Stats Snapshot: July 2021 PhilaPort Sees 28% Increase Over July 2020 28% increase in container volumes over July 2020 Philadelphia, August 23, 2021 — The Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) handled a total of 66,087 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in July. Growing 28% compared to July 2020. Year-to-Date TEU [...]
PhilaPort’s Ed Henderson Transitioning to Business Development and Planning Role Philadelphia, August 4, 2021 — PhilaPort is pleased to announce that Ed Henderson, currently the Authority’s Senior Director of Finance and Administration, will transition to the newly established position of Senior Director of Business Development and Planning. He will begin the [...]
Stats Snapshot: June 2021 PhilaPort Hits New Port Record in June 2021 Philadelphia, July 22, 2021 — Breaking Port history once again, PhilaPort recorded its highest TEU count, handling a total of 67,446 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in June. Growing 33% compared to June 2020; and beating the Port’s previous TEU [...]
PhilaPort Awarded $49 Million INFRA Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Funding for the construction of new multi-use berth at Southport Philadelphia, June 30, 2021 — PhilaPort has been selected by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to receive a $49 million grant from the 2021 Infrastructure [...]
Robert Palaima, a Globally Respected Leader in the Philadelphia Port Community, Announces Retirement Palaima Managed PhilaPort’s Tioga Marine Terminal Philadelphia, June 7, 2021 — Truly a man for all seasons, Robert Palaima is retiring after 31 years with Delaware River Stevedores (DRS). In a career that spanned 44 years, Palaima [...]
The Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market Celebrates its 10th Birthday on June 5, 2021 Philadelphia, June 4, 2021 — It’s amazing how fast a decade can fly by. It’s been ten years since the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market (PWPM) opened the doors to 6700 Essington Avenue to its fully-enclosed, fully-refrigerated 686,000 [...]
Argentine Produce and The Port of Philadelphia – Growing a Long History of Success Philadelphia, March 25, 2021 — Growth in all categories is what produce exporters and importers like to see. And that is the current state of the produce trade between Argentina and Philadelphia. “We are seeing good [...]
PhilaPort Breaks Ground on New Near-Dock Warehouse PhilaPort Distribution Center will add more than 200,000 square feet of flexible, food-grade storage within 1 mile of Packer Ave Marine Terminal Philadelphia, March 4, 2021 — WATCH: VIRTUAL GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and senior PhilaPort leadership [...]
PhilaPort achieved a 7% increase in container volumes in 2020. This placed The Port of Philadelphia as the fastest growing container port on the U.S. East Coast. These impressive cargo levels continue a decade-long trend of prosperity for the Port, which has realized 10% compound annual growth.
PhilaPort Container Volumes Grow Despite Pandemic Recession Philadelphia, October 22, 2020 — Container volumes through PhilaPort’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal are up 5%. The Port of Philadelphia continues to sustain its eight-month surge and remains the only U.S. East Coast port to grow cargo volumes during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We [...]
