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45 USMX PORT ASSOCIATION MEMBERS CALL THE DELAWARE If you call the Ports of the Delaware River your home, we thank you for your continued support. If you are not calling the Delaware River, come take a look. The PMTA would be happy to host you on your visit. From Wilmington, Delaware to the northern parts of the City of Philadelphia, and on both sides of the river, exciting things are happening in the Ports of the Delaware River. PROJECTS UPDATE In last year's report we highlighted the $300 Million investment made by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in infrastructure improvements for our Employ- ers' Terminals. By way of update, the Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project approaches 100% completion. In 2017, PhilaPort (Philadelphia Regional Port Authority) reports that container cargoes grew by 19%. In March of 2018, the first two of four super post-Panamax cranes are due at Greenwich Terminals Packer Avenue Marine Terminal. Two additional super post-Panamax cranes will be purchased by the ownership of Greenwich Terminals, bringing the total to six new cranes when the project is completed. USMX Carrier Members are support- ing this growth by scheduling larger container vessels at this facility. To better ac- commodate these vessels, Greenwich Terminals is dredging its facility to match the 45-foot Channel Deepening Project. PORT OF WILMINGTON There are also exciting happenings in the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, where PMTA Employer members Delaware River Stevedores and Murphy Marine Services provide ILA Stevedoring Services. The port put two new rail-mounted ship-to-shore gantry cranes into service, doubling their container handling capabilities. They have completed reconstruction at Berth 5 that now allows these gantry cranes to service five berths. The port also has a 100-ton capacity mobile harbor crane able to furnish heavy lifts and container service at the port. The Port of Wilmington, Delaware has a number of commodities ranging from bananas and other fruit imports to automobiles, export cattle, project cargo such as wind energy components and rocket boosters.

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