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Developers of a new $1 billion container terminal at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County, Md., say they expect to break ground by the end of next year and open in 2028, creating 1,100 jobs.

Maryland officials have welcomed plans for the state’s largest single distribution center in a 2.1 million-square-foot facility by Conair providing access to mid-Atlantic freight hubs.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Nov. 13 announced Baltimore’s commitment to its designation as a Workforce Hub through investments in career and technical education and training for local workers.

A new $5.8 million weigh and inspection station along U.S. Route 1 in Maryland has opened to make traveling safer for passenger and commercial vehicles.

The Port of Baltimore’s state-owned public marine terminals surpassed a cargo volume record reached in 2019 before the pandemic by handling 11.6 million tons of cargo during fiscal 2023.

A nationwide shortage of truck parking spaces went local June 22 as Maryland’s Allegany County Board of Commissioners heard from an advocate asking for support in remedying the problem.

Rather than rubber-stamping California’s truck emission standards, Maryland passed the Clean Trucks Act of 2023 — viewed as a fair compromise reflecting trucking industry concerns.

Construction will move forward to ease congestion in western Maryland and improve regional freight transportation along Interstate 81 after Gov. Larry Hogan awarded the project a $100 million grant.

A Coast Guard investigation into the grounding in March of a cargo ship in the Chesapeake Bay faulted the pilot tasked with helping the ship navigate the waterway.

Freight movement is a priority outlined in the Maryland Department of Transportation’s recently released draft of its six-year capital budget.