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TradePoint Atlantic, LLC
The Sparrows Point Container Terminal (SPCT) is a proposed 330-acre terminal within Tradepoint Atlantic on the Coke Point peninsula in the Patapsco River, Sparrows Point, Baltimore County, Maryland. [Latitude: 39.211222° and Longitude: -76.490349°].
The project includes a 3,000-foot marginal wharf with ship-to-shore cranes, a container yard, gate complex, intermodal rail yard, and supporting structures. Vessel access would require proposed widening and deepening of the Sparrows Point Channel and turning basin, involving dredging approximately 4.2 million cubic yards of material, with placement proposed in an offshore containment facility at Coal Pier Channel, upland sites at High Head Industrial Basin, and existing approved facilities like Cox Creek and Masonville.
To address the proposed 19.8-acre impact on state tidal waters, mitigation includes on-site efforts such as creating tidal wetlands, multi-habitat restoration along Bear Creek, and invasive vegetation removal, as well as off-site measures like derelict fishing gear removal and oyster habitat enhancement near Fort Carroll.
Tradepoint TIL Terminals LLC/Sparrows Point Container Terminal has requested a Water Quality Certification and Tidal Wetlands License for the construction of a new container terminal. The state and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are holding joint public hearings to solicit comments from the public regarding the application, Water Quality Certification request, and draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed terminal.
Public informational hearings were held on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at the Sollers Point Multi-Purpose Center, 323 Sollers Point Road, Dundalk, MD 21222, and virtually on Thursday, February 27, 2025. Watch the recording of the virtual hearing.
Written comments will be accepted until
March 21, 2025. Please contact Matthew Wallach at
matthew.wallach@maryland.gov or 410-207-0893 with any questions.
Public Notices
Maryland Register Hearing Notice for 24-WQC-0045
Tidal Wetlands and Water Quality Certification Joint Public Notice
USACE Public Notice
The February 25, 2025, hearing transcript can be found HERE (PDF)
The recording of the February 27, 2025 virtual public informational hearing can be found HERE (YouTube).
The February 27, 2025, virtual hearing transcript can be found HERE (PDF)
Documents
State Water Quality Certification
Section 401 WQC Request (received 12/2/2024)
State Tidal Wetlands License
Joint Permit Application Package (received 8/22/2023)
Revision (received 12/2/2024)
Revision (received 1/10/2025)
More Information
Sparrows Point Voluntary Cleanup Program
Dredging and Dredge Material Management
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District
Sparrows Point Container Terminal
NEPA Fast-41 Federal Permitting Dashboard
