BME Benefits

Since 1954, the Baltimore Maritime Exchange has been the trusted source of information regarding commercial vessel activity to and from the Port of Baltimore.

Our staff has a combined total of fifty-five years of waterfront experience to bring to bear when tracking vessels, compiling statistics, and providing accurate and timely information to our members.
Ship to shore communications has always been an important part of BME operations. Today, our VHF radio coverage encompasses the enter length of the Bay, from the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal to our north, all the way to Cape Henry to our south. In addition, BME dispatchers have begun to exchange and update information directly with pilots on board vessels via e-mail and cell phone.
Members can call BME dispatchers anytime between 0400 and 1900 hours seven days a week to get up to the minute information on vessel activity. Comprehensive reports are issued several times each day and are available to members via mail, fax, E-mail, recorded message and now directly from the BME website. Access to our website will soon be available to members via a wireless link using their cell phones or PDA’s.
Special reports can be compiled from our extensive database of information on vessel activity dating from 1990 to the present day. We also maintain hard copy records of voyage histories dating back to the late 1950’s; the only such comprehensive record of Baltimore’s waterfront history that exists today.
The BME also maintains a sophisticated optical rain gauge at our Dillon Street location. This system is in continuous operation 24/7 and is capable of recording precipitation amounts as small as one-thousandth of an inch. The data is compiled each minute and stored in our dedicated rain gauge computer. Agents handling vessels carrying sensitive cargoes have found this service invaluable in preparing statements of fact for their principals which document weather related delays in cargo handling.
Our loyal membership is comprised of Federal, State and Local government agencies, steamship agents, towing companies, cargo surveyors, terminal operators, stevedoring firms and a wide variety of companies providing goods and services to the vessels calling at the Port of Baltimore.

Find out why these companies and agencies have come to rely on the BME for honest and accurate information about the Port. Give us a call. We will be happy to discuss our membership plans to show you how they can provide solutions to your particular information needs.


	Since 1954, the Baltimore Maritime Exchange has been the trusted source of information regarding commercial vessel activity to and from the Port of Baltimore. Our staff has a combined total of fifty-five years of waterfront experience to bring to bear when tracking vessels, compiling statistics, and providing accurate and timely information to our members. Ship to shore communications has always been an important part of BME operations. Today, our VHF radio coverage encompasses the enter length of the Bay, from the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal to our north, all the way to Cape Henry to our south. In addition, BME dispatchers have begun to exchange and update information directly with pilots on board vessels via e-mail and cell phone. Members can call BME dispatchers anytime between 0400 and 1900 hours seven days a week to get up to the minute information on vessel activity. Comprehensive reports are issued several times each day and are available to members via mail, fax, E-mail, recorded message and now directly from the BME website. Access to our website will soon be available to members via a wireless link using their cell phones or PDA’s. Special reports can be compiled from our extensive database of information on vessel activity dating from 1990 to the present day. We also maintain hard copy records of voyage histories dating back to the late 1950’s; the only such comprehensive record of Baltimore’s waterfront history that exists today. The BME also maintains a sophisticated optical rain gauge at our Dillon Street location. This system is in continuous operation 24/7 and is capable of recording precipitation amounts as small as one-thousandth of an inch. The data is compiled each minute and stored in our dedicated rain gauge computer. Agents handling vessels carrying sensitive cargoes have found this service invaluable in preparing statements of fact for their principals which document weather related delays in cargo handling. Our loyal membership is comprised of Federal, State and Local government agencies, steamship agents, towing companies, cargo surveyors, terminal operators, stevedoring firms and a wide variety of companies providing goods and services to the vessels calling at the Port of Baltimore. Find out why these companies and agencies have come to rely on the BME for honest and accurate information about the Port. Give us a call. We will be happy to discuss our membership plans to show you how they can provide solutions to your particular information needs. John Brown, Baltimore MD