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Governor Corbett, Chilean Minister of Agriculture Mark Growing Importance of Chilean Fruit to
PHILADELPHIA (May 14, 2013) – Underscoring the importance of his recent trade mission to South America, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, the Chilean Agricultural Minister Luis Mayol Bouchon and senior Chilean agricultural officials today met at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in South Philadelphia to observe the unloading of the Bahia Castillo, a refrigerated cargo ship carrying thousands of tons of fresh Chilean fruit to the United States and Canada through the Port of Philadelphia gateway.
“On behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the Chilean Minister of Agriculture for joining me here today,” said Governor Corbett. “Our growing trade partnership with Chile provides Pennsylvanians and people throughout the region with year-round access to affordable fresh fruit. “The opportunities for expanded trade with Chile and other Central and South American countries will continue to deliver outstanding products, generate significant numbers of good jobs throughout the region, and continue the growing momentum of the Port of Philadelphia as an economic gateway to a significant portion of American population.” “The Chilean fruit trade is vital to the Port of Philadelphia,” said Leo A. Holt, on behalf of Greenwich Terminals, Inc., which operates the Packer Marine Terminal under a lease with the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA). “The Governor’s recent trade mission lays the foundation for expanding our partnerships with countries throughout Central and South America, which means that we will have the chance to import more fruit and other commodities that strengthen the region’s economy in the process.” Joining Governor Corbett and Minister Mayol at the event, in addition to Holt, were Gustavo Rojas, National Director, Office of Studies and Agricultural Policy (ODEPA); Benjamin Leavenworth, Consulate of Chile in Philadelphia; Anibal Ariztia, National Director, Pennsylvania and Chile have a shared history of interchange and understanding. The Ports of the Delaware River are the largest nexus of arrival for fresh Chilean fruit in the world including excellent and nutritious commodities such as grapes, apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines and apricots as well as summer citrus products. Additionally, the largest international chamber of commerce of its kind, the Chilean American Chamber of Commerce, recently celebrated its 25th year in Philadelphia. "The Republic of Chile is proud to work with our natural and longstanding trade partner in the United States,” said Joaquin Tagle, Agricultural Attaché to the Embassy of Chile. “The Delaware River Gateway has long been synonymous with excellent Chilean products-most visibly fresh fruit but with deep connections to our forest products, copper, seafood and world famous wine exports. Of the many millions of bottles of wine sold in Pennsylvania each year, 28 percent comes from Chile." Chile's agricultural miracle has propelled it onto the world stage and for half a century has been an inspiration for development models. As its industry has diversified and matured, so has the Chilean economy and international outreach. With products including grain, forestry, meat protein, fish and fresh fruit, Chile stands at the front ranks of innovation, energy and dedication to excellence. Pennsylvania has dedicated increasing resources to the infrastructure that is required to continue this trajectory of growth, as the world has moved to more and more containerization of products, and as the Panama Canal expansion project nears completion, the Commonwealth has doubled down on transportation and been at the front of the fight to deepen the Delaware River. The Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, operated by Holt Logistics, is the largest of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority’s cargo facilities. Equipped to handle both dry and refrigerated container cargo, the facility sits on 106 acres and has six vessel berths immediately below the Walt Whitman Bridge in South Philadelphia. The facility has on-site FDA, USDA and U.S. Customs services.
PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR TOM CORBETT WELCOMES HORIZON LINES
PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 18, 2013-- Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett visited the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal today to officially welcome Horizon Lines to the Port of Philadelphia. The new weekly service, connecting Philadelphia and Puerto Rico, began on April 11, and will bring a vessel every Thursday to the terminal.
