11 NEWS. INDUSTRY IS RETURNING TO THE OLD BETHLEHEM STEEL SITE IN SPARROWS POINT TODAY. STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS CELEBRATED WHAT WILL BECOME A NEW CONTAINER TERMINAL AT TRADEPOINT ATLANTIC. THE TERMINAL AT COCO POINT WILL SPAN SOME 168 ACRES. ONCE IT’S COMPLETE, THE TERMINAL WILL HANDLE 1 MILLION CONTAINERS EVERY YEAR, GROWING THE PORT’S CONTAINER CAPACITY BY 70%. IT WILL ALSO BRING SOME 8000 JOBS TO THE REGION. THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO SUPPORT JUST IN BALTIMORE COUNTY ALONE, OVER 1100 NEW PERMANENT UNION JOBS. HEY, ATLANTIC HAS AN AGGRESSIVE TIMELINE TO GET THE TERMINAL UP AND RUNNING. THE FIRST BERTH IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL
State, local leaders celebrate eventual new container terminal at Tradepoint Atlantic
Updated: 5:24 PM EDT May 1, 2026
Industry is returning to the old Bethlehem Steel site in Sparrows Point.State and local leaders celebrated what will become a new container terminal at Tradepoint Atlantic on Friday.The terminal at Coke Point will span around 168 acres. Once it’s complete, the terminal will handle one million containers every year, growing the port’s capacity by 70%.It will also bring around 8,000 jobs to the region.”This project is going to support, just in Baltimore County alone, over 1,100 new, permanent union jobs,” said Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.Tradepoint Atlantic has an aggressive timeline to get the terminal up and running.The first berth is expected to be operational by 2028, with the second expected to go online by 2029.
EDGEMERE, Md. —
Industry is returning to the old Bethlehem Steel site in Sparrows Point.
State and local leaders celebrated what will become a new container terminal at Tradepoint Atlantic on Friday.
The terminal at Coke Point will span around 168 acres. Once it’s complete, the terminal will handle one million containers every year, growing the port’s capacity by 70%.
It will also bring around 8,000 jobs to the region.
“This project is going to support, just in Baltimore County alone, over 1,100 new, permanent union jobs,” said Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
Tradepoint Atlantic has an aggressive timeline to get the terminal up and running.
The first berth is expected to be operational by 2028, with the second expected to go online by 2029.