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Ranked #1 Most
Productive Port 
in North America
Two Years in a 
Row
1According to the 2024 Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) released by the World Bank Group and S&P 
Global Market Intelligence.
Ship Philly First.
www.philaport.com
This recognition reflects the dedication of 
everyone who keeps the port moving — 
from the men and women on the front lines 
at PhilaPort’s Packer Avenue Marine 
Terminal to our carriers, logistics teams,
and partners across the region.
Thank you to our entire port community
for helping Philadelphia lead the way
once again.
enhance the experience for cus-
tomers and truckers.” 
PhilaPort Ranks 1# in NA 
Productivity 
Once again, the World 
Bank and S&P Global Market 
Intelligence named PhilaPort 
the #1 most productive con-
tainer port in North America 
- the second year in a row. 
As part of the survey, the 
firms rank 403 container ports 
around the world on metrics 
such as time to berth, time to 
work the ship, time to move 
the cargo across the dock, and 
time to get the ship on its way. 
“This accomplishment is 
a credit to our amazing labor, 
terminal operator Holt, and 
significant investments by 
the Commonwealth of Penn-
sylvania,” 
said 
Dominic 
O’Brien, PhilaPort’s senior 
marketing manager. “We will 
host our first cruise ship, the 
NCL Jewel, on April 16. We 
are constructing a new cruise 
terminal building on a marine 
terminal that we are refur-
bishing.  Norwegian Cruise 
Line will offer service to the 
Caribbean and to Canada.”  
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Dominic O’Brien, PhilaPort
PhilaPort announced in 
January it handled a record 
889,268 TEUs 
in 
2025, 
representing a 6 percent 
year-over-year increase in 
container volume capping 
a 5-year increase of 39%. 
O’Brien said all signs indicate 
the growth will continue.
“We have the permitting 
and capital dollars to build 
the first new berth in Phil-
adelphia in 50 years. This 
will be over 2,000 linear feet 
and designed to hold ship-
to-shore cranes. This will 
give us added capacity to 
increase our cargo through-
put,” he said. “We recently 
acquired 173 acres of new 
land. This is not easy in the 
U.S. Northeast, as you know. 
Most Northeast ports are in 
the middle of older cities, and 
land is at a premium.  How-
ever, we were able to gain 
extensive land directly across 
from our marine terminals in 
the Port district.  This new 
land gives us room to grow, 
and the ability to improve our 
continental-best productivity 
even further.” 
“(A recently acquired rail 
intermodal yard) will give us 
better ability to connect to 
Norfolk Southern Railway 
and increase our chances of 

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