Governor Corbett also discussed his administration’s overall support of the Port’s efforts, in particular his administration’s major funding support for the ongoing Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project, which is currently deepening the Port’s shipping channel from 40 to 45 feet. But today was a day to primarily celebrate Horizon Lines and its major 52-vessels-per-year commitment to the Port of Philadelphia. Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) Executive Director James T. McDermott, Jr. had the happy task of introducing Governor Corbett, and immediately highlighted the major financial commitment of the Governor’s administration, noting that it began almost immediately upon the Governor taking office. “$22 million flowed to this port directly because of Governor Corbett, and that money was used to make this port more attractive to the shipping industry,” said Mr. McDermott. “And when you have that kind of support, great things like this new Horizon service result.” Horizon Lines’ new service will connect Philadelphia with San Juan, Puerto Rico, with a 3.5-day transit time between the two points. Horizon Lines will handle a variety of containerized cargoes, including general cargo, pharmaceuticals, and perishables. Among the many other industry and government leaders on hand to welcome and celebrate Horizon Lines from the dais were Leo Holt, President of Holt Logistics Corporation (operator of the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal); Teamster Head Rocky Bryan; ILA Head Boise Butler; Sam Woodward, President and CEO of Horizon Lines; and PA State Representative Bill Keller, a longtime supporter of the Port of Philadelphia in the legislature. But it was Governor Corbett who was given the main task of welcoming Horizon Lines to the Port. “Horizon Lines has among the safest, best maintained and best crewed ships on the oceans and now they are putting in at one of the best, most historic and indeed most American of ports, Philadelphia,” Governor Corbett said. Attached photograph: With the “Horizon Trader” working cargo behind him, PA Governor Tom Corbett welcomes Horizon Lines to the Port of Philadelphia. Among the many officials helping Governor Corbett welcome the new service were Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Executive Director James T. McDermott, Jr. (seated far left), and (seated next to Mr. McDermott) terminal operator Tom Holt, Jr. and Teamster head Rocky Bryan. Seated at the far right is ILA head Boise Butler.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA WELCOMES NEW RICKMERS-LINIE SERVICE AMONG MANY BENEFITS, NEW WESTBOUND SERVICE WILL ENHANCE
PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 25, 2013-- Charles G. Kopp, Esq., Chairman of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) is pleased to announce that Rickmers-Linie, a regular carrier at the Port of Philadelphia since 2008, will expand its service here with the addition of a Westbound Round-The-World Service that will connect markets in Asia, South America, and North America. The new monthly service will commence immediately and will complement Rickmers’ fortnightly Eastbound Round-The-World “Pearl String” service at the Port of Philadelphia. Like the earlier service, the new westbound service will call at PRPA’s Tioga Marine Terminal, which is operated by Delaware River Stevedores, Inc. “This is wonderful news for the Port of Philadelphia,” said Chairman Kopp. “Not only will the Port’s connections to Asia be enhanced, but it’s extremely exciting that we’ll have a new service that will serve emerging markets along the East Coast of South America. That’s an exciting area to do business, ripe with opportunities, and now we’ll be in the thick of it.” In Rickmers-Linie’s own announcement about its new service, Rickmers Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director Ulrich Ulrichs said, “Having introduced our Round-The-World ‘Pearl String’ service with an eastbound rotation ten years ago, we are convinced that the time to start up a similar concept in the other direction has now come. This move further confirms our commitment to, and trust in, the Asian and South American Markets.” In addition to the Port of Philadelphia, Rickmers-Linie’s new Westbound Round-The-World service will call ports in Yokohama, Masan, Xingang, Shanghai, Singapore, Cape Town, Buenos Aires, Santos Rio de Janeiro, Vitoria, Savannah, and Houston. Rickmers will employ two to three multi-purpose heavy-lift vessels for the new service. Project cargoes will be the primary cargoes handled, including turbines, machine parts, air exchangers, and other large items used in the building of factories and other major construction projects. Rickmers-Linie is one of the world’s leading specialists in the global transportation of breakbulk, heavy lift, and project cargo by sea. With regular sailings and reliable schedules, the company has set new industry standards. The Round-The World “Pearl String” service (which has called the Port of Philadelphia’s Tioga Marine Terminal since 2008) connects the core businesses of the world. Liner services between the US, Europe, Middle East/India, as well as special charter sailings on demand add value for globally active customers. Rickmers-Linie’s new Westbound Round-The-World service is the newest addition to the carrier’s roster of services. PRPA will shortly announce when the first vessel of this exciting new monthly service will arrive at the Tioga Marine Terminal. The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) is an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania charged with the management, maintenance, marketing, and promotion of publicly-owned port facilities along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, as well as strategic planning throughout the port district. PRPA works with its terminal operators to modernize, expand, and improve its facilities, and to market those facilities to prospective port users. Port cargoes and the activities they generate are responsible for thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the Philadelphia area and throughout Pennsylvania.
