# Baltimore 3PL > Baltimore 3PL runs warehousing, drayage, transloading, FTZ 74 storage, and freight for cargo moving through the Port of Baltimore, through a partner network built over 50 years. One call, one quote, one desk accountable for the move. Baltimore 3PL is a service-area logistics company operated by AEY Distribution, LLC. It has no warehouse or office of its own in Baltimore; every move runs through warehouse, drayage, transload, rigging and licensed customs broker partners vetted over 50 years, under one contract and one accountable desk. Customs clearance is coordinated through licensed customs broker partners; Baltimore 3PL is not a customs broker. Contact: operations@sams3pl.com, (419) 745-9492. Desk hours Mon–Fri 07:00–18:00 ET, after hours by arrangement. Replies within one business day. ## Key pages - [Home](https://baltimore3pl.com/): overview and quote form - [3PL Baltimore](https://baltimore3pl.com/3pl-baltimore/): what a Baltimore 3PL does and how a quote works - [Why Baltimore](https://baltimore3pl.com/why-baltimore/): port facts, mileage table, rail, FTZ 74, trade-offs - [How we work](https://baltimore3pl.com/partner-network/): the partner network model - [Port of Baltimore shipper’s guide](https://baltimore3pl.com/port/): terminals, FTZ 74, Key Bridge routing, double-stack rail, demurrage - [Request a quote](https://baltimore3pl.com/quote/) - [About](https://baltimore3pl.com/about/) ## Services - [Warehousing & Distribution](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/warehousing/): Port-centric warehousing at the Port of Baltimore. Partner warehouses in Dundalk, Sparrows Point and Jessup, one desk. Send a SKU list for a quote. - [Container Drayage](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/drayage/): Container drayage at the Port of Baltimore, Seagirt and Dundalk to any Mid-Atlantic dock, with tunnel-aware routing to 2030. Send a booking for a quote. - [Transloading](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/transloading/): Transloading at the Port of Baltimore: strip ocean containers near Seagirt, reload to 53-foot trailers or rail, return empties in free time. Get a quote. - [Cross-Docking](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/cross-docking/): Cross-docking near the Port of Baltimore. Containers and trailers sorted and reloaded the same day at partner docks in Dundalk and Jessup. Book a lane. - [FTZ 74 & Bonded Warehousing](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/ftz-bonded-warehouse/): FTZ 74 and bonded warehousing in Baltimore: defer duty until goods leave the zone and pay none on re-exports at partner sites. Send an HTS list for a quote. - [Intermodal Rail](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/intermodal-rail/): Intermodal rail from the Port of Baltimore: double-stack trains through the Howard Street Tunnel to the Midwest since June 2026. Price your lane today. - [Ro-Ro & Vehicle Logistics](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/ro-ro-logistics/): Ro-ro and vehicle logistics at the Port of Baltimore, the No. 2 US auto port and No. 1 for farm and construction machinery. Quote your next vessel. - [Project Cargo & Breakbulk](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/project-cargo-breakbulk/): Project cargo and breakbulk at the Port of Baltimore: heavy-lift at Dundalk, riggers and tunnel-safe over-dimensional routing. Send drawings for a quote. - [Cold Chain](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/cold-chain/): Cold chain warehousing near the Port of Baltimore: reefer drayage from Seagirt, chilled and frozen partner space. Send a temperature spec for a quote. - [E-commerce Fulfillment](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/ecommerce-fulfillment/): E-commerce fulfillment in Baltimore for import-heavy brands: containers from Seagirt to partner pick-and-pack sites near I-95. Send order data for a quote. - [B2B & Retail Distribution](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/retail-distribution/): Retail and B2B distribution from partner warehouses near the Port of Baltimore: EDI, routing guides, OTIF delivery. Send your routing guide for a quote. - [Kitting & Value-Added](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/kitting-value-added/): Kitting, assembly, labeling and display builds at partner warehouses near the Port of Baltimore, inside FTZ No. 74 when it pays. Send a BOM for a quote. - [Freight Brokerage](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/freight-brokerage/): FTL, LTL and flatbed brokerage from the Port of Baltimore. Tunnel-legal routing and a carrier partner for each