The project to expand the Howard Street Tunnel has received federal environmental approvals, bringing the $466 million project closer to fruition. The expansion will enable the tunnel to accommodate double-stacked container trains, which could benefit the nearby Port of Baltimore.
Former Bethlehem Steel plant site at Sparrows Point, Maryland, attracts shippers and 3PLs to build Northeast distribution centers.
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Maryland port’s Seagirt Marine Terminal will not move cargo Monday and Tuesday.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen laying off 2,500 workers in the United States and Mexico, retiring and recycling about 15 vessels.
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Cars and containers also reach new benchmarks in 2019.
The state has enough funding to allow construction to proceed, but the details are still forthcoming.
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) said Maryland has received a $125 million federal grant that the state hopes will lead to an expanded rail tunnel in Baltimore to allow for taller trains to travel to the Port of Baltimore.
Project first suggested in 2002 may yet go forward as Port of Baltimore vies for hinterland freight movements.
Record $1.5 billion in U.S. DOT grants “rebalance” investments into rural areas.