“PORT OF PHILADELPHIA IS DOING GREAT,” PORT CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCES. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA’S SUPPORT, INCLUDING $120 MILLION CAPITAL BUDGET
PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 14, 2013—Charles G. Kopp, Esq., Chairman of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, today issued an update on recent progress at the Port of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) is an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania charged with the management, maintenance, marketing, and promotion of publicly-owned port facilities along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, as well as strategic planning throughout the port district. PRPA works with its terminal operators to modernize, expand, and improve its facilities, and to market those facilities to prospective port users. Port cargoes and the activities they generate are responsible for thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the Philadelphia area and throughout Pennsylvania. Chairman Kopp’s update reminded area residents and the business community at large that, due to the ongoing strong support of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Port of Philadelphia has lately been able to fulfill its mandate more efficiently than ever before. With 4,418,674 metric tons of cargo handled at the Port of Philadelphia in 2012 compared to the 4,001,759 tons handled in 2011, the maritime facilities of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) showed a healthy 10.42% gain in cargoes handled last year. “While the national and world economy still challenges our efforts in many ways, our most recent annual cargo statistics again demonstrate that the Port of Philadelphia is on the right track,” said Chairman Kopp. “We see even greater growth for the future.” “I think it is important at this time,” he said, “to remind the public that high-profile initiatives like the Delaware River Channel Deepening Project and the new Southport Marine Terminal, vitally important as they are, aren’t the only port projects benefitting from strong Commonwealth support. This fact is no more apparent than in the area of capital investment. Since 2011, under Governor Corbett, $120 million has been delegated, released, or is about to be released for a variety of port investment. To give some perspective, these are funds in addition to the $50.8 million the Commonwealth has released for channel deepening.” In his statement, Chairman Kopp provided additional details on the state’s capital support. “Most recently, on January 14,” said Chairman Kopp, “the Office of the Governor authorized $25 million for deferred facility maintenance projects throughout the Port, following on the heels of the $25 million released for that purpose for FY 2011/12.” Capital investment since 2011 has included substantial maintenance to the Port’s facilities and infrastructure, including repairs and enhancements to the Port’s fenders, pilings, fire suppression systems, roofs, and paving. The levels of investment have been impressive. All PRPA facilities have benefitted from the Port’s capital program, with the following highlights standing out: PRPA’s Forest Products Distribution Center is undergoing more than $16 million in maintenance and investment; Pier 82 is receiving more than $9 million for same; Tioga Marine Terminal is benefitting from more than $20 million; and the Tioga Liquid Bulk Terminal has already received more than $6 million in investment. Substantial funds were also used for projects at Pier 84 (almost $5 million) and Pier 122 (almost $1 million), as well as crane maintenance throughout the Port (over $250,000). The Corbett administration has also been committed to ongoing maintenance dredging of PRPA’s channel and berths, another vital activity made possible by the Governor’s $120 million capital budget. $9 million is designated for that purpose. A chief beneficiary of PRPA’s capital program is the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, the Port’s largest and busiest facility, which is anticipated to receive upwards of $50 million in facility investments. “PRPA has recognized that an ongoing commitment to maintain Packer Avenue’s facilities, capabilities, and infrastructure is necessary to assure the terminal’s continued success in attracting new carriers and cargoes,” said Chairman Kopp. “The recent decision of Horizon Lines, Inc. to move its northeast terminal operations from Elizabeth, New Jersey to the Packer Avenue Main Terminal is a great development for the Port of Philadelphia.” A strategic plan developed by the engineering and port planning firm Moffatt & Nichol, initiatives developed by PRPA’s Marketing Department, and ongoing discussions with PRPA’s terminal operators have all worked together