Port of Wilmington (Delaware)
| Port of Wilmington | |
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The Port of Wilmington as seen from Interstate 495 on July 9, 2011. | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 39°43′06″N 75°31′25″W / 39.71833°N 75.52361°W |
| UN/LOCODE | USILG |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1923 |
| Operated by | Port Wilmington |
| Owned by | Diamond State Port Corporation |
| Land area | 308 acres (1.25 km2) |
| No. of berths | 10 (general cargo × 7, petroleum × 1, floating RoRo × 1, auto and RoRo × 1) |
| Chief Executive Officer | Joe Cruise |
| Cargo handling | 3 gantry cranes (50-ton cap. × 2, 75-ton cap. × 1) |
| Dry storage facilities | 50 acres (0.20 km2) open space; 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) dry warehouse space |
| Temperature controlled storage facilities | 6 warehouses (800,000 square feet (74,000 m2) chilled/freezer storage; 16,000 square feet (1,500 m2) controlled atmosphere storage) |
| Statistics | |
| Vessel arrivals | 624 (2018) |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 6,603,444 (2018) |
| Annual container volume | 384,641 (2018) |
| Annual liquid bulk petroleum | 1,409,000 tons (CY2009) |
| Main imports/exports | Fresh fruit, bananas, juice concentrate, automobiles, steel, forest products, livestock, petroleum |
| Website http://www.portofwilmington.com | |
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The Port of Wilmington (formerly Wilmington Marine Terminal) 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.