The Philadelphia port continues to be on a roll, with more containerized freight, more liquid bulk cargoes, and more cars arriving at Philadelphia’s 15 piers and terminals on the Delaware River.
In July, the most recent month for which statistics were available, overall cargo tonnage was up 12%, while freight arriving in 20- and 40-foot metal containers rose 15% compared with the same month last year, port officials said.
Across all the nation’s ports, imports increased 6.6% in July on higher shipments from Asia, the fifth straight month of growth, said the research firm Panjiva, which tracks commercial shipments worldwide.
