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Autos/light trucks, cargo at Port of Baltimore show strong rebound from COVID-19 lows
Listen to this articleLed by increases in car and light truck volumes, the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s state-owned, public marine terminals continued to show strong recovery in March compared to figures from 2020 in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Autos, roll on/roll off farm and construction equipment and containers each had significant gains last month compared to their COVID-19 low points.
With 58,032 units in March 2021, autos and light trucks showed a remarkable 229% increase compared to its low point in May 2020 during the pandemic. The auto/light truck category also posted a month-over-month increase of 102.8% over February 2021, and a year-over-year increase of 13.6% from March 2020.
In addition to the tremendous increase in cars and light trucks, the Port of Baltimore handled 97,146 tons of roll on/roll off equipment in March, an increase of 97.6% in that category compared to its low point in June 2020. General cargo, with 983,829 tons, was up 34.1% compared to its June 2020 low, while container volumes, with 49,942 boxes, was up 5.3% against its June 2020 low.
Categories were up compared to February 2021 as well: In addition to the 102.8% increase posted by autos/light trucks, roll on/roll off was up 112% and containers were up 3%. The roll on/roll off category also posted a 20.2% year-over-year increase compared to March 2020, while general cargo was up 3.46% year-over-year.
