The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority owns and operates several marine cargo facilities along the Delaware River in Pennsylvania. In 2009, over 3 million tons of cargo passed through PRPA facilities. A major project is underway to deepen the Delaware River shipping channel to accommodate larger ships. The Port of Philadelphia handles a variety of cargo types including containers, bulk, and breakbulk. It has advantages over other East Coast ports like shorter shipping times and no port congestion fees. Over 300 distribution centers in the region provide excellent access to markets.

1. Philadelphia Regional
Port Authority

2. Background: Philadelphia Region
 Marine facilities on
the Delaware River
worked over
60,000,000 tons of
cargo in 2009.
 The Delaware River
handled 2,481
ships in 2009.

3. Background: Philadelphia Regional Port Authority
 A Pennsylvania state
agency, PRPA owns six
marine cargo facilities on
the Delaware River in
Pennsylvania.
 Terminals are leased to
private operators. PRPA
provides maintenance,
marketing, and other
services.

4. Port Facilities: PRPA Terminals
 3.2 million tons of cargo, including 223,000
TEUs, passed through PRPA facilities in
2009.
 In 2009, PRPA facilities worked over 491
merchant ships.

5. Port Facilities: South Philadelphia Port Complex

6. Delaware River Channel Deepening Project
 Channel dredging commenced on
March 1, 2010 by Norfolk
Dredging which is expected to be
completed in five years
 Following the Project, the main
ship channel of the Delaware
River will have a minimum depth
of 45 feet (13.7m) for 68 miles
(109.4km)
• 16 million cubic yards of dredged
material

7. Port Facilities: Future Expansion

8. SouthPort Container Facility
8

9. Packer Avenue Marine Terminal

10. Tioga Marine Terminal

11. Piers 38-40 / 78-80

12. Pier 82

13. Pier 84

14. New Automotive Business

15. The Port of Philadelphia Cargo Breakdown
Bulk
19%
Container
54%
Breakbulk
27%
PRPA Facilities 2009

16. Perishables
 Fruit arrives into
Philadelphia from Chile,
Brazil, Argentina, Costa
Rica, Honduras, South
Africa, and Spain.
 Meat imports come
mainly from Australia,
New Zealand, Uruguay,
Brazil, and Chile.
 Federal On-Dock
Inspection Sites.

17. Forest Products
 52 acre Forest Products
Distribution Center.
 Over 1,700,000ft² of
warehouse space, over 5,000ft
of berthing space, and 2 RO/RO
docks.
 Main Suppliers: Belgium,
Canada, Chile, Finland,
Germany, and Sweden.
 New 115,000ft² warehouse.

18. Steel
 The Port of
Philadelphia is one of
the leading steel ports
in the USA.
 Imported steel moves
through the U.S. and
into Canada via three
Class 1 railroads.
 Steel is exported and
imported at Packer
Avenue and Tioga
Marine Terminals.

19. Cocoa
 Cocoa arrives into
the Port of
Philadelphia at Pier
84.
 540,000ft² of on-
dock storage and
dock-side rail
access.
 Half of the cocoa
grinding capacity in
the United States is
within three hours
of Philadelphia.

20. Port Facilities: The Philadelphia Advantage
Philadelphia New York
Air draft of 188 ft (57.3 m) Air draft of 150 ft (45.7 m) (Bayonne Bridge)
No assessment NYSA assessment – on average an additional
charge of $130 per container
19 ILA start times 5 ILA start times
7 hours from sea buoy 4 hours from sea buoy
No pension withdrawal liability Pension withdrawal liability
Gross production of 33 moves an hour with Gross moves per hour typically less than
individual vessel gross production reaching 40 Philadelphia
moves an hour
Truck turn time favorable due to lower Truck turn time unfavorable due to high
density operation (42 minutes) density operation and overall congestion
$50 for every intermodal container moved
through Philadelphia via rail
$50 per container or $3 metric ton for cargo
sourced or manufactured in Pennsylvania

21. PRPA Current Services
•Australia – New Zealand
•East Coast South America
•Australia – New Zealand •East Coast South America
•French Polynesia – Australia –
•West Coast South America New Zealand
•North Europe •North Europe
•Australia – New Zealand •East Coast South America
•Finland - Sweden •West Coast South America
•Colombia – Caribbean Coast
•Eastabout-Round the World
•North East Asia •The Netherlands - Sweden
•Scandinavia • Puerto Rico
•Germany • Japan

