Port of Baltimore

The Port of Baltimore is the #1 exporter of Roll-on/Roll-off (RO/RO) cargoes overseas. It is also the leading point of entry for foreign-made automobiles. The port's public marine terminals handled the equivalent of 632,482 full-size containers between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011, a record for the port.

From an ideal inland location to a transportation network that extends well into the Midwest, the Port of Baltimore combines all the necessary physical advantages, as well as a skilled labor force, to serve global business needs. The Port is:

• Situated in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area—the fourth largest marketplace in the nation
• One of America's busiest international deepwater ports, and a gateway between the United States and the international marketplace
• Most inland east coast port, providing the closest access the Midwest market
• Its location allows for cargo to reach 35% of the U.S. manufacturing market overnight
• One of only two eastern U.S. ports with a main shipping channel that reaches a depth of 50 feet
• Serves more than 70 ocean carriers whose vessels make nearly 2,300 annual visits
• Associated with several distribution centers throughout the Baltimore region.

The Port offers:

• 23 million square feet of warehousing
• 12 million cubic feet of cold storage
• 2.7 million bushels of available grain storage
• Houses five public and 12 private terminals
• Leading point of entry for foreign-made automobiles, and for the export of Roll-on/Roll-off (RO/RO) cargoes overseas
• Every terminal is within one traffic light of an interchange connecting to I-95 and I-70, the primary north-south and east-west throughways
• Just a short distance from I-83 and an easy connection to the Pennsylvania Turnpike The Port of Baltimore is ranked 8th in the continental U.S. for total domestic container traffic, 13th for international container traffic (both inbound/outbound, and loaded/unloaded).  The port ranks 14th in the continental U.S. for total loaded container traffic.  To see the data that generated these facts, click here.

Additional information on the Port of Baltimore is available through the Maryland Port Administration.

Below are the Top 30 American Ports in terms of Container Traffic.

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