Philadelphia to build 1M TEU/year terminal

MSC SOPHIA CELESTE, with a capacity of 8819 TEU, recently became the largest container vessel to call at the port of Philadelphia to date

Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) has issued a request for qualifications for its Southport Marine Terminal Complex. This project has a difficult history, including something of a turf battle between the Holt family, which operates the neighbouring Packer Avenue container terminal, and the owners of Philadelphia’s JH Stevedoring over a lease.

The woodpulp industry is highly competitive so port operators have to match shippers’ service expectations.

The Port of Philadelphia is developing warehouses to capture a share of the forest product business currently handled in Baltimore, raising concerns about unfair competition

US ports will benefit from $104M allocated to port-related projects in the fifth round of TIGER grants announced by the US Department of Transportation (DoT).

The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) has awarded a 50-year concession to Delaware River Stevedores (DRS) and Hyundai Merchant Marine America (HMMA) to develop the new Southport container terminal on the Delaware River.