PhilaPort Moves Quickly to Accommodate Surge in Cargo Leads Atlantic Coast Ports in Cargo Growth Philadelphia, PA January 29, 2018 — As the Port’s $392 million Main Channel Deepening Project approaches 100% completion, cargo volumes in The Port of Philadelphia are surging. In 2017, container cargoes grew by 19%, [...]
PhilaPort Welcomes Its Largest Vessel to Date MSC Avni Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, January 19, 2018— The largest cargo vessel to ever call the Port of Philadelphia, ocean carrier Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)’s 11,000-TEU MSC Avni, arrived at the port on January 14, 2018. [...]
PhilaPort Prepares for Further Growth: Bigger Ships, Expanded Cargoes, New Cranes, More Jobs Philadelphia, December 27, 2017— via philly.com article At the Port of Philadelphia, two super post-Panamax gantry cranes, as large as any in the world, will arrive in early March. The first ship taking used-car exports will [...]
PhilaPort Makes List as One of the Nation's Top Growing Import Ports Forbes contributor Ken Roberts has named the PhilaPort one of the nation’s fastest growing import ports by value in 2017. Roberts' import/export data company, WorldCity, posts monthly trade statistics at ustradenumbers.com. Philadelphia, December 27, 2017 — via Forbes.com [...]
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 [...]
