Port administration

• Controls Faulted at Maryland Port Administration

The Maryland Port Administration showed "significant deficiencies" in its oversight of more than $60 million in revenue and $15.3 million in payments in fiscal 2010, state watchdogs said in an audit released Monday. The issues raised "could adversely affect MPA's ability to maintain reliable financial records [and] operate effectively," according to the Office of Legislative Audits, which added there was no evidence the administration was breaking any laws.

• The Daily Record (Baltimore)
• October 31, 2011

• Communities Against Runway Expansion, Inc., Et Al., Petitioners, v. Federal Aviation Administration, Respondent. Massachusetts Port Authority and City of Boston, Intervenors., 355 F.3d 678 (D.C. Cir. 2004)

Peter L. Koff argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioners. Stephen M. Leonard argued the cause and filed the briefs for intervenor City of ...

• Federal Circuits

• Maryland Port Administration Wants to Expand Port Property

The Maryland Port Administration is taking small steps in its quest to grow its public marine terminals, making minor land acquisitions when it can as it looks for an opportunity to grab a big chunk of property to shore up what officials see as a major need for storage space. The most recent example was a land swap with the Maryland Transportation Authority, approved by the Board of Public Works at its most recent meeting. The swap adds 5.5 acres to Seagirt Marine Terminal, and requires the MPA to give up an 8.6-acre tract at Hawkins Point.

• The Daily Record (Baltimore)
• September 15, 2008

• Pepco Energy Selected to Implement $27.6 Million Energy Performance Contract for Maryland Port Administration.

New Energy Conservation Measures will be part of Governor's EmPOWER Maryland initiative ARLINGTON, Va. -- Pepco Energy Services, Inc., a subsidiary ...

• Business Wire
• November 15, 2011

• Memo to Reporters Covering Port Controversy; Media Matters Presents Media Myths, Falsehoods On Bush Administration Port Deal (2/2)

WASHINGTON, March 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a memo from Media Matters for America to reporters covering the port controversy (Part 2 of 2): No. 5: The administration extracted "extra security concessions" from DPW

• U.S. Newswire
• March 03, 2006

• Md. Port Administration Puts Seagirt Terminal Out for Bids

The Maryland Port Administration has asked for bids on a deal that would see a private company take over Seagirt Marine Terminal for at least 30 years. The move is intended in large part to facilitate the development of a new, deeper berth for ships at Seagirt. It had been in the works for several months, and The Daily Record reported in March the MPA had notified the General Assembly of its intention to seek bids for the project.

• The Daily Record (Baltimore)
• April 17, 2009

• State Promises No Dredge Dump at Depot

The former General Services Administration depot in Glen Burnie is no longer being considered as a dredge spoil disposal site, and some residents of the nearby Point Pleasant and Shoreland communities are claiming at least a partial victory. The Harbor Team, an independent panel that advises the Maryland Port Administration, made waves in February when it added the 435- acre site on Ordnance Road to a list of 22 other properties to be considered for disposal of muck dredged from Baltimore shipping channels.

• Maryland Gazette
• April 25, 2011

• Md. Port Administration asks for contract extension with Seagirt Marine Terminal

The Maryland Port Administration has asked for permission to extend its contract with the operator of Seagirt Marine Terminal by up to a year while officials say they continue to work on a long- term deal to bring in a private company to run the facility. The Board of Public Works is scheduled Wednesday to review a six- month, $20 million extension with Ports America Baltimore Inc., the company that has run Seagirt since it opened in 1990. That deal, from November through next April, extends a one-year, $41.6 million contract approved last year.

• The Daily Record (Baltimore)
• June 30, 2009

• Md. Port Administration Wants Assembly to Ok New Seagirt Plan

The Maryland Port Administration has asked the General Assembly to review its plan to find a private company to run Seagirt Marine Terminal for at least 30 years. The move, intended in large part to encourage the development of a new, deeper berth for ships at Seagirt, had been in the works for several months. However, the MPA's release of a "term sheet" for the project marks the first definitive step toward finding a partner.

• The Daily Record (Baltimore)
• March 25, 2009

• Ports America, Ceres Bidding On Seagirt Marine Terminal, Announces Md. Port Administration

The Maryland Port Administration said Tuesday it has two legitimate bidders competing take over operations at Seagirt Marine Terminal, including the current stevedoring company at the facility and an international terminal company with several operations in the Port of Baltimore. The MPA announced that Ports America Group and Ceres Terminals Inc. are vying for control of the terminal through at least 2040, as the state looks for a company to make large investments to the facility. Ports America Baltimore Inc. has operated the 200-acre Seagirt Marine Terminal since it opened in 1990. Ceres runs a private marine terminal on Childs Street in Baltimore and provides some stevedoring services at Maryland's public terminals.

• The Daily Record (Baltimore)
• July 02, 2009