A Statement Regarding PhilaPort’s Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic from Executive Director & CEO, Jeff Theobald The men and women of The Port of Philadelphia have been doing an extraordinary job supporting the USA’s vital supply chains for food, medical supplies, forest products, and other essential goods throughout the Coronavirus [...]
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update Updates on COVID-19 relating to the Port of Philadelphia *Posts will be updated as often as possible. Terminal Operator Contact Information TWIC Contact Information Update 06/02/21: PhilaPort Administrative Offices are back open with employees social distancing. Outside guests are limited and teleconferences instead of in-person [...]
The East Coast’s Newest Auto Terminal Gets New Norfolk Southern Rail Service Philadelphia, March 12, 2020 — Glovis America has started operations at Norfolk Southern’s (NS) South Philadelphia Navy Yard facility. The 140-acre NS facility, directly adjacent to PhilaPort’s SouthPort Auto Terminal will receive domestically manufactured Hyundai and Kia cars. [...]
PhilaPort Welcomes New CFR Rinkens and GWSI Containerized Auto Shipping Facility to The Port of Philadelphia New Facility Designed to Make Auto Shipping in Containers Easier in the U.S. Northeast Philadelphia, December 6, 2019— A new, state-of the-art center for containerized auto shipping opened today near PhilaPort’s Packer Avenue [...]
PhilaPort and partners Glovis America, Inc. Celebrate Official Opening of the Southport Auto Terminal and Vehicle Processing Center Philadelphia, October 29, 2019 — UPDATED: November 3, 2019 PhilaPort officially opened its first Terminal in over 45 years. The $110 million 155-acre Southport Auto Terminal and Vehicle Processing Center (VPC) [...]
Local Leaders Celebrate Official Opening of Citizens Bank Regional Maritime Training Center New Southwest Philadelphia facility offers enhanced training opportunities to thousands in maritime industry via Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Philadelphia, October 3, 2019 — Local leaders, including Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, joined Citizens Bank, the Collegiate Consortium [...]
PhilaPort Breaks Ground on New On-Dock Forest Products Warehouse Tioga Marine Terminal Makes Space for New Customers Philadelphia, September 11, 2019 — PhilaPort recently broke ground on a new $12 million warehouse at its Tioga Marine Terminal (TMT). The 100,000 sq. ft. on-dock warehouse will have unique features [...]
NEW! 'The Philly Advantage' [VIDEO] Philadelphia, June 20, 2019 — With so much growth and development occurring at The Port of Philadelphia, we are excited to release our new promotional video. This short, 3 ½-minute video captures the spirit and energy of the Port as we implement our current and [...]
PhilaPort Receives Second Wave of Super Post-Panamax Cranes Philadelphia, March 27, 2019 — PhilaPort received two more super post-Panamax cranes early this morning to the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal. After an overnight transit up the Delaware River, the cranes arrived seamlessly approximately 3:45 A.M. The cranes are identical to the [...]
Ship carrying two new PhilaPort container cranes to arrive Wednesday at Packer Avenue Marine Terminal Philadelphia, March 26, 2019 — If you live in the Delaware Bay area, you have caught a glance in the distance of a monstrous structure floating in the bay. Suspicions have been flying on social media [...]
