Philadelphia Regional Port Authority

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News Releases

Local

New Website:
SupportTheDeepening.com

Seminar and Networking Breakfast:
Trade With Canada Resources and Advice from the Experts

PRPA Celebrates the Arrival
of First Call for new MSC North Europe Service

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for TWIC Notice

Philadelphia, January 27, 2010
U.S. District Court Ruling Allows the Deepening of Delaware River to Begin Immediately

Washington, January 27, 2010

Specter Applauds District Court's Decision

Philadelphia, January 19, 2010
Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Launches Website in Support of Delaware River Deepening

Philadelphia, January 11, 2010
Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Issues Clarification on Sydport Agreement

Philadelphia, January 6, 2010

Philadelphia area ports are the
East Coast fruit hub

Philadelphia, November 6, 2009
Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Moves to Support Necessary Deepening of the Delaware River
Local Sponsor of Project Seeks to Protect Thousands of Family-Sustaining Jobs and Millions of Dollars in New Economic Development

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Port Fact

More than half of all U.S. heavy industry lies within second-day delivery distance of the Port, including such inland markets as Pittsburgh, Chicago, Detroit, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, Atlanta, Columbus, and Cleveland. Montreal and Toronto, Canada also lie within 24 hours of Philadelphia.

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.

Publications

Spring 2009	Port Brochure	Click here to view	"A New Dawn" for Philadelphia Logistics


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John H. Estey, Esq., Chairman
James T. McDermott Jr., Executive Director
Robert C. Blackburn, Senior Deputy Executive Director
John F. Dempsey, Deputy Executive Director