Port of Wilmington (Delaware)

Port of Wilmington
The Port of Wilmington as seen from Interstate 495 on July 9, 2011.
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Location
CountryUnited States
LocationWilmington, Delaware
Coordinates39°43′06″N 75°31′25″W / 39.71833°N 75.52361°W / 39.71833; -75.52361 (Port of Wilmington (Delaware))
UN/LOCODEUSILG[1]
Details
Opened1923
Operated byPort Wilmington
Owned byDiamond State Port Corporation
Land area308 acres (1.25 km2)
No. of berths10 (general cargo × 7, petroleum × 1, floating RoRo × 1, auto and RoRo × 1)
Chief Executive OfficerJoe Cruise
Cargo handling3 gantry cranes (50-ton cap. × 2, 75-ton cap. × 1)
Dry storage facilities50 acres (0.20 km2) open space; 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) dry warehouse space
Temperature controlled storage facilities6 warehouses (800,000 square feet (74,000 m2) chilled/freezer storage; 16,000 square feet (1,500 m2) controlled atmosphere storage)
Statistics
Vessel arrivals624 (2018)
Annual cargo tonnage6,603,444 (2018)
Annual container volume384,641 (2018)
Annual liquid bulk petroleum1,409,000 tons (CY2009)
Main imports/exportsFresh fruit, bananas, juice concentrate, automobiles, steel, forest products, livestock, petroleum
Website
http://www.portofwilmington.com

The Port of Wilmington (formerly Wilmington Marine Terminal[2]) is a deep-water port located at the confluence of the Christina River and the Delaware River in Wilmington, Delaware, 65 miles (105 km) from the Atlantic Ocean. The port has been ranked as the top North American port for imports of fresh fruit, bananas, and juice concentrate, and as having the largest dock-side cold storage facility.[3]

  1. ^ "UNLOCODE (US) - UNITED STATES". service.unece.org. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ^ Cohen, William (1991). Regulatory Definition of the Port of Wilmington under the Delaware Coastal Zone Act. [Newark, Del.]: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Planning and Support Section. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Our Port". Port of Wilmington. Diamond State Port Corporation. Archived from the original on February 17, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2010.