| Port of Philadelphia | |
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 The Port of Philadelphia in February 2016 with Center City Philadelphia in the upper left background | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Details | |
| Operated by | Philadelphia Regional Port Authority |
| Owned by | Pennsylvania |
| Statistics | |
| Draft depth | 45 feet |
| Air draft | 188 feet, restricted by Delaware Memorial Bridge 143 feet, restricted by Benjamin Franklin Bridge[1] |
| Website philaport.com | |
The Port of Philadelphia is located on the Delaware River in Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Generally the term applies to the publicly owned marine terminals located within Philadelphia city limits along the west bank of the river. These terminals are managed by the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, PhilaPort,[2] an agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The term is sometimes used for Delaware River port complex to collectively refer to the ports and energy facilities along the river in the tri-state PA-NJ-DE Delaware Valley region. They include the Port of Salem, the Port of Wilmington, the Port of Chester, the Port of Paulsboro, the Port of Philadelphia, and the Port of Camden.[3] Combined they create one of the largest shipping areas of the United States. In 2016, 2,427 ships arrived at Delaware River port facilities: Fruit ships were counted at 577, petroleum at 474, and containerized cargo at 431.[4]
- ^ "Bridges and Cables" (PDF). Moran Shipping. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Home". Philadelphia Regional Port Authority. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ "Port of Philadelphia Technical Memorandum - Summary of Existing Conditions" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "Delaware River ship arrivals finish 2016 strong" (PDF). The Beacon. Philadelphia, PA: Maritime Exchange. Winter 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.