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Port of Baltimore updates island restoration and recovery after disruptions; Poplar Island and Mid Bay projects advance
Summary
Maryland Port Administration officials reported recovery progress after the Key Bridge collapse, highlighted double-stack rail operations and outlined ongoing ecosystem restoration projects on Poplar Island and the Mid Bay islands, with community outreach planned for affected counties.
Jonathan Daniels, executive director of the Maryland Port Administration, updated the Eastern Shore delegation on Feb. 14 about the port's recovery and ecological restoration projects, saying the Port of Baltimore remains "an integral role in maintaining our nation's supply chain" despite disruptions from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and national supply-chain shifts.
Daniels said double-stack container rail operations began in October 2024 at Seagirt Marine Terminal on a temporary route with CSX, increasing capacity until the Howard Street tunnel project completes (anticipated 2026). "It will increase the port's business by a 60,000 containers annually and generating…
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