Page 33 - Port of Baltimore Magazine May/June 2013

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie
Rawlings-Blake, facing page, said
that the partnership between
Ports America Chesapeake and
the Maryland Port Administration
will reap rewards for generations
to come.
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Progress continues rapidly, with
expectations in late 2011 that
Seagirt is just months away from
being ready to receive mega-ships.
“Without a doubt, this is one
of the most significant capital
projects to ever take place at
the Port of Baltimore. A year
from now, this port will be able
to handle some of the largest
container ships in the world.”
~ James J. White,
MPA Executive Director
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Ports America Chesapeake
takes delivery in June 2012 of four
super-post-Panamax cranes —
the largest of their kind in the
maritime industry.
The project involved “engineers,
quality control personnel,
vendors and others in Maryland,
New York, New Jersey, California
and China all working together
to provide the best cranes
possible.”
~ Mark Schmidt,
Ports America Chesapeake
Terminal Manager – Facility
A ceremony in May 2013
celebrates a fully functioning
Seagirt Marine Terminal.
“The Seagirt P3 [public-private
partnership] is an important
milestone. For Maryland, it
is creating 5,700 jobs and
continuing the leadership of the
Port of Baltimore. The longer-
term economic benefits to our
state are immense.”
~ Christopher H. Lee, Founder
and Managing Partner of
Highstar Capital, and Chairman
of Ports America Chesapeake
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