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Port of Baltimore

U.S. East Coast port

Shipping heavy equipment from the Port of Baltimore

Baltimore handles all four methods and leads the U.S. in RoRo farm and construction machinery: containers at Seagirt and Dundalk, flat racks with Dundalk’s speed loader, and RoRo and breakbulk at Dundalk Marine Terminal[1][2][3].

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tons of RoRo farm and construction equipment, 2025, the most of any U.S. port[3]
887,513
TEUs at Seagirt Marine Terminal, 2025[4]
1,113,309
rated maximum of the largest mobile crane at Dundalk[2]
550 US tons499,000 kg
channel and berth depth[1]
50 ft15.24 m

Official website: Maryland Port Administration. Terminal names and figures on this page come from its own publications, listed under Sources.

Container, flat rack, RoRo and breakbulk here

Shipping methods at this port and the terminals that handle them
MethodAt this portWhere
ContainerYesSeagirt Marine Terminal, run by Ports America Chesapeake, and Dundalk Marine Terminal[1][2].
Flat rackYesDundalk has a mobile speed loader so its ship-to-shore cranes can handle flats, bolsters and over-height containers[2].
RoRoYesDundalk Marine Terminal, where Wallenius Wilhelmsen has a 20-year, 150-acre East Coast hub, plus the Fairfield and Masonville auto terminals[2][5].
BreakbulkYesDundalk, sized for large breakbulk and project cargo; South Locust Point for forest products[2].

Published sailings that load here

Published sailings that load here
Carrier and serviceMethodTrade laneDestination ports, with transit from here where published
Grimaldi[6]North America – West AfricaRoRoShipping machinery from the U.S. to AfricaDakar 12–17 days · Lagos 14–23 days · Cotonou · Tema 22–27 days
Sallaum Lines[7]USA to West AfricaRoRoShipping machinery from the U.S. to AfricaCotonou · Lomé · Lagos 21–36 days · Durban
MSC[8]USA – South Africa (weekly)ContainerShipping machinery from the U.S. to AfricaGqeberha · Durban · Cape Town
Atlantic Container Line[9]A ServiceRoRoShipping machinery from the U.S. to EuropeLiverpool 11 days · Hamburg 14 days · Antwerp 17 days
Grimaldi[10]MED/USA/MEXRoRoShipping machinery from the U.S. to EuropeSouthampton 9–12 days · Antwerp 10–13 days · Bremerhaven 13–16 days · Valencia 13–20 days
Grimaldi[10]MED/USA/MEXRoRoShipping machinery from the U.S. to the Middle EastJeddah 21–28 days · Aqaba 29–34 days
Höegh Autoliners[11]North America – Middle East and AsiaRoRoShipping machinery from the U.S. to the Middle EastAqaba · Jeddah · Yanbu · Port Sultan Qaboos (Muscat)
Höegh Autoliners[11]North America – OceaniaRoRoShipping machinery from the U.S. to Asia and the PacificAuckland 28–30 days · Melbourne 33–35 days · Port Kembla 36–38 days · Brisbane 39–42 days
NYK RORO[12]MSXRoRoShipping machinery from the U.S. to South AmericaSuape 13–15 days · Santos 16–19 days · Zárate 20–23 days · San Antonio 30–35 days · Iquique 34–39 days · Callao 36–43 days
NYK RORO[12]USCX (via the Panama Canal)RoRoShipping machinery from the U.S. to South AmericaCallao 13 days · Iquique 16 days · San Antonio 19 days
NYK RORO[13]USGXRoRoShipping machinery from the U.S. to Central AmericaManzanillo (Colón) 11–13 days · Puerto Limón 13–15 days · Puerto Cortés 15–17 days · Santo Tomás de Castilla 17–19 days
Grimaldi[10]MED/USA/MEXRoRoShipping machinery from the U.S. to Canada and MexicoVeracruz 6–10 days · Altamira 8–13 days

Terminals and rail

CSX and Norfolk Southern can both move freight through Dundalk, with Norfolk Southern providing direct rail access[2]. The largest crane on the terminal is a Grove GMK 7550 rated at 550 US tons (499 t) maximum and 220 US tons (199.6 t) in normal work[2].

More RoRo sailings load at Baltimore than at any other port in our trade lane data, which is why we route many machines that drive here even from inland pickups.

Questions about shipping from Baltimore

Why ship construction equipment through Baltimore?

It handled 887,513 tons of RoRo farm and construction equipment in 2025, the most of any U.S. port, and it has frequent RoRo sailings to Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America.

Can I ship a flat rack from Baltimore?

Yes. Dundalk’s speed loader lets its cranes handle flats and over-height containers, and Seagirt handles standard containers.

Where does breakbulk load in Baltimore?

At Dundalk Marine Terminal, which handles breakbulk, project cargo and farm and construction equipment.

Auction yards that ship through this port

Equipment auction yards for which the Port of Baltimore is one of the recommended export ports, by road distance from the yard (OSRM, OpenStreetMap).

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from the documents below, each checked on the date shown. Carriers and authorities revise them, so we confirm the current figure when we book.

  1. [1]Maryland Port Administration, Seagirt Marine Terminal, checked October 18, 2026
  2. [2]Maryland Port Administration, Dundalk Marine Terminal, checked October 18, 2026
  3. [3]Maryland Port Administration, press release, 24 March 2026, checked October 18, 2026
  4. [4]Office of Governor Wes Moore, New Port of Baltimore records, checked October 18, 2026
  5. [5]Maryland Port Administration, Fairfield Marine Terminal, checked October 18, 2026
  6. [6]Grimaldi Lines, North America – West Africa Service schedule (published 16 Oct 2026), checked October 18, 2026
  7. [7]Sallaum Lines, USA to West Africa sailing schedule (updated 17 Oct 2026), checked October 18, 2026
  8. [8]MSC, Standalone direct service between South Africa and the USA (customer advisory), checked October 18, 2026
  9. [9]Atlantic Container Line, Baltimore: A Service schedule and transit times, checked October 18, 2026
  10. [10]Grimaldi Lines, MED/USA/MEX Service schedule (published 16 Oct 2026), checked October 18, 2026
  11. [11]Höegh Autoliners, Sailing schedule by vessel (as listed 18 Oct 2026), checked October 18, 2026
  12. [12]NYK RORO, MSX/USCX schedule: U.S. East Coast to South America (week 42, 16 Oct 2026), checked October 18, 2026
  13. [13]NYK RORO, USGX schedule: U.S. East Coast to Colombia, Panama, Mexico and Central America (week 42, 13 Oct 2026), checked October 18, 2026

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