The Curtis Bay Ore Pier in Baltimore, with CSX as owner and Ramsay, Scarlett as stevedore, is a modern bulk facility capable of handling all types of ores and other dry bulk materials. Cargo can be transferred between oceangoing vessels or barges and rail cars or trucks.
From Curtis Bay, inbound cargo is moved to inland points or into storage adjacent to the pier for subsequent distribution. The Ore Pier is located adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay Coal Piers, from which an ample supply of empty rail equipment is made available for import bulk cargo shipments.
Bulk materials can also be accumulated at Curtis Bay for outbound loading onto vessels or barges. Acreage is available
to accommodate multiple shipload quantities. The pier's two high-capacity electric ore cranes can discharge cargo in two ways: through the conveyor/scale hopper system into rail cars or trucks or directly into ground storage behind the cranes. For flexibility, these two systems can be
used at the same time.
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LOCATION
1501 E. Patapsco Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21226 |
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OWNER
CSX |
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STEVEDORE
Ramsay, Scarlett & Co., Inc.
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LENGTH
650 Feet |
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WIDTH
81 Feet
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DRAFT
41 Feet |
BERTHS
One |
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CRANES
Two electrically-operated traveling bridge cranes, equipped with multiple size buckets.
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BOOMS
Hinged booms project 61 feet beyond face of dock and connect with the conveyor belts.
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CONVEYORS
Conveyor belts have elevated 500 ton weighing and car-loading bins spanning two loading tracks. |
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CAPACITY
Varies with type of cargo but capable of 1500 tons per hour. |
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STORAGE
Ground storage is available close by the pier. |
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