b'32American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comPort Wilmington DEDELAWARE RIVER PORTS 2025confident it will sustain 2024s momentumBy Andrew Meadows, AJOTPortWilmingtonoffi- is among the most established, cials say their port remainedreliable,andconsistentcar-apremierdestinationforariersservicingtheCentral wide array of cargo in 2024America trade for the past 30 and is looking forward to ayears, he said. Like all con-strong 2025. tainerized freight, the volumes Perishableshelpedbuildhave grown to include frozen PortWilmington,butrapidfoodstuffs,non-refrigerated diversificationoftheportsfoodstuffs,autos,consumer cargo portfolio is now takinggoods,constructionmateri-place. als, paper materials as well as Our valuable longstand- other commodities. ing perishable partnerships are thebackboneofEnstructureP ortg rantWilmington, said Port Wilm- In October, the Port Wilm-ingtonspokespersonJustiningtonandelectedofficials May. In addition to maintain- announceda$127.5million ingandgrowingthislineof(CONFIDENT continuedPort Wilmington is a full-service port and marine terminal located in Wilmington, DE on 308 acres at the confluence business,EnstructureWilm- on page 40) of the Delaware and Christina Rivers.ingtonisworkingtoexpand itsforestproducts,autoRo/ Ro, bulk and breakbulk, and container cargo operations.Port Wilmington is a full-serviceportandmarineter-minal located in Wilmington, DE on 308 acres at the con-fluence of the Delaware and Christina Rivers. Port Wilm-ington touts itself as the first deep-waterterminalonthe Delaware River.Last year marked Enstruc-tures first full year as opera-tor after taking over from GT USA Wilmington,aUSdivi-sionofUAE-headquartered Gulftainer. The new operators got a boost in early 2024 when DoleOceanCargoExpress announceditwasaddinga second weekly service call to the port with a 1,200 FEU con-tainer vessel with direct service between Port Wilmington and Central and South America.t heM ayane XPressDoles Mayan Express boasts direct service to Santa Marta,Colombia;Puerto Castilla,Honduras;Puerto Barrios, Guatemala and Port Wilmington.Thereisalso indirect service to El Salva-doravailable.DoleOcean CargoExpressEastCoast lineoffersdirectserviceto and from Puerto Moin, Costa Rica;PuertoCastilla,Hon-durasandPortWilmington while Dole expects additional growth of the Mayan Express.Withtherecommence-ment of the Mayan Express to a weekly service we anticipate growth in the volumes we cur-rently carry, said John Trum-mel, Vice President & General Manager of Dole Ocean Cargo Express. The expected increase is both from perishable cargo - vegetables,melons,andfruits - and dry cargo such as frozen meats,autos,FAK,andcon-sumer goods. Trummelreinforcedthe diversecargoDoleships northandsouthfromPort Wilmington.Dole Ocean Cargo Express'