The Port of Baltimore has set a record for container traffic. Michael Dresser at the Baltimore Sun reports:
"Buoyed by an improved economy, the Port of Baltimore has set a new record in its handling of container traffic for the 12-month period that ended with March, Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Thursday.
The port's public marine terminals handled the equivalent of 632,482 full-size containers between last April 1 and March 31. The best previous 12 months came between February 2006 and January 2007 � before the recent recession � when the port shipped and received the equivalent of 629,604 containers.
O'Malley attributed the surge to improved economic conditions, as well as the port's success in landing long-term container contracts with major lines such as Evergreen Marine and Mediterranean Shipping Co. He said the container business was also bolstered by a new direct container shipping service to the Far East."
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