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Some New Panamax Size ships will carry more than 2-1/2 times more containers than previous generation ships
est exporter. Of course, the port handles much more than coal as reflected by its strong first half. The public marine terminals at the port handled 4.83 million tons of general cargo, up 10% over the first half of 2011. The majority of general cargo at the port is containerized goods, autos, forest products and Roll-On/Roll-
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off farm and construction equipment. This past June, four Super postPanamax cranes arrived at the Port of Baltimore for installation at its newly constructed 50-foot container berth at Seagirt Marine Terminal. Seagirt Marine Terminal, which is the port’s primary container facility, currently has seven
cranes that are Post Panamax—capable of reaching 18 containers across a ship. The new cranes will be able to reach 22 containers across and lift 187,300 pounds. In addition, the new cranes are fully electric, meaning that there will be no diesel engine emissions.
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