b'16American Journal of Transportation ajot.comWilmington delivering as Top Banana in ports third year under Gulftainer unitBy Paul Scott Abbott, AJOTWilmington,Delaware,notonlyGT USA Wilmington LLC, which in hasjustdeliveredthenationsToplate 2018 inked a 50-year concession BananatotheWhiteHouseintheagreement with the State of Delaware.person of Joe Biden, but it is continuingCitinginvestmentstodateof to lead the way as the No. 1 U.S. gate- $118 million, Casey told AJOT, All way for banana imports and more as theofithasalreadyshownbenefits. Port of Wilmington enters its third yearOurrevenuesincreasedby50per-of operation under a division of Unitedcentyear-over-year,includingwith Arab Emirates-based Gulftainer. the pandemic. That was a very good Wevegotourfeetunderneathshowofsupportforourinfrastruc-us, and were starting to run, and itsture development.startingtoreallyworkforus,saidInvestments thus far have brought Eric Casey, chief executive officer of(BANANAcontinued on page 18)at PhilaPorts Piers 78 & 80, coated paper imported from Finland by MetsaBoard is offloaded from a Wagenborg vessel, indicative of the ports significant role in movement of forest products.(SERVINGcontinued fromBCO [beneficial cargo owner] partners page 14) who could benefit from the improved Philadelphias seaport. velocityandlogisticsinfrastructure These and other goods arriving atthat PhilaPort has to offer, Mahoney PhilaPortonincreasinglylargeves- said.Thiswarehousecouldbethe sels, as berths are now open at 43 feet,answer for a major shipper looking for with a controlled depth of 45 feet plusa better hub in the U.S. Northeast.6-foot tidal window being phased in,At the same time, Mahoney sees asfacilitatedbycompletionoftheoriginalequipmentmanufacturers, $500 million endeavor to deepen theorOEMs,beingattractedbynewly Delaware River. initiatedNorfolkSouthernRailway Meanwhile,anew$50millionauto-carrier service through the Class near-dock warehouse is moving for- Is rail yard adjoining PhilaPorts 155-ward in two phases of 200,000 squareacre Southport Auto Terminal.feet each, including space for temper- Philadelphia is fortunate to have Containerized cargo is offloaded at the Port of Wilmingtons Berth 6, which recently underwentature-controlled cargos. avastamountofrailinfrastructure an upgrade as part of $118 million in investments by GT uSa Wilmington. Weareactivelysolicitingnew(SERVINGcontinued on page 18)Bulk. Breakbulk. And so much more.Fairless Hills, PA - Palm Beach - Port Canaveral - Port Everglades - Port Manatee - Wilmington, DEportcontractors.com 1-800-792-PORT'