to guide the board in deciding what investments should be made. But without the commitment of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s support, such decisions would be moot. Chairman Kopp noted, “Since PRPA’s creation in 1990 as an independent state agency to run the Port of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth has been very supportive of our efforts here. Governor Rendell has always been a strong supporter of the Philadelphia Port and Governor Corbett and his administration have continued this support in a grand fashion. In addition to his support of capital projects for the Port, Governor Corbett advanced millions of dollars to allow work to continue on our 45-foot channel deepening project, which encouraged the Federal Government to start funding its share of the project. Also, I should acknowledge the critical bi-partisan support of our congressional delegation, especially Senators Robert Casey and Pat Toomey; Congressmen Bob Brady and Pat Meehan; and numerous state officials, especially longtime project champion, State Representative Bill Keller. They were all integral partners in the success of the project, as well.” Continuing on the topic, Chairman Kopp said, “The Port expects thousands of good-paying jobs to come to Philadelphia once the deepening of the Delaware River is completed. The future for the Port looks extremely bright as an economic engine for the production of good-paying jobs for the working families of Pennsylvania.” “The establishment of new funding streams is another way Governor Corbett may want to assist the Port’s efforts”, Chairman Kopp continued. “Governor Corbett has been working with the legislature to develop innovative, more efficient ways to fund the Port in the future, such as the development of a “Multi-modal” fund that could fall under the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. This could provide regular, more predictable funding to the Port, while ultimately lowering costs to PRPA and its terminal operators.” Returning to the main topic of his announcement, Chairman Kopp concluded, “But it’s been our capital program where the state’s commitment has truly stood out. $120 million is being spent to make structural improvements, improve safety, expand rail infrastructure, add on-dock storage, retrofit our cranes, the list goes on and on. And I want to add one important fact: Like our deepening project, if the Commonwealth didn’t see capital funding as an investment that will pay off, we wouldn’t have seen a dollar of those funds. Our capital program will result in continued support by the Port’s current customers and the attraction of new carriers, who will bring new labor-intensive cargoes to the Port of Philadelphia. We’ve already seen this when state support helped bring Hyundai and Kia here in 2010, and I’m positive it will continue to bring new carriers and new business to the planned port expansion at Southport, to the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal (e.g. Horizon) and to our other fine facilities in the near future.”
HORIZON LINES JOINS PORT OF PHILADELPHIA’S ROSTER OF SERVICES;
PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 7, 2013—Charles G. Kopp, Esq., Chairman of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) is pleased to announce that Horizon Lines, a respected and long-established ocean carrier, will begin a weekly vessel service between the Port of Philadelphia and San Juan, Puerto Rico on Thursday, April 11. Horizon Lines will bring 52 vessels a year to PRPA’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, which is operated by Greenwich Terminals, LLC. “On behalf of all the hard-working men and women at the Port of Philadelphia, I want to welcome Horizon Lines to Philadelphia,” said Chairman Kopp. “With our strong reputation in the handling of cargoes moving between Philadelphia and Puerto Rico, I know we’ll do a great job for Horizon Lines.” Horizon Lines is touting a 3.5-day transit time between Philadelphia and Puerto Rico, with a vessel departing Philadelphia every Thursday. Horizon Lines will handle a variety of containerized cargoes, among them general, refrigerated, and pharmaceutical cargoes. In its own statement about the new service, Horizon Lines noted that, among other reasons, it chose the Port of Philadelphia due to its strategic location; fast transit times; fast turn-around times; comprehensive rail and highway network; expedited inspections (including on-site USDA, APHIS, and U.S Customs), and on and off-site warehousing. Horizon Lines, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading domestic ocean shipping companies and the only ocean cargo carrier serving all three noncontiguous domestic markets of Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto from the continental United States. The company