b'JUNE 2024M A R Y L A N DP O R T S 45(REOPENINGcontinuedresenting 13% of Marylands from page 44) gross domestic product.That is the promise. And byWhathappenedthat movinginpartnership,weearly morning of March 26th will make it reality. was horrific. What happened Governor Moore expressednextwasinspiring,said gratitude to the men and womenUnitedStatesDepartmentof of Unified Command for work- TransportationSecretaryPete ing around the clock to quicklyButtigieg. As of this week the and safely reopen the 700-foot- channel is open, the ships are wide by 50-foot-deep shippingmoving, the terminals are oper-channeltothePortofBalti- ating, and this great American more following the March 26port is full steam ahead.collapseoftheFrancisScottUnder President Bidens Key Bridge. In only 78 days,leadership, we lead a whole UnifiedCommandremovedof government effort to open more than 50,000 tons of debristhe channel and get the port from the Patapsco River, fullyupandrunninginless restoring the channel, welcom- than100days,said White ing back global shipping busi- HouseOfficeofIntergov-nesses and cruises, and gettingernmentalAffairsDirector Marylanders back to work. Tom Perez. This milestone Morethan1,500peopleisaremarkableexampleof Site development for the new University of Maryland Medical Systems facility from federal, state and localwhat were capable of when agenciescontributedtothewe come together to deliver (RESILIENCEcontinuedlandslargesthealthcarelogisticshubsmulti-modalreopeningofthemainship- for Americas workers, busi-from page 40) system and delivers 25% offlexibility: the private railwaypingchannel,including500nesses and families.onlyoneofseveralinitia- thehealthcareintheState.andconnectiontothetwospecialistsoperatingdozensWiththefullyopened tives underway representingBut UMMS is just the latestClass1railroads,thelinksof pieces of equipment. shippingchannelandreturn awidediversityofcompa- inawiderangeofcompa- to the interstate road systemWiththefullshippingofourglobalcargoand niesat TPA.Forexample,niesthathavedecidedtoand a waterfront that directlychannel now open, the Port ofcruisepartners,thePortof in March 2024, the Univer- put down roots at the TPAsleads into the fifty-foot-deepBaltimores economic engineBaltimorelooksforwardto sityofMarylandMedicalSparrow Point site. The overmainshipchannelouttois revving up to be strongeronce again being one of the System (UMMS) announced50 tenants calling TPA homeChesapeake Bay. It is as Wil- thanever.ThePortofBal- nationstopports,support-ithadsignedaleaseandincludewell-knownbrandsliamssays,.whetheritstimorespublicterminalsing thousands of jobs, said brokegroundona400,000likeBMW, Amazon,Homemarine focused, rail focused,directly support 8,000 work- MarylandDepartmentof sq/ftLogisticsOperationDepot, Under Armour, Floorortrucklogisticsfocused.ers,includinglongshoremenTransportationSecretaryPaul Center at TPA complex. The& Dcor and McCormick. Across all modes of transpor- andtruckers.EachdaytheJ. Wiedefeld. Thanks to Gover-newfacilitywillhandleallUltimately, for this widetation, it is coming together.ports economic impact rep- nor Moores steadfast leadership theUMMSsupplychainrangeofcompaniestherealWe are going to grow acrossresents $192 million or more(REOPENINGcontinued on operations. UMMS is Mary- advantage of the TPA is thethe board on all of this. than $70 billion a year, rep- page 46)BALTIMORE IS BACKThe Port of Baltimore is back and better than ever!Ship your project cargo to/from Baltimore with Thunderbolt!Project CargoOur project cargo expertise is the niche we thrive on. We belong to 2 Global Project Cargo Networks that give us access to experts around the world. We can deliver heavy, long, wide3500 Boston StreetSuite 323and tall machinery and equipment anywhere in the USA and around the world. Baltimore, MD 21224Break Bulk Heavy Lift Out of Gauge Over-dimensional Over-sizedPhone: 410-633-2722 [email protected]: 410-633-0099 www.thunderboltglobal.com'