![]() It's the new standard for ports to handle so-called post-Panamax ships - the huge vessels that'll transit the revamped canal. He's talking about ongoing work to dredge the Delaware River and Bay's main shipping channel from 40 feet deep down to 45. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia spokesman Ed Voigt. "The biggest single event that drives a lot of the benefits for these ports, is the expansion of the Panama Canal, which is, I believe, scheduled to finish sometime this year," says U.S. ![]() The ships themselves are getting bigger and heavier, meaning they need deeper water. When they're installed in December, they'll handle bulk cargo and containers - unique, "multi-discipline cranes," Bailey calls them.īut growing a modern port isn't as simple as adding commodities. They're also using state capital funds to buy two new cranes for the existing port. ![]() In 2013, the port got $10 million from the Department of Transportation to rehabilitate two nearly century-old shipping berths. "I think Wilmington and the state of Delaware can place itself in a position to handle additional vessels."
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