maintains a fleet of 14 fully Jones Act qualified vessels and operates five port terminals in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. A trusted partner for many of the nation’s leading retailers, manufacturers, and U.S. government agencies, Horizon Lines provides reliable transportation services that leverage its unique combination of ocean transportation and inland distribution capabilities to deliver goods that are vital to the prosperity of the markets it serves. The company is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. “This new service is a home run for the Port of Philadelphia and the region,” said Tom Holt, Jr., chief executive of Holt Logistics Corporation, whose Greenwich Terminals LLC operates PRPA’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal. The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) is an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania charged with the management, maintenance, marketing, and promotion of publicly-owned port facilities along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, as well as strategic planning throughout the port district. PRPA works with its terminal operators to modernize, expand, and improve its facilities, and to market those facilities to prospective port users. Port cargoes and the activities they generate are responsible for thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the Philadelphia area and throughout Pennsylvania.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA HANDLES RECORD-SIZE COCOA CARGO;
PHILADELPHIA, FEBRUARY 13, 2013-- Just in time for Valentine’s Day, a record-size cargo of cocoa beans has just arrived at the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority’s cocoa bean-handling facility at Pier 84. All told, 20,003 gross metric tons of cocoa from the Ivory Coast and Ghana, two of Africa’s major cocoa producers, will be discharged from the vessel “Atlantic Tramp” over the next several days. Why the Valentine’s Day connection? Because cocoa beans are eventually turned into tasty treats such as chocolate cake, candy bars, ice cream coatings, and- of course- those luscious treats found in heart-shaped boxes.
The Port of Philadelphia has become a central hub for cocoa beans in recent years in large part due to the high concentration of cocoa processors and chocolate manufacturers in the Philadelphia region and throughout Pennsylvania. This February 2013 cargo is principally destined for two particular processors: Arthur Daniels Midland (ADM) in Hazelton, PA and Barry Callebaut in Eddystone, PA. These two operations will shortly grind and process the beans, the initial stages in their eventual transformation into a variety of chocolate products. Once unloaded from the “Atlantic Tramp” into Pier 84, trucks will eventually transport the cocoa beans to Hazelton and Eddystone, Pennsylvania. A small amount of the cargo is also destined for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and other U.S. destinations. “It’s quite amazing,” said Mr. Weiner. “At any given time, 70 to 80% of the entire country’s cocoa inventory in stored in the Philadelphia region, with major quantities of that coming through Pier 84. It really is a huge part of the Port’s business.” Port officials concur, citing recent improvements to keep Pier 84 safe and efficient. “Commonwealth of Pennsylvania dollars are regularly spent to upgrade and improve our cargo facilities,” said PRPA Executive Director James T. McDermott, Jr. “We’re now making state-of-the-art upgrades to the sprinkler system at Pier 84, to protect the important operation there. Cocoa is a mainstay cargo for the Port of Philadelphia, and we want to keep it that way.” The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) is an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania charged with the management, maintenance, marketing, and promotion of publicly-owned port facilities along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, as well as strategic planning throughout the port district. PRPA works with its terminal operators to modernize, expand, and improve its facilities, and to market those facilities to prospective port users. Port cargoes and the activities they generate are responsible for thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the Philadelphia area and throughout Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL PORT AUTHORITY REPORTS 10% GAIN STEEL, PROJECT CARGOES, CARS, LIQUID BULK AMONG
