Philadelphia port sees 10% rise in cargo

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

The Port of Philadelphia said it handled 4,418,674 metric tons of cargo last year, 10.4 percent more than in 2011. “While the national and world economy still challenges our efforts in many ways, our most recent annual cargo statistics again demonstrate that the Port of Philadelphia is on the right track,” said James T. McDermott Jr., the port authority's executive director. “Our 2012 cargo figures not only represent the third year in a row where we’ve seen double-digit ...

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