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Philadelphia container traffic increases 28pc in April to 49,000 TEU
THE Port of Philadelphia saw container throughput volume rise 28 per cent year on year in April to 49,000 TEU, driven by a national import boom.
Nationwide, seaborne tonnage volumes at ports across the US rose 8.9 per cent from a year earlier, according to data compiled by research firm Panjiva.
"The standout performance among the smaller ports was from Philadelphia," said Panjiva analyst Christopher Rogers.
The container increases, attributable to several new shipping services at Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, have pushed the Philadelphia port's national ranking up to 12th position, just ahead of Miami and below Port Everglades, reported the Philadelphia Inquirer via philly.com.
"Our growth rate is a leader of the pack," said Philadelphia Regional Port Authority CEO Jeffrey Theobald
The port, which owns 15 piers and terminals on the Delaware, has seen its volumes increase with the expansion of the Panama Canal last summer.
In January, the fruit company Fyffes began shipping bananas, plantains, and pineapples to Packer terminal from Costa Rica, Columbia, and Guatemala. The business on SeaLand, a carrier of the Maersk Group, prompted other distributors, including Walmart, to begin shipping their fresh produce here as well.
In April, another new shipping service to Packer terminal began with Hapag-Lloyd and four Asian carriers as part of a mega vessel-sharing alliance.
This service's rotation is Bremerhaven, Antwerp, London Gateway, Norfolk, Philadelphia, New York, Halifax and back to Bremerhaven.
East coast ports did best, with Savannah reporting 19.4 per cent growth compared to a year earlier, and Norfolk up 14.6 per cent" in April.
Big losers were the Puget Sound ports of Seattle and Tacoma, whose cargo volumes fell one per cent, and New Orleans, which shrank by 21.3 per cent.
In the last 12 months, the Philadelphia port handled 185,560 TEU, up 23 per cent year on year, the port authority said.
The Port of New York expects big volume growth later this year when the Bayonne Bridge raising is complete and the port can handle 18,000-TEUers, up from 9,800 TEU.
Nationwide, seaborne tonnage volumes at ports across the US rose 8.9 per cent from a year earlier, according to data compiled by research firm Panjiva.
"The standout performance among the smaller ports was from Philadelphia," said Panjiva analyst Christopher Rogers.
The container increases, attributable to several new shipping services at Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, have pushed the Philadelphia port's national ranking up to 12th position, just ahead of Miami and below Port Everglades, reported the Philadelphia Inquirer via philly.com.
"Our growth rate is a leader of the pack," said Philadelphia Regional Port Authority CEO Jeffrey Theobald
The port, which owns 15 piers and terminals on the Delaware, has seen its volumes increase with the expansion of the Panama Canal last summer.
In January, the fruit company Fyffes began shipping bananas, plantains, and pineapples to Packer terminal from Costa Rica, Columbia, and Guatemala. The business on SeaLand, a carrier of the Maersk Group, prompted other distributors, including Walmart, to begin shipping their fresh produce here as well.
In April, another new shipping service to Packer terminal began with Hapag-Lloyd and four Asian carriers as part of a mega vessel-sharing alliance.
This service's rotation is Bremerhaven, Antwerp, London Gateway, Norfolk, Philadelphia, New York, Halifax and back to Bremerhaven.
East coast ports did best, with Savannah reporting 19.4 per cent growth compared to a year earlier, and Norfolk up 14.6 per cent" in April.
Big losers were the Puget Sound ports of Seattle and Tacoma, whose cargo volumes fell one per cent, and New Orleans, which shrank by 21.3 per cent.
In the last 12 months, the Philadelphia port handled 185,560 TEU, up 23 per cent year on year, the port authority said.
The Port of New York expects big volume growth later this year when the Bayonne Bridge raising is complete and the port can handle 18,000-TEUers, up from 9,800 TEU.
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