PHILADELPHIA, FEBRUARY 11, 2013-- With 4,418,674 metric tons of cargo handled at the Port of Philadelphia in 2012 compared to the 4,001,759 tons handled in 2011, the maritime facilities of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) showed a healthy 10.42% gain in cargoes handled last year. “While the national and world economy still challenges our efforts in many ways, our most recent annual cargo statistics again demonstrate that the Port of Philadelphia is on the right track,” said PRPA Executive Director James T. McDermott, Jr. “Our 2012 cargo figures not only represent the third year in a row where we’ve seen double-digit growth, but it also means that since 2009 we’ve experienced a more than 30% increase in tonnage. And that’s not only a solid indicator that the economy is improving, but especially great news for the thousands of jobs generated by port activity for our region, and the numerous other economic benefits the Port of Philadelphia provides.” Highlights among the Port’s 2012 cargo statistics include the following: with 197,854 tons handled last year, steel was up 21%. With 47,457 tons handled, project cargo was also up 21%. Sugar, a brand new cargo for the Port of Philadelphia in 2012, weighed in at 24,331 tons last year. Other cargoes may not have increased as much on a percentage basis, but the sheer amount of cargo handled made their performance just as dramatic, if not more so. This was especially true for automobiles. Automobiles, specifically new Hyundai and Kia cars from South Korea, continue to be a big success story for the Port of Philadelphia since the cargo began arriving here in 2010. With 192,918 metric tons (representing 143,258 individual units) of cars coming into the Port in 2012 compared to the 174,978 tons (127,406 units) that arrived here in 2011, cars were up a healthy 10.25%. In a cooperative effort regularly demonstrating speed, efficiency, and attention to detail, auto cargoes are unloaded by the ILA and processed for eventual shipment inland by the Teamsters. Liquid bulk cargoes also showed healthy gains, both on a percentage basis and amount of cargo handled. With 1,227,095 metric tons of liquid bulk arriving at the Port of Philadelphia’s Kinder Morgan tank facility in 2012 compared to the 740,890 metric tons that moved through the facility in 2011, liquid bulk- already a healthy cargo- was up a dramatic 65.62%. Though containerized cargoes were flat (2,003,909 metric tons handled), port customer Hamburg Sud showed a 46% gain in TEU’s handled last year, moving 108,379 units. “The fact that the Port of Philadelphia’s 2012 cargo statistics again show healthy gains in overall tonnage is very exciting,” said Mr. McDermott. “It’s exciting because we’re currently working to deepen our main shipping channel to 45 feet and build Southport, the first major marine terminal at the Port of Philadelphia in decades. With continuous cargo gains being seen before these projects are even completed, we truly look forward to the day in the near future when deeper water and more facilities are added to our cargo-building arsenal.” The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) is an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania charged with the management, maintenance, marketing, and promotion of publicly-owned port facilities along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, as well as strategic planning throughout the port district. PRPA works with its terminal operators to modernize, expand, and improve its facilities, and to market those facilities to prospective port users. Port cargoes and the activities they generate are responsible for thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the Philadelphia area and throughout Pennsylvania.
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As part of the event, approximately 10,000 pounds of Chilean fruit was donated to Philabundance, the region’s largest hunger relief organization, which loaded the fruit for immediate shipment to its local distribution center. This donation will help Philabundance provide much-needed produce to hundreds of families in need in the Delaware Valley. Chilean exporters and Holt Logistics have donated more than three million pounds of Chilean fruit to Philabundance and its national partner organization, Feeding America, during the most recent growing season.
As the “Horizon Trader” (the second Horizon vessel to call the terminal as part of the new service) discharged cargo in the background, Governor Corbett lauded the major economic impact Horizon Lines will bring to the region, which will include 400 to 600 direct and indirect jobs, plus substantial business and tax revenues. 
“The cargo represents the single biggest cocoa cargo to ever arrive at the Port of Philadelphia, and indeed the United States”, reported Harvey Weiner, President of Dependable Distribution Services, the company that has operated Pier 84 for two decades. The cargo arrived on the “Atlantic Tramp”, a vessel owned by Mr. Olaf Dimter of the Hamburg-based company Unicargo. Unicargo’s vessels frequently deliver large cocoa bean cargoes to the Port of Philadelphia.
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