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Philadelphia to dock first ship with Kia cars from Mexican plant
THE 60,118-gross ton Glovis Sirius will be the first American shipping vessel to load vehicles manufactured from the new KIA facility in Monterey, Mexico. The ship is due to dock at the port of Philadelphia on July 2 to unload new KIA vehicles destined for local dealerships.
Approximately 1,000 new KIA automobiles will be off-loaded at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal (PAMT) in South Philadelphia, reported American Journal of Transportation (AJOT).
The manufacturing plant began production of compact sedans in mid-May, and expects to produce 100,000 vehicles by the end of the year. Holt Logistics projects that 35,000 of these vehicles will come directly into the port of Philadelphia annually. This new business is expected to create up to 100 additional jobs for the Packer Avenue facility.
"Today's announcement reinforces our commitment to Philadelphia and further demonstrates the value of productive relationships with our partners in Korea and Mexico," said Thomas Holt of Holt Logistics Corp.
"We are very excited about expanding imported automobile services on the Philadelphia waterfront. Auto imports into Packer Avenue have increased steadily over the past six years."
Approximately 1,000 new KIA automobiles will be off-loaded at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal (PAMT) in South Philadelphia, reported American Journal of Transportation (AJOT).
The manufacturing plant began production of compact sedans in mid-May, and expects to produce 100,000 vehicles by the end of the year. Holt Logistics projects that 35,000 of these vehicles will come directly into the port of Philadelphia annually. This new business is expected to create up to 100 additional jobs for the Packer Avenue facility.
"Today's announcement reinforces our commitment to Philadelphia and further demonstrates the value of productive relationships with our partners in Korea and Mexico," said Thomas Holt of Holt Logistics Corp.
"We are very excited about expanding imported automobile services on the Philadelphia waterfront. Auto imports into Packer Avenue have increased steadily over the past six years."
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