b'30American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comMaking Philadelphia the Port of Choice for Cocoa.Pier 84 is on the job!Pier 84 is on the Job.Our Unique Combination of Services and CapabilitiesKonecranes rubber-tired gantries move containers of fresh fruit imports at the new yard facility atSTEVEDORING Delawares Port of Wilmington, which continues to be the leading U.S. gateway for such cargo.We operate 540,000 square feet at Pier 84 South in Philadelphia as a dedicated facility for the storage of cocoa beansDelawares Port of Wilmington enhancesWAREHOUSING We manage 2.1 million square feet of warehouse space, which includes: certified sampling, 3 million square feet of warehouse space, which includes: certified sampling,infrastructure, expands cargo activity certified weighing, debagging into trucks, supersacks, reconditioning and quality controlDISTRIBUTION We handle, store and distribute cocoa beans and cocoa products throughout the United States. By Paul Scott Abbott, AJOT All facilities are alarmed, monitored with sprinkler systems, food grade, rail served and certified Withanewlyopenedcontainerexecutive officer of GT USA Wilm- by ICE.FREIGHT FORWARDING yardfeaturingfiveall-electricrub- ington, told AJOT, adding that the portDependable provides full-service forwarding capabilities including documentation, distribution, ber-tiredgantries,DelawaresPortis not experiencing the congestion andwarehousing, facility selection and transportation to all points in the United States.ofWilmingtonishandlingabroad- backlogs that are plaguing a number TRANSPORTATION ening array of cargos at its longtimeof other U.S. seaports. Our transportation division specializes in the local cartage and drayage services within the site at the confluence of the DelawareWe continue to navigate throughPhiladelphia Regional area including the ports of Philadelphia.and Christina rivers while advancingthe COVID pandemic and the upgrades plans for an all-new marine terminal aneededtomaximizethepotentialof few miles upriver. this99-year-oldport,Cruisecon-Thanks to efficiencies facilitatedtinued,pointingoutthatthearmofDependable Distribution Services, Inc.bySeptembercompletionoftheUnitedArabEmirates-headquarteredPier 84 South $37 million yard project, the Port ofGulftainer already has invested more2401 S. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19148Wilmingtonthe nations longstand- than $88 million in terminal infrastruc- EXECUTIVE OFFICEing Top Banana portnot only istureandcargo-handlingequipment1301 Union Avenue, Pennsauken, NJ08110 importingmorefruit-filledcontain- enhancements since 2018 inking of a(856) 665-1700 Fax: (856) 488-6332ers,butitalsoisreceivingawid- 50-year concession agreement with theddscocoa.comening range of bulk, breakbulk andState of Delaware to manage and oper-project shipments. ate the Wilmington port.Inlate2021,thePortof Wilm- Meanwhile, Cruise said, GT USA ington took delivery of its first-everWilmingtonisinthefinalstagesof shipments of plywood, imported frompermitting for a brand-new dedicated(BENEFITScontinued fromis now importing more than 300 such Chile by CMPC Maderas S.A. 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