Five public and twelve private terminals handle the port’s traffic with efficient labor forces.

Situated 200 miles (320km) closer to the Midwest than any other Atlantic seaport, in close proximity to the interchange to I-70 to Chicago and minutes to I-95 the East Coast’s  “Main Street.” The port is an overnight drive to 32% of the nation’s population, with $1.2 trillion in effective buying income, and to 34% of it’s manufacturing base.

The port is one of the leading ports of entry in the U.S. for foreign-made automobiles and is #1 in the nation for roll on/ roll off cargo.

The port has extremely modern container facilities, including 3 double trolley cranes and special breakbulk facilities for steel, pulp, paper, ore, and coal.

Baltimore Washington International Airport           

Handles over 350 million pounds (158,800 metric tons) of air cargo a year

Offers 24-hr. air-cargo services with 395,000 sq.ft. (36,695 sm)of cargo warehouse space, 24,000 sq.ft (2,230 sm) of cold storage space and a 17 acre (7  hectare) air cargo ramp. Services include:

Convenient customs clearance, international banking, over 100 freight forwarding and handling firms, seven dedicated air freight carriers

An interstate highway link, I-195, to the critical I-95 system

Washington Dulles International Airport

Access- a dedicated airport road leading into the North Cargo area

Infrastructure- State of the art warehouse and ramp facilities

Costs- Dulles’s cargo operation costs are lower that some other east coast gateways

Location- in close proximity of nearly 50% of the U.S. Market

Trucking

Nearly 76 million tons of freight are transported each year through Maryland

More than 12,000 Maryland companies have motor carriers registered in Maryland

Approximately 90% of all goods in Maryland move by truck, as do 75% of the goods moving through the Port of Baltimore on about 250 trucking companies.

Rail   

The Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) brings railhead to within 1,000 feet of the bulkhead at the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal. The ICTF has:   

Rail Service: Nine rail lines (including two Class 1 lines) link to every major U.S. market and Canada. Connecting rail service from CSX, Norfolk Southern and other carriers can seamlessly move cargo in record time.

Highways 

I-95      Principal metropolitan centers along the U.S. East Coast

I-195    Access to BWI Airport from I-95

I-395    Access to downtown Baltimore from I-95

I-695    Surrounds Baltimore

I-795    Access to Owings Mills and Reisterstown from I-695

I-895    An I-95 alternative bypassing Downtown Baltimore (Harbor Tunnel Thruway)

I-70      Access west to Frederick, Hagerstown, and beyond to Chicago

I-81      Alt north-south route that intersects I-70 near Hagerstown in Western MD

I-83      Originates in downtown Baltimore, north to I-695 and on to Harrisburg, PA

I-68      extends from I-70, offering an alternative route to the Midwest

I-97      Connects Annapolis with I-695