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PRPA Hosts Trade Mission from Colombia October 28-29 Program Expands Contacts
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CBP Pipeline for Vessel Central Photo of the Month
MSC Pilar loading cargo at PRPA’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal. MSC is one of the largest steamship lines in the world and provides direct service from Philadelphia to Northern Europe, the West Coast of South America, and Australia / New Zealand. With their efficient transshipment operations, they can get cargo from Philadelphia to almost any port in the world. This photo was taken from the Moran Towing tug, “Cape Cod” during the filming of the PRPA Marketing video.
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Follow Us Port Fact At PRPA’s initiative, 188 acres of the former Philadelphia Navy Yard were added to PRPA’s current properties in South Philadelphia. Located adjacent to the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, PRPA will use this new land to construct, in conjunction with the Commonwealth and private sector investors, a new state-of-the-art container terminal. The Southport Marine Terminal will be the first major expansion of the Port of Philadelphia in over 50 years. Philadelphia History Facts The Liberty Bell is 2,080 pounds.
The first U.S. stock exchange was established in the U.S. city of Philadelphia. Town Nicknames: City Of Penn, City Of Homes, Quakertown, Quaker City, City Of Brotherly Love. The John Barry Monument (Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA) is dedicated to the man considered to be the father of the U.S. military branch of the Navy.
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Charles G. Kopp, Esq., Chairman
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