lane. Send lanes and weights for a quote. - [Freight Forwarding](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/freight-forwarding/): Ocean and air forwarding via the Port of Baltimore, BWI and Dulles, with forwarder, drayage and customs broker partners on one desk. Send lanes for a quote. - [Customs Clearance](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/customs-brokerage/): Customs clearance at the Port of Baltimore, coordinated through licensed broker partners: ISF, entry and FTZ paperwork on one desk. Send docs for a quote. - [Hazmat Logistics](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/hazmat-logistics/): Hazmat storage and transport from the Port of Baltimore. Permitted partners, routing around the harbor tunnel bans until 2030. Send your SDS for a quote. - [White-Glove & Final Mile](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/white-glove-final-mile/): White-glove and final-mile delivery from the Port of Baltimore: data center racks, medical equipment, big and bulky, DC to Loudoun. Send sites for a quote. - [4PL & Managed Logistics](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/4pl-managed-logistics/): 4PL and managed logistics for Port of Baltimore freight: one desk runs drayage, warehouse, carrier and broker partners. Send lanes and volumes for a scope. - [Supply Chain Consulting](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/supply-chain-consulting/): Network design for importers weighing Baltimore, Norfolk or NY/NJ: Midwest mileage, double-stack rail and FTZ No. 74 duty math. Send your lanes for a scope. - [Returns & Reverse Logistics](https://baltimore3pl.com/services/reverse-logistics/): Returns and reverse logistics at partner warehouses near Baltimore: receive, grade, restock, refurbish or liquidate. Send your return volumes for a quote. ## Industries - [Automotive & Ro-Ro](https://baltimore3pl.com/industries/automotive/): Ro-ro vehicle logistics at the Port of Baltimore: 728,225 autos in 2025, Dundalk and Fairfield terminals, one desk for processing and drayage. Get a quote. - [Heavy Equipment](https://baltimore3pl.com/industries/heavy-equipment/): Baltimore is the No. 1 US port for ro-ro farm and construction machinery. One desk for terminal pickup, heavy-haul drayage and oversize routing. Get a quote. - [Data Centers](https://baltimore3pl.com/industries/data-centers/): Data center logistics staged from the Port of Baltimore: generators, UPS and racks delivered on schedule to Frederick and Loudoun. Plan your inbound now. - [Batteries & Energy Storage](https://baltimore3pl.com/industries/battery-energy-storage/): Class 9 battery and BESS logistics from the Port of Baltimore: hazmat carriers, tunnel-free routing and staging for Maryland storage projects. Get a quote. - [Defense & Government](https://baltimore3pl.com/industries/defense-aerospace-government/): Defense and government logistics at the Port of Baltimore: Anduril at Sparrows Point, Fort Meade, APG and Linthicum. One desk, vetted partners. Get a quote. - [E-commerce & D2C](https://baltimore3pl.com/industries/ecommerce-retail/): E-commerce fulfillment near the Port of Baltimore: port-to-shelf transload, FTZ 74 duty deferral and partner fulfillment centers. Get a quote. - [Retail & CPG](https://baltimore3pl.com/industries/retail-cpg/): Retail and CPG distribution from the Port of Baltimore: container transload, retail-compliant partner warehouses and store delivery. Get a quote. - [Food & Beverage](https://baltimore3pl.com/industries/food-beverage/): Food and beverage logistics around the Port of Baltimore: dry, chilled and frozen partner warehouses, container transload and grocery delivery. Get a quote. - [Agriculture & Grain](https://baltimore3pl.com/industries/agriculture/): Agriculture and grain export logistics at the Port of Baltimore: Seagirt grain transload, container stuffing, farm machinery imports. Get a quote. - [Forest Products](https://baltimore3pl.com/industries/forest-products/): Forest products logistics at the Port of Baltimore, No. 1 US port for paper and pulp: covered storage, breakbulk drayage and mill delivery. Get a quote. - [Metals, Minerals & Bulk](https://baltimore3pl.com/industries/metals-minerals-bulk/): Metals and bulk logistics at the Port of Baltimore, No. 2 US port for aluminum, salt, sugar and gypsum: breakbulk drayage and mill delivery. Get a quote. - [Life Sciences](https://baltimore3pl.com/industries/life-sciences/): Life sciences logistics near the Port of Baltimore: cold chain partner storage, clinical kitting and device returns for the BioPark corridor. Get a quote. - [Energy & Project