MFUME, MARYLAND CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION MEMBERS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $40M TO EXPAND FREIGHT CAPACITY AT TRADEPOINT ATLANTICEPARTMENT

Washington, April 24 -- Representative Kweisi Mfume issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and U.S. Representatives Sarah Elfreth, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-MD) announced $39,662,903 in federal funding for the Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) to expand freight handling capacity at the Tradepoint Atlantic terminal within the Port of Baltimore. The investment supports the development of the new Sparrows Point Container Terminal at Tradepoint Atlantic. The new terminal will further the continued revitalization of the former Sparrows Point steel mill and expand container cargo capacity within Baltimore by 70%. The project is also esti...