While Delaware hopes the “historic” $635 million project will create 6,000 new jobs, some Pennsylvania officials and businesses see a threat to Philadelphia’s ports 25 miles up the river.
Delaware’s port expansion plan is back on track — and rekindling a regional rivalry with Philadelphia
The region will need additional capacity to maintain its status as a gateway for perishable cargo such as fruits and meats, especially as East Coast ports in the South such as Savannah have seen growth in that sector, experts said. About 203,000 container units moved through Philadelphia through March this year, up 10% over the same period in 2023 — growth that was similar to competitor ports in New York, New Jersey, Georgia, and Virginia, according to data tracked by PhilaPort.subsidizing operations at an annual loss of $10 millionBut the affiliate, GT USA Wilmington, quickly fell behind on lease payments to the state and racked up debts to creditors, who forced the company to replace its board members.
One wrinkle: Enstructure’s strength is in handling unpackaged cargo that’s transported in bulk, like oil and grains, and goods that don’t fit in containers, like construction equipment. By contrast, Delaware wants Edgemoor to specialize in containers — the giant metal boxes that have driven growth in global maritime trade for decades.
Some analysts note that major ocean carriers are already investing in their own East Coast container facilities, raising the possibility that they could divert their Delaware River business to their own terminals. They say a new Delaware container port would exacerbate that threat. The Swiss shipping line Mediterranean Shipping Co. isLeo Holt, president of Holt Logistics, questioned the feasibility of Delaware’s project.
Daisy Confoy, a spokesperson for State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler, a Democrat whose district overlaps with Saval’s, said the representative “is confident that the Port of Philadelphia will continue to be a vital link in America’s supply chain going forward.”
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