Cargo](https://baltimore3pl.com/industries/energy-project-cargo/): Energy project cargo at the Port of Baltimore: transformers, generators and grid equipment lifted at Dundalk and delivered to site. Get a quote. - [Furniture & Big-and-Bulky](https://baltimore3pl.com/industries/furniture-big-bulky/): Furniture and big-and-bulky logistics from the Port of Baltimore: container transload, partner warehousing and white-glove delivery. Get a quote. ## Locations served - [Maryland, MD](https://baltimore3pl.com/locations/maryland/): Port of Baltimore logistics for every Maryland county: drayage, partner warehouses and rail on I-95 and I-70, plus FTZ 74 duty deferral. Get a quote. - [Baltimore, MD](https://baltimore3pl.com/locations/baltimore/): Baltimore 3PL coordinates drayage, transload and FTZ 74 warehousing from Seagirt and Dundalk to Canton, Holabird and Curtis Bay. Get a quote. - [Dundalk, MD](https://baltimore3pl.com/locations/dundalk/): Dundalk Marine Terminal at the door. Baltimore 3PL coordinates drayage, ro-ro and partner warehousing on Broening Highway, 2 miles from Seagirt. Get a quote. - [Sparrows Point & Tradepoint Atlantic, MD](https://baltimore3pl.com/locations/sparrows-point/): Tradepoint Atlantic at Sparrows Point: 3,300 acres, FTZ 74, a container terminal in 2028. Baltimore 3PL coordinates partner warehouses there. Get a quote. - [Curtis Bay & Fairfield, MD](https://baltimore3pl.com/locations/curtis-bay/): Curtis Bay and Fairfield: the Baltimore auto terminals, CNX coal and Energy Parkway warehouses. We coordinate ro-ro, hazmat and drayage there. Get a quote. - [Baltimore County, MD](https://baltimore3pl.com/locations/baltimore-county/): Baltimore County logistics from Dundalk to White Marsh: partner warehouses, cross-docks and drayage on the port’s largest industrial pipeline. Get a quote. - [Anne Arundel County, MD](https://baltimore3pl.com/locations/anne-arundel-county/): Anne Arundel County logistics at BWI, the Baltimore-Washington Corridor and Fort Meade: partner warehouses and forwarding from the port. Get a quote. - [Glen Burnie, MD](https://baltimore3pl.com/locations/glen-burnie/): Glen Burnie warehousing at I-97 and I-695, 12 miles from the Port of Baltimore: partner docks on Cromwell Park Drive and final mile. Get a quote. - [Hanover & BWI, MD](https://baltimore3pl.com/locations/hanover/): Hanover and BWI logistics: Arundel Mills, air cargo, Route 100 and the Parkway, 15 miles from the Port of Baltimore. Get a forwarding or fulfillment quote. - [Elkridge, MD](https://baltimore3pl.com/locations/elkridge/): Elkridge 3PL on the Route 1 and I-95 belt, about 15 miles from the Port of Baltimore. Partner warehousing, cross-docking and FTZ 74 space. Get a quote today. - [Jessup, MD](https://baltimore3pl.com/locations/jessup/): Jessup 3PL warehousing, transloading and cold storage 18 miles from the Port of Baltimore, in the densest 3PL cluster in Maryland. Ask for a quote today. - [Howard County, MD](https://baltimore3pl.com/locations/howard-county/): Howard County 3PL from Elkridge to Columbia, in FTZ 74 and 35 minutes from the Port of Baltimore. Partner warehousing with no duty until sale. Get a quote. - [Harford County, MD](https://baltimore3pl.com/locations/harford-county/): Harford County 3PL on I-95 North, 40 minutes from the Port of Baltimore with no harbor tunnel on the route. Partner warehousing and drayage. Get a quote. - [Aberdeen, MD](https://baltimore3pl.com/locations/aberdeen/): Aberdeen MD 3PL at Eastgate 95 and Perryman, 30 miles up I-95 from the Port of Baltimore. Partner fulfillment, drayage and kitting. Get a quote today. - [Washington, DC, DC](https://baltimore3pl.com/locations/washington-dc/): Warehouse near Washington, DC without District rent: FTZ 74 partner space 40 miles out at the Port of Baltimore and timed delivery into the city. Get a quote. - [Northern Virginia, VA](https://baltimore3pl.com/locations/northern-virginia/): Northern Virginia 3PL from the Port of Baltimore: Maryland partner warehousing, timed delivery to Alexandria, Arlington, Dulles and Manassas. Get a quote. - [Loudoun County & Ashburn, VA](https://baltimore3pl.com/locations/loudoun-county/): Loudoun and Ashburn data center logistics from the Port of Baltimore: racks, generators and switchgear staged in FTZ 74, delivered timed. Get a quote. ## Port of Baltimore guides - [Terminals overview](https://baltimore3pl.com/port/terminals/): Every Port of Baltimore terminal, who runs it and which cargo lands where, from Seagirt containers to Dundalk ro-ro. Route the box before the ship docks. - [Seagirt Marine Terminal](https://baltimore3pl.com/port/seagirt-marine-terminal/): Seagirt is the Port of