22. Over 300 distribution centers lie within PRPA’s immediate hinterland
Pennsylvania
1. Big Lots 43. Staples
2. BMW 44. Target
3. Bon-Ton Department Store D.C. 45. T.J. Maxx Distribution Center
4. Boscov's 46. Urban Outfitters Distribution Center
5. Bridgestone-Firestone, Inc. 47. Walgreen's Distribution Center
6. Case Paper 48. Walgreen's Distribution Center
7. Charming Shoppe 49. Westinghouse Lighting Solutions
8. Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. 50. Weyerhaeuser
9. Crayola 51. Whirlpool
10. Crayola 52. World Imports
11. Deb Shops, Inc. 53. York Barbell Company
12. Destination Maternity Corp.
13. Dollar Tree Stores Inc. New Jersey
14. Foot Locker 54. A. C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc.
15. General Mills 55. Becton Dickinson
16. Harley-Davidson Motor Company 56. BJ's Wholesale Club
17. Hershey Foods 57. Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse
18. Home Line Furniture Wholesaler Corp.
19. JC Penney 58. Costco Wholesale Corp.
20. Johnson & Johnson 59. Crate & Barrel
21. Jones Apparel/Nine West 60. CVS
22. Kmart Resource Center 61. Home Depot
23. Kuehne & Nagel 62. Howard Berger
24. Lanxess 63. IKEA
25. Liz Claiborne Inc. 64. National Refrigerants
26. Lowe’s 65. Nine West
27. Mack Truck 66. Office Depot
28. Mack Truck 67. OfficeMax
29. Maytag Appliances RDC 68. Petco
30. Michaels Stores, Incorporated 69. Sports Authority Distribution Center
31. Office Depot 70. Raymour & Flanagan
32. Office Max 71. Subaru
33. Paper Magic Group, Inc. 72. Trek Bicycles
34. Phillips-Van Heusen Corp 73. Volkswagen
35. Porsche North America
36. PPG Auto Glass Delaware
37. Proctor & Gamble Paper 74. Playtex
38. QVC, Inc. (Apparel)
39. RIO Brands Maryland
40. Rite Aid 75. IKEA
41. SC Johnson Wax 76. Pier 1 Imports
42. Sears 77. Radio Shack
78. Rite Aid

23. Philadelphia Regional Produce Market
 678,000 square feet
facility
 50 foot wide dock areas
 Constant refrigeration
throughout entire
building
 Opening planned for
late 2010

24. Pennsylvania 26. Sunoco
1. Air Products 27. Tyco Healthcare
2. Alcoa 28. York International
3. Ames True Temper Hardware
4. Arkema New Jersey
5. Armstrong World Industries 29. Alcan
6. Craftmaster Manufacturing 30. Conair Corp
7. CRC Industries 31. Innophos
8. Crown Hardwood Veneer Corp. 32. L'Oreal
9. Defense Distribution Center 33. Lund's Fisheries, Inc.
10. Erex Corp. 34. Mallinckrodt Baker Inc.
11. Filmtech 35. Volkswagen
12. FMC Chemicals
13. Gemcor International, Inc. Delaware
14. Geo Specialty Chemicals 36. Allen Family Foods
15. Harley-Davidson 37. DuPont
16. JLG Industries, Inc. 38. Hercules
17. Kraft Foods 39. Invista
18. LWB Refractories 40. Mountaire Farms
19. Mack Trucks, Inc. 41. Uniqema
20. Pennsylvania Crusher
Corporation Maryland
21. Pfizer 42. Mack Trucks, Inc.
22. Pride Mobility Products 43. Perdue
23. Rohm & Haas (Dow Chemical)
24. Sartomer
25. Specialty Minerals

25. Philadelphia Hinterland Top Companies

26. Excellent Rail Connections Adjacent To Packer Avenue

27. Rail Connections: Mileage Comparison
From: Philadelphia New York Charleston Savannah
Toronto 541 546 1162 1252
(2nd morning
service)
Chicago 814 890 980 989
(2nd day service)
Columbus 545 621 757 767
St. Louis 956 1040 909 866
Memphis 1067 1160 725 668
Laredo 1919 2012 1455 1362

28. Road Links
PRPA Terminals are within minutes of major US
highways, including I-95 and I-76.

29. Road Links: Trucking
 Over 400 trucking
companies with 20,000
trucks are available in
the Philadelphia area.
 Philadelphia does not
have the congestion and
delays found in North
Jersey.
 Overweight truck permits
are available.

30. Foreign and Domestic Representatives
 New York/Northern
New Jersey: Mr. Kevin
McGee
 Argentina/Uruguay:
Mr. Malcolm J.
Rodman
 Australia/New
Zealand: Mr. T.G.
Peiris
 Brazil: Mr. Carlos C.
Cappellano
 Europe: Mr. Lutz
Ehrhardt
 China: Mr. Simon Yao

31. Philadelphia Regional Port Authority
Proudly Managing Pennsylvania's International Seaport
For additional information please contact the PRPA at
(215)-426-2600 or
www.philaport.com