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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists in Baltimore discovered a Horvathiolus superbus seed bug in a shipment of Italian ceramic tiles. A U.S. Department of Agriculture entomologist confirmed that this interception was a first regional discovery of the species.
 

Buggy Shipment Rejected by Baltimore Customs

17 May 2013
Agriculture specialists with Baltimore U.S. Customs and Border Protection have intercepted a shipment of ceramic Italian tiles that was contaminated with the the Horvathiolus superbus seed bug, a potential agriculture threat pest.
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A. Duie Pyle Acquires Maryland Service Center
09 May 2013
A. Duie Pyle has acquired a 60-door service center in Elkridge, Md.
 
Port of Baltimore Unveils Deeper Berth, Supersized Cranes
09 May 2013
The Port of Baltimore has held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new 50-foot-deep berth and four super-post-Panamax container cranes at its Seagirt Marine Terminal.
 
Ceres Marine Terminals Appoints Wolfe as VP
01 Apr 2013
Ceres Marine Terminals has named Douglas Wolfe as vice president, effective April 1.
 
Baltimore Sets Cargo-Handling Record
28 Feb 2013
Maryland’s Gov. Martin O’Malley reported that the Port of Baltimore’s public and private marine terminals handled a record 36.8 million tons of cargo in 2012, valued at an all-time high of $54 million.
 
Costco Teamsters Approve Three-Year Contract
20 Feb 2013
Costco Teamsters have voted in favor of a new three-year contract that includes a 9 percent wage increase over the term of the agreement, stronger job protections and an improved grievance procedure...
Dead Khapra beetles.
 
Baltimore Customs Bugs Out Over Infested Shipment
15 Feb 2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations agricultural specialists at the Port of Baltimore discovered on Feb. 7 that a shipment of celery seed from India was infested with...
Norfolk Southern's Greencastle intermodal facility.
 
Norfolk Southern Opens Pennsylvania Intermodal Facility
21 Jan 2013
Class I railroad Norfolk Southern today opened a new $97 million intermodal terminal in South Central Pennsylvania, advancing the company’s Crescent Corridor series of project...
 
MoveTran Expands Logistics Services in Baltimore
02 Jan 2013
Baltimore-based transloading company MoveTran recently acquired a 206,700 square foot warehouse for transportation access via the Port of Baltimore, and is in the process of purchasing the former Heidtman Steel distribution center...
 
Baltimore Public Terminals to Open Saturday
28 Dec 2012
The Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt and Dundalk public marine terminals will be open Saturday for the delivery and receipt of cargo if no agreement is reached...
 
Federal Highway Administration Selects Rayman to Head Freight Office
29 Nov 2012
The Federal Highway Administration today selected Caitlin Hughes Rayman, Maryland Department of Transportation’s Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy and Freight...