The US port of Philadelphia is to benefit from a $49m grant that will help development of a new $130m multi-use berth at the Southport ro-ro terminal, which handles vehicle imports
The US port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) has secured a $49m grant from the Department of Transport (USDOT) to help the development of a $130m multi-use berth at the Southport ro-ro terminal. Philaport said the new berth would increase capacity for automotive imports and speed their inland delivery. The development of the berth ties in with a project to deepen the Delaware shipping channel to accommodate bigger vessels, currently being carried out by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
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While overall cargo volumes improved in the first half of the year at Antwerp-Bruges, vehicle throughput was down, significantly for second-hand vehicles
Along with strong Asian imports, increasing exports and new customers, Brunswick added vehicles and equipment diverted from Baltimore
Enough debris has been cleared to allow deep-draft commercial vehicles to access the port again
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