PhilaPort Purchases Two New Super Post-Panamax Container Cranes Second Set Cranes Acquired as Part of Port Development Plan Philadelphia, December 1, 2017 — PhilaPort has concluded the purchase agreement of two super post-Panamax container gantry cranes that will help lift the Port to record new levels of cargoes [...]
PhilaPort Breaks Monthly Cargo Records Port Achieves its Highest Monthly Cargo Throughput for Total Tonnage, Containers and Forest Products Philadelphia, September 21, 2017 — PhilaPort handled 667,069 metric tons of cargo in August, achieving its highest ever monthly total. The Port of Philadelphia also broke new records for [...]
New Facility Opens at The Port of Philadelphia PhilaPort Development Plan Achieves Important Goal; Second Automobile Berth is Re-born. South Philadelphia, June 27, 2017 — This morning at 0800 hours the M/V GLOVIS Comet commenced cargo operations at Pier 122. The arrival of the vessel from South Korea with [...]
The Port Of Philadelphia Grows To Over 1,000 Acres of Land Owned PhilaPort Finalizes Purchase of Strategic Parcel of Land Philadelphia, June 9, 2017 — PhilaPort announced today the acquisition of a 29-acre parcel of land, locally known as the former Philadelphia Produce and Seafood Terminal, located at Third [...]
Army Corps of Engineers Authorizes Final Funding for Completing Delaware River Deepening Project Philadelphia, May 30, 2017 – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released their Fiscal Year 2017 Work Plan which allocated $29.25 million towards to the Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project. That money, combined with the [...]
It’s a Brand New Day at PhilaPort The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) today announced that it is rebranding as PhilaPort effective immediately. Philadelphia, May 22, 2017 – On the threshold of an unprecedented era of expansion, The Port of Philadelphia is establishing a new brand identity that will [...]
THE Alliance Calls Port of Philadelphia The arrival of the M/V YM ESSENCE marks the maiden voyage PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 19, 2017 — THE Alliance made its first call to the Port of Philadelphia’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal (PAMT) this morning as part of its Northern European, AL1 (Atlantic [...]
This article was originally published on Philly.com - See article here. Port of Philadelphia poised to get new cranes, bigger ships, more cargo, and more jobs More cars, more containerized freight, and more cargo such as wood pulp and lumber will all be arriving on larger ships and creating more jobs. [...]
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FASTLANE Packer Avenue Marine Terminal Capacity & Warehouse Relocation Project Letters of Support Governor of Pennsylvania Tom Wolf & Secretary of Transportation Leslie S. Richards Mayor of Philadelphia Jim Kenney Astro Holdings Inc. Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and [...]
