b'10American Journal of Transportation ajot.comhub,withDoyleproclaim- (UPBEATcontinued from ing,Duringthepandemic,page 7)Baltimore became the e-com- tons a year in cargo to the port.merce port of the U.S. Meanwhile, on the other Doyle pointed to the pro- sideofLakeSuperior,the liferation of distribution, ful- CanadianPortofThunder fillmentandsortingcentersBaysimilarlysawits2021 inthearea,includingfourseason get off to a solid start, Amazon fulfillment facilities,with cargo shipments to end as well as Tradepoint Atlan- April20%abovethefive-ticssuccessfultransforma- yearaverage.Graincontin-tion of the historic Sparrowsues to account for most of the Point shipyard property intoportsbusiness,andKeefer aneconomicdriverwithTerminal was busy handling facilitiesofsuchfirmsasstructural steel and steel rails UnderArmour,TheHomedestined for western Canada.Depot,Floor&DcorandForitspart,Canadas Volkswagen.AndWayfairlargestportcomplexonthe hasjustleased1.2millionGreatLakes,theHamil-square feet of space in nearbytonOshawaPortAuthority Aberdeen, Maryland. (HOPA), closed out the 2020 Baltimore has some greatseason on an optimistic note built-inadvantages,suchaswithabusyfourthquarter beinglocatedrightoffInter- whichitiscountingonto The Port of Baltimores Dundalk Marine Terminal continues to build upon its reputation as the leading U.S. facility forstate 95, the main street of thespill over into 2021.handling vehicles and heavy farm and construction equipment. U.S. East Coast, and its alsoHOPAhandledcloseto the closest inland seaport to the10millionmetrictonsin (ADVANCEcontinuedlarlychallengingtimeinthefullspectrumofstake- Midwest, Doyle said. Cargo2020nearly matching 2019 from page 9) themidstoftheCOVID-19holders,fromlabor,truck- coming to or leaving from thethroughput.Lowervolumes increasedbusiness,accord- pandemicbut Doyle, whoingandterminaloperatorsPort of Baltimore can get to orinsteelmakingandpetro-ingtoDoyle,whonotedserved as a Federal MaritimetotugoperatorsandMary- from the Heartland faster thanleum products were offset by environmentalbenefitsasCommissioncommissionerland Pilots to the U.S. Coastother East Coast ports. strong shows in grain, fertil-well. Over the first 30 yearsfrom 2013 to 2018 and wasGuard and U.S. Customs andWealsohaveuniqueizer, salt and gypsum.ofoperationoftherecon- chiefexecutiveofficerandBorderProtection.Hesaidquality programs for our keyCurrent infrastructure invest-structed tunnel, more than 2.5executive director of the not- hehasbeenimpressedwithcommodities, where we meetmentsareaimedatexpand-million containers are antici- for-profit Dredging Contrac- a shared dedication to healthmonthly with all members ofingcapacityandimproving patedtobeconvertedfromtors of America immediatelyand safety. the supply chains to go overproductivity.Theseinclude trucking to rail, avoiding 1.2prior to joining the port, hasMoreover, cargo volumespast performance and figureexpandingthelargefacility billiontruckmilestraveledbeen up to the test. at the Port of Baltimore haveouthowwecandobetter,operatedbyFederalMarine andreducingfuelconsump- Although limited in abil- been solidly recovering fromhe said. Baltimore is comingTerminals (FMT) and enlarg-tion by 137 million gallons. ity to meet on a face-to-facepandemiclowswhileBalti- back strong, and theres a lotingaFlukeTransportation Of course, Doyles arrivalbasis, Doyle has been closelymorehasboosteditsstatusof excitement in the industrywarehouse for distributing a at the MPA came at a particu- andcandidlyengagedwithasane-commercelogisticsabout what were doing. variety of food products.'