Editing Maryland (section)

===Port of Baltimore===
One major service activity is transportation, centered on the [[Port of Baltimore]] and its related [[railroad|rail]] and trucking access. The port ranked 17th in the U.S. by tonnage in 2008.<ref>U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center. New Orleans, LA. [http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ndc/wcsc/portname08.htm "Tonnage for Selected U.S. Ports in 2008."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731081240/http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ndc/wcsc/portname08.htm |date=July 31, 2010 }} Revised February 17, 2010.</ref> Although the port handles a wide variety of products, the most typical imports are raw materials and bulk commodities, such as [[iron ore]], [[petroleum]], [[sugar]], and [[fertilizer]]s, often distributed to the relatively close manufacturing centers of the inland [[Midwest]] via good overland transportation. The port also receives several brands of imported motor vehicles and is the number one auto port in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://automotivelogistics.media/buyers-guide/port-of-baltimore-5 |title=Port of Baltimore |website=Automotive Logistics Buyers' Guide |access-date=May 22, 2017 |publisher=Ultima Media |quote=The Port of Baltimore handles more autos than any other US port. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525202955/http://automotivelogistics.media/buyers-guide/port-of-baltimore-5 |archive-date=May 25, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Baltimore City is among the top 15 largest ports in the nation,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bts.gov/content/tonnage-top-50-us-water-ports-ranked-total-tons |title=Tonnage of Top 50 U.S. Water Ports, Ranked by Total Tons |website=Bureau of Transportation Statistics |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=November 2, 2020 |archive-date=October 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016175533/https://www.bts.gov/content/tonnage-top-50-us-water-ports-ranked-total-tons |url-status=live }}</ref> and was one of six major U.S. ports that were part of the February 2006 [[Dubai Ports World controversy|controversy]] over the [[Dubai Ports World]] deal.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2006-03-11-0603110235-story.html |title=Bush fears terror setback |date=March 11, 2006 |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |first1=Julie Hirschfeld |last1=Davis |first2=Gwyneth K. |last2=Shaw |access-date=November 2, 2020 |archive-date=October 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001020846/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2006-03-11-0603110235-story.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The state as a whole is heavily industrialized, with a prosperous economy and influential technology centers. Its computer industries are some of the most sophisticated in the United States, and the federal government has invested heavily in the area. Maryland is home to several large military bases and scores of high-level government jobs.

The [[Chesapeake and Delaware Canal]] is a {{convert|14|mi|km}} [[canal]] on the Eastern Shore that connects the waters of the Delaware River with those of the Chesapeake Bay, and in particular with the Port of Baltimore, carrying 40 percent of the port's ship traffic.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |place=Philadelphia, PA |url=https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Chesapeake-Delaware-Canal/ |title=Chesapeake and Delaware Canal |access-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928124813/http://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/ChesapeakeDelawareCanal.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>