Baltimore container terminal: 50 ft berths, 12 cranes, on-dock CSX rail, turns under 30 minutes. Plan drayage before the vessel docks. - [Dundalk Marine Terminal](https://baltimore3pl.com/port/dundalk-marine-terminal/): Dundalk is the Port of Baltimore terminal for ro-ro, machinery, forest products and breakbulk: 570 acres, heavy-lift cranes, NS rail. Plan the lift here. - [Fairfield & Masonville auto terminals](https://baltimore3pl.com/port/fairfield-auto-terminals/): Fairfield and Masonville are the Port of Baltimore auto terminals on the south side of the harbor. See how 728,225 vehicles move and plan your racks. - [Locust Point terminals](https://baltimore3pl.com/port/locust-point-terminals/): North Locust Point handles breakbulk, South Locust Point hosts cruise ships and Domino Sugar refines next door. Plan a Baltimore breakbulk move here. - [Sparrows Point Container Terminal](https://baltimore3pl.com/port/sparrows-point-container-terminal/): Sparrows Point Container Terminal opens its first berth in 2028: 168 acres, $1.2B, on-dock rail, inside FTZ 74. See what Baltimore importers should do now. - [FTZ 74 guide](https://baltimore3pl.com/port/ftz-74-guide/): FTZ 74 covers Baltimore City and six counties. Learn who runs it, how activation works, what deferral and weekly entry save, and when bonded fits better. - [Key Bridge truck routing](https://baltimore3pl.com/port/key-bridge-truck-routing/): The Key Bridge reopens in late 2030. Until then Baltimore hazmat and over-height loads skip the harbor tunnels and loop I-695 west. Plan the detour first. - [Double-stack rail](https://baltimore3pl.com/port/howard-street-tunnel-double-stack/): CSX runs double-stack trains from Seagirt to the Midwest since June 2026. See what changed for Baltimore importers and how to use on-dock rail now. - [Drayage & demurrage guide](https://baltimore3pl.com/port/drayage-guide/): How free time, demurrage, detention, chassis and overweight permits work at the Port of Baltimore, plus tunnel rules for hazmat. Stop the clock early. - [Duty deferral options](https://baltimore3pl.com/port/import-duty-deferral/): Four ways to defer or recover US import duty, compared for Baltimore importers: FTZ 74, bonded, drawback and TIB. Pick the fit before the next box lands. - [Port statistics](https://baltimore3pl.com/port/statistics/): Official Port of Baltimore numbers for 2025: 50M tons, 1,113,309 TEU, 728,225 autos, 2,223 vessel calls and national rankings, sourced. Plan your lane. - [Tariff notes](https://baltimore3pl.com/port/tariff-updates/): Section 232, 301 and IEEPA tariffs in plain terms, and how FTZ 74 and bonded storage change when a Baltimore importer pays. Confirm rates before you book. - [Glossary](https://baltimore3pl.com/port/glossary/): Plain definitions of the terms a shipper meets at the Port of Baltimore: TEU, ro-ro, breakbulk, FTZ, demurrage, chassis, TWIC and more. Learn them first. ## Insights - [Double-stack is live: how the Howard Street Tunnel changes your Baltimore-to-Chicago landed cost](https://baltimore3pl.com/insights/howard-street-tunnel-double-stack-landed-cost/): Double-stack trains run through Baltimore’s Howard Street Tunnel since June 2026. See the truck-vs-rail math on the Chicago lane before you tender. - [Hazmat and over-height freight out of the Port of Baltimore until 2030: the routing playbook](https://baltimore3pl.com/insights/key-bridge-hazmat-over-height-routing-playbook/): Key Bridge reopens late 2030. Until then hazmat and over-height loads out of the Port of Baltimore loop I-695 west. Here is how to plan the lane. - [FTZ 74 vs a bonded warehouse: a worked example on a $2M container program](https://baltimore3pl.com/insights/ftz-74-vs-bonded-warehouse-worked-example/): FTZ 74 or a bonded warehouse for a $2M container program through Baltimore? A worked example shows where the cash-flow difference comes from. - [Sparrows Point Container Terminal: what importers should do before 2028](https://baltimore3pl.com/insights/sparrows-point-container-terminal-before-2028/): Sparrows Point Container Terminal opens its first berth in 2028 with on-dock rail inside FTZ 74. The importer checklist for Baltimore starts now. - [Why Baltimore beats Norfolk and NY/NJ for Midwest-bound imports (with the mileage table)](https://baltimore3pl.com/insights/baltimore-vs-norfolk-vs-new-york-midwest-imports/): Baltimore is the closest Atlantic port to the Midwest. See the mileage table, the port facts, and the lanes where Norfolk or NY/NJ still win. ## Optional - [Full text of every page](https://baltimore3pl.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baltimore3pl.com/sitemap-index.xml)