A new grain transloading facility at the Port of Baltimore is expected to simplify exports for Maryland farmers by allowing soybeans, corn, wheat and other grains to be loaded directly at the port before being shipped overseas.

The four-acre facility at the Seagirt Marine Terminal includes three silos with a combined capacity of 60,000 bushels and can load more than 200 shipping containers a week.

Developed through a partnership between Ports America Chesapeake and Frey Commodities, the facility eliminates a step that previously required farmers to transport grain to an off-site location, where it was loaded into containers before being hauled to the port.

Under the new system, grain can be delivered directly to Seagirt by truck or rail, transferred into on-site storage silos and later loaded into shipping containers bound for markets in Europe, Asia and South America.

The change is expected to reduce transportation costs and truck mileage by allowing grain to be loaded into export containers at the port rather than at a separate facility. State officials also said the streamlined process should reduce emissions from additional handling and transport.

The Maryland Port Administration said the Port of Baltimore handled more farm and construction machinery than any other U.S. port last year. The grain operation adds another agricultural export to the port’s container business and expands the range of commodities that can be shipped directly through Seagirt.

Ports America Chesapeake, which operates the terminal through a public-private partnership with the Maryland Port Administration, will manage the facility exclusively for Frey Commodities’ export shipments.

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