b'FEBRUARY 2025DELAWARE RIVER PORTS 43(RACE continued fromofadditionalwarehousinghandle more containers.faster, allowing them to spend(FUTURE continued from page 36) are scheduled for the greatermore time driving.page 42)trade update. He said the 2025Philadelphia area: P olishing thed iaMond Inthelongterm,Phila- thePaulsboroPortcontinues fruit season is well underwayTheKeystoneTradeTheexpansionofPhila- Portseesgrowthbydiver- tobeapremierlocationfor and strong from all origins. Center at Fairless Hills, PA,Ports rail capabilities is essen- sifyingevenfurtherintoproject cargo and other com-ThePerucropwillhitjustnorthofPhiladelphia,tial, he said. businessessuchascruisemodities like steel due to its 80millioncases,whichwilloffer15millionsquareThe goal is to grow raillines,liquifiednaturalgaslocation,directaccesstothe isup16%fromlastyear.feetofnew,ClassAware- businessatPackerAvenueand hydrogen power.interstate and onsite rail con-FourBreakbulkVesselswerehousing near our Port. MarineTerminal.GreenwichTen years ago, I referrednections to Class I railroads.loadedthisseasonfortheThe Bellwether DistrictTerminalsLLCisthefast- to the Port of Philadelphia as aRegardless,theSJPC first time ever. Peru still hasdevelopment will offer 10 mil- est delivery to rail on importsdiamond in the rough, now itsisactivelyexploringways 15millioncasestoshipaslion square feet of new, Classand exports on the East Coast,adiamond,andDestinationtoexpandbothindoorand ofweek4(approximatelyA warehousing in Philadelphiawith the capacity to triple the2040 will make it a polishedoutdoorstoragecapacityat 3,000 containers). About 55%fivemilesfromourPackercurrent number of rail moves,one,saidLarryAntonucci,CamdenMarineTerminals. of that volume comes to theAvenue Marine Terminal. Holt said. There are plenty ofpresident of 721 Logistics, aThe added capacity expansion DelawareRiver,astaggeringNew warehousing is beingon-dockandnear-dockcon- longtimePhilaPortcustomsisespeciallyimportantfor number compared to the restbuiltintheneighborhoodsnections,andthecompanybroker and freight forwarder.handling the growing volumes of the United States. near PhilaPorts Tioga Marinehasgreatworkingrelation- Thecommitmentbytheof steel and forest products.The Morrocco crop is veryTerminal (TMT). ships with CSX, Conrail, andState,viaPhilaPort,alongAs we continue to expand, strong this season. The marketHoltsaidPhilaPortcanNorfolk Southern.withthemanyportstake- its essential that we have the is currently moving well (bothtightenefficiencythroughThe proper use of technol- holders,tocontinueinvest- right infrastructure in place to intheUSAandCanada).newinfrastructure,processesogy and user-friendly applica- ing in the ports infrastructuresupport both current and future Large volumes arrived in lateandequipment.Hepointedtions and statistics to improvein order to not only keep itsdemand, said Saporito. The January/earlyFebruary,andoutthingssuchasadoptingcustomer service is essential,competitiveadvantagewithinvestmentswevemadein stability is projected over theappointmenttimes,electrify- said Holt, adding value-addedperishables, fresh/frozen pro- railandterminalinfrastruc-next few months.ing older cranes from diesel toservices for customers, suchteins, lumber, paper, etc., butture are directly aligned with TheChileseasonhaselectric, and demolishing olderasappointmenttimesandalso build out its capabilitiesour commitment to providing finallystartedtorampupbuildingswillincreasetrafficGeofenceapp-basedchecksintoothercommoditiesandthe best possible service for afterdealingwithswellflows and the Ports ability towillhelpgettrucksloadedtrade lanes.our customers.issues at loading ports/origin. Evenwiththeweatherand delays, a strong Chile season is projected to hit 58 million casesofgrapes,ofwhichManfredi Delivers!70%cometotheDelaware River. Frutas De Chile is pro- From Ship, to Shore,jecting4.5millioncasesof grapesarrivingfromChile/ to StorePerufromthelastweekof February through the end of March. Likewise, only 3 mil-lioncaseswillbeshipped underthesystemapproach (pre-clearance). Meatimportswereat record levels from all origins as traders continued to be oppor-tunistic in the current market. Philadelphiaisknown worldwideasagatewayfor perishables, but there is plenty of capacity for dry and frozen products coming from Asia,Your trusted partner in cold storage also offers reliable and cost-effective logistics solutionsHolt said. 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