dispatched to customer
locations throughout an eight-state region surrounding the
terminal. Terminal capabilities include reception and dispatch of
all liquid modes of transportation via ocean, rail and tanker truck,
which includes a rail transload operation directly to the trucks.
“As a responsible community partner being located within close
proximity of the Inner Harbor, our national treasure Fort McHenry
and local neighbors, it is imperative that we constantly maintain
a high state of vigilance as it pertains to safety, environment and
the harbor,” said Terminal Manager John Mitchell as he walked
N estled between the Fort McHenry National Historic
Monument and the headquarters for sportswear giant
Under Armour, Westway Terminals’ location straddles the
history and promise of the Port of Baltimore, its gleaming
white tanks standing sentinel over the Inner Harbor.