b'18American Journal of Transportation ajot.comPier 84 is on the job!Our Unique Combination of Services and CapabilitiesSTEVEDORING a bright future is seen for the Port of Wilmington, now in its third year of operation by GT uSaWe operate 540,000 square feet at Pier 84 South in Philadelphia as a dedicated facility for the Wilmington LLC under a 50-year concession agreement with the State of Delaware. storage of cocoa beansWAREHOUSING (BANANAcontinued from page 16) Inaddition,hesaid,automobileWe manage 2.1 million square feet of warehouse space, which includes: certified sampling, berthandwarehouseenhancementsbusiness,whichtookahitearliercertified weighing, debagging into trucks, supersacks, reconditioning and quality controland,lastsummer,fiveall-electriclastyear,sawstrongresurgenceinDISTRIBUTION Konecranes rubber-tired gantries to theNovember and December. We handle, store and distribute cocoa beans and cocoa products throughout the United States. All facilities are alarmed, monitored with sprinkler systems, food grade, rail served and certified ports longtime site at the confluenceThe thing that was really interest- by ICE.of the Delaware and Christiana rivers.ing is how well our labor unions and FREIGHT FORWARDING The RTGs are slated to enter serviceour colleagues and partners performedDependable provides full-service forwarding capabilities including documentation, distribution, by the end of March, serving containerduringCOVID,Caseycommented,warehousing, facility selection and transportation to all points in the United States.stacks that already are being built, cur- saying the ports workforce had seen TRANSPORTATION rently being serviced by reachstackers. only 11 confirmed cases of the virusOur transportation division specializes in the local cartage and drayage services within the In addition to significantly improv- since last February. We didnt miss aPhiladelphia Regional area including the ports of Philadelphia.ingthePortofWilmingtonslong- beat here. We were open every day and standing308-acreinstallation,GTcontinued to work straight through.USA is advancing development of aPart of the success may be attrib-new terminal on a 112-acre site thatutable to the port employing signifi- Dependable Distribution Services, Inc.previouslywashometotheChe- cant health and safety measures evenPier 84 South mours/DuPont titanium dioxide man- prior to the pandemic and formal U.S.2401 S. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19148ufacturing plant at Edgemoor. Centers for Disease Control Preven- EXECUTIVE OFFICECaseysaidthepermittingpro- tion recommendations. 1301 Union Avenue, Pennsauken, NJ08110 cess for the Edgemoor site is movingLuckily,Caseysaid,ourport(856) 665-1700 Fax: (856) 488-6332towardearly2022completion,afterhere at Wilmington, with its very diverseddscocoa.comwhich building can commence, withportfolio, had already a lot of the CDC-an eye to start operations there by therecommendedguidelinesforsafetyin end of 2025. place due to our handling of produce.Itismovingalongonsched- WehereatGTUSAandtheEast Coast have shown, Casey said.surewehaveeverythingweneed, ule,CaseysaidoftheEdgemoorPort of Wilmington actually utilizedWhere they had some fits and starts,and also the regulatory bodies here development. It is actually slightlythe COVID opportunity as a positionwe continued to power through, andin Delaware that are willing to work ahead of schedule in terms of whereofstrength,hecontinued.Werewere going to continue that positivewithustomakeusastrongerand we thought we would be in the per- comingatthisandacceleratingouttrajectory into 2021 and ramping rightsafer port as we go forward. mitting process.of the turn. Youre going to see someup through Edgemoor. Meanwhile, cargo volumes at thenewbrandingcomingfromusandAllofthis,hesaid,would existing Port of Wilmington locationyoure going to see continued growthnot be possible without the absolute(SERVINGcontinued from have remained constant, including forin a very positive and proactive posi- cooperation of our labor partners, thepage 16)bananas, with Chiquita and Dole lead- tion in the market. StateofDelaware,whichhasbeenadjacenttoitsmarineterminals,he ing the way, Our team performed very, verybehind us 100 percent and has donesaid, noting that both CSX Transpor-Bananasareactuallyrelativelywell, and we have not lost any momen- wonderfully for us in terms of theirtation and Norfolk Southern have ter-COVID-proof, Casey remarked. tum that some of our colleagues on thesupportandtheireffortstomakeminalswithavailablecapacityplus developable land at existing terminals and greenfield sites. Also, a third Class ICanadian National Railwayoffers a joint service with CSX into Canada.The next step in PhilaPorts $300 milliondevelopmentplanentailsa new Southport berth, additional land acquisition,roadandrailimprove-ments, and increasing the footprint of container and breakbulk cargo opera-tions,whichcouldincludefurther warehousingfacilities,bothon-dock and near-dock.(ADVANTAGEScontinued from page 17)seaport and airport bigger and better and more responsive to customers.Some may still see Philadelphia as a niche hub, Antonucci said. We, however,seeitasmuchmorethan that and collectively strive each day to attract and ably serve new business whilecontinuingtomeettheindi-vidual needs of those already taking advantage of all that greater Philadel-phia has to offer in the transportation and logistics arena.'