The Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) is the Port of Baltimore’s biggest container shipping customer. Last year MSC unloaded about 200,000 containers and MSC officials have told Baltimore port officials that it could unload another 30,000 containers in Baltimore next year. Today’s newest containers are unable to fit double-stacked through Baltimore’s century-old Howard Street Tunnel. Therefore, CSX Rail Corporation is considering a new cargo transfer facility that will have easy truck access to the I-95 corridor. As the Port of Baltimore positions itself for future growth, officials are working to improve space constraints and rail capacity.

On October 10, 2006, Mark Hermans, a Principal at PRTM will share with the CSCMP Baltimore Roundtable how to use SCOR metrics to improve supply chain performance. PRTM was a co-founder of the Supply Chain Operations Referefence-model (SCOR). The dinner meeting will begin at 5:30 at the Red Brick Station Restaurant Banquet Room in White Marsh. The fee is $35 for members and non-members. Please contact Karin Foster at kfoster@baltometro.org or 410-732- 0500 x1049 for more information if you are interested in attending.

The Maryland Transportation Authority recently announced that the Keith Avenue Ramp Exit #56 from I-95 northbound will re-open in the afternoon on Monday October 2, 2006. The ramp was previously closed for repairs from August 29, 2006 through October 10, 2006 under permit #1379; however the contractor was able to finish work ahead of schedule.

A new career center designed to help job seekers find work at the airport is open at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. It joins a small but growing number of employment sites at airports around the country where economic development officials and nonprofit groups try to find workers for what essentially is a small city. "BWI represents one of the largest concentrated employment sectors in the state," said Andy Moser, president of the Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corp..

More than 10,000 people work at BWI for about 200 employers, ranging from airline carriers to freight companies to retail and food vendors. Anne Arundel Workforce Development officials say the career center will meet the growing needs of the airport labor market: employers looking for qualified candidates - especially for high-turnover positions - and job seekers who want easy and centralized access to openings.

Mid-Atlantic Transportation & Logistics Institute

The MATLI Symposium at Cecil Community College will put on its 7th Annual Transportation and Logistics Symposium this October 6, 2006, 7:30 to 11 am. For more information about the Symposium, contact Rebecca Walker at rwalker@cecilcc.edu or 410-287-6060 x204

BRTB Participation Plan

The BRTB Participation Plan is now posted on the BMC Web Site for review and comment. The U.S. Department of Transportation recommends key freight stakeholders review and provide comment on the Participation Plan.

Logistics, Transportation, and Supply Chain Management Industry Day/Career Fair

The University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business will hold its Logistics, Transportation, and Supply Chain Management (LTSCM) Industry Day on October 27, 2006 from 8 am to 3:30 pm. This is an annual event to showcase the logistics, transportation, and supply chain management field and provide career-based opportunity for LTSCM companies and students to interact. The day includes the LTSCM Person of the Year Award, an LTSCM luncheon where recruiters and students have a chance to get to know each other, and the LTSCM Career Fair. For more information about exhibiting or attending this event e-mail ltscm@rhsmith.umd.edu or call Katherine Yon at 301-314-2590 or Bill DeWitt at 301-405-0351.