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MIKULSKI, CARDIN JOINED BY TEAM MARYLAND IN ANNOUNCING $10

MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT INCREASED CAPACITY AND

JOBS AT PORT OF BALTIMORE

Port of Baltimore supports more than 50,000 Maryland jobs

WASHINGTON

U.S.Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin along with RepresentativesElijah Cummings, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) today announced that

the Maryland Port Administration has been awarded $10,000,000 in federal funding to expand the

handling capacity at the Fairfield Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore through the U.S.

Department of Transportations (DOT) Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery

(TIGER) grant program. Senator Mikulski is the Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations

Committee, which funds DOT. Senator Cardin is Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public

Works Water Subcommittee and a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee.

This public investment in the Port of Baltimore is about jobs, jobs, jobs, Senator Mikulski said.

From the dock workers who unload the ships to the manufacturers who rely on cargo transported

by the ships, the Port means jobs. Through construction jobs today, preparing the Port for the bigger

ships that will soon be sailing through the widened Panama Canal, we are supporting jobs tomorrow

that will keep Marylands economy rolling.

The Port of Baltimore is an economic engine for our state and a bell weather for our

nations economic health, said Senator Cardin. Through a solid partnership with the

federal government, we are ensuring that the Port of Baltimore is well positioned for thefuture. Such investments translate into greater activity for the Port and more jobs for

Marylanders.

The announcement that the Port of Baltimore has been selected to receive a TIGER grant tofund the completion of the Fairfield Terminal is great news for the Port, the State of

Maryland, and all of the customers who will be able to use the terminal, CongressmanCummings said. This investment, which will expand the movement of freight whilesupporting jobs and adding to our States economic growth, is precisely the kind of

improvement the TIGER program was created to make.

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Already one of Marylands biggest economic engines, the Port of Baltimore will now be

able to support more hard-working families with the help of this federal grant,

Congressman Ruppersbergersaid. This is exactly the type of common sense investmentwe should be making to spur job growth in our own community.

The Port of Baltimore is one of Maryland's most valuable assets and this federal investment willincrease the Port's capacity and create jobs, said Congressman Sarbanes. As our state's economy

continues to expand, we must focus on smart investments like this one that spur growth and secure

our future. I will continue working with my colleagues in the Maryland delegation to ensure the Port

of Baltimore maintains its position as one of the busiest ports on the east coast.

According to the Maryland Port Administration, the project will expand the handling capacity at the

Fairfield Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore. This project replaces an obsolete and dilapidated

wet basin in the Port of Baltimore with a new 7.6-acre, rail-served cargo lay-down area within a

strong export/import auto and roll-on/roll-off cargo terminal.

The project completes a long-planned redevelopment of the Fairfield Terminal wet basin beneficiallyusing dredged material from the Seagirt container terminal access channel as fill material, resolving

navigation safety concerns for larger vessels and providing multiple regional and national benefits.

Rail access in the project will increase intermodal flexibility for the export of U.S. manufactured

cargo, and will return the area to a state of good repair for the benefit of the overall transportation

system.

The Port of Baltimore is a major economic engine for America and Maryland, supporting

more than 50,000 jobs across the stateincluding 14,630 direct jobs. Among U.S. ports,Baltimore receives the top rank for handling roll on/roll off cargo, trucks, imported forest

products, and imported gypsum and sugar. It is also the largest automobile exporter and

importer in the country.

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