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FROM A TRADE and logistics perspective, few global gateways emerged unscathed from the historic disruptions associated with 2020’s outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Virtually overnight, product and commodity supply chains around the world were whipsawed by abrupt changes. People retreated from typical daily activities — eating out, shopping, going to school or work, and traveling — and hunkered down at home. Those who held on to their jobs were mostly

relegated to a home office or, if they were deemed essential workers, stayed on the front lines to assure critical goods such as food, water, medicine, and paper towels and bathroom tissue, remained available.

Philadelphia, however, showed its mettle. PhilaPort — The Port of Philadelphia — and the third-party logistics providers (3PLs), warehousing and cold storage operators, transportation providers, workforce, and integral network of service providers

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fundamental to supporting the movement of cargo, managed to exceed expectations on every level. Equally important, the region set a new standard for itself and its stakeholders who require world-class capabilities to navigate the ongoing surge in global trade as well as capitalize on emerging opportunities.

It’s worth noting that the port was ranked fastest-growing container port by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) in 2020.

PhilaPort’s container growth increased by 7 percent, with refrigerated container growth more than doubling to about 15 percent, according to Dominic O’Brien, senior marketing manager.

Furthermore, it was the fifth year in a row that PhilaPort experienced container growth. “This equaled 4 million tons and is a new all-time high for the port,” noted Sean Mahoney, director of marketing.

“As the leading produce port complex in the US, we benefited from the American consumer’s demand for fresh fruit and

vegetables. These cargos increased last year, which helped our totals, along with other food categories,” he said.

The pandemic also drove another key trade commodity for PhilaPort — forest products.

“Paper pulp arriving at the port’s Tioga Marine Terminal went by rail to consumer hygiene products factories,” while lumber and other wood products also saw increased demand, Mahoney said.

PhilaPort handled more than 1 million tons of forest products in 2020, hitting another new record. Last year, it also handled approximately 189,285 auto units.

“In addition, we are proud to handle breakbulk, cocoa, project cargoes, and liquid bulk commodities,” Mahoney said. “It’s good to have a diverse mix of cargoes to hedge against industry changes, and to accommodate a wide variety of customer needs.”

ISO tanks (liquid bulk tanks) are also growing solidly. “A nearby facility, SMS Rail, provides transloading from rail to bulk truck or

ISO tank, as well as cleaning, maintaining, and monitoring the ISO tanks, and drayage to the port,” Mahoney said.

The port’s diverse cargo mix has developed organically over the years.

“At one time, piers tended to focus on specific commodities. They became experts at moving those commodities. That expertise continues here, sometimes down to the third or fourth generation of a family company. Those companies and tenants invested in specialized training for their workers, industry-specific equipment, and proprietary operations systems to work those particular cargoes,” Mahoney explained.

Meanwhile, PhilaPort’s breakbulk facilities maintain “incredible productivity,” he said. “They can compete for bulk and breakbulk ships and cargo out there — and usually against container shipping, as well.”

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the $300 million Capital Investment Program, a public-private partnership announced by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf in 2016, was particularly timely, as supply chain disruptions started emerging in spring 2020. The investment program’s goal was to increase container capacity at PhilaPort and improve infrastructure significantly.

“We installed five new electric super-post-Panamax cranes at Packer Avenue Marine Terminal (PAMT), more reefer plugs, and streamlined trucking gates. We also invested $8 million in an on-terminal building for US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) produce exams,” Eric Holt, chief commercial officer of Holt Logistics, said.

“This was a game-changer. It helped us keep dwell times down on fruit cargoes, both seasonal and year-round products. Likewise, it allowed us to grow new fruit segments that need government intervention. That was key for us in growing perishable cargo.”

Investments in technology and automation are also paying off, Holt said.

In terms of container-handling productivity, “I think we’re still the best on the East Coast,” he said. “We achieve 35 moves per hour,

per crane, which the steamship lines like. Terminal operations are entirely automated now. Trucks have radio frequency identification (RFID), and the yard has GPS capability, so all of the equipment is tagged; the cranes, reach stackers, containers, and truck assets, which for us makes a more efficient operation, including planning our labor and responding to various cargo surges.”

According to Holt, traditional fruit imports such as bananas, pineapples, and tropical fruits held steady over the past year, while citrus imports saw a spike, partly due to the pandemic.

For 2021 perishables imports, Holt expects “tremendous growth from South Africa, up 30 percent, while growth from Chile, Peru, Uruguay, and Argentina will increase by 10 to 20 percent, depending on the country and commodity.”

Avocados are another import commodity that has “exploded,” he said.

Frozen food imports, especially french fries and frozen vegetables from Europe and Central America, expanded sharply in 2020 and are expected to remain strong.

In the meantime, two new perishable segments are expanding: flowers and

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• PhilaPort is located at the center of the richest consumer market in the northeastern US and ranks as one of the largest economic regions in the world.

• The Northeast Corridor of the United States, running from Maine to Washington, DC, has a population of more than 56 million and a GDP of approximately $5 trillion.

• Segregated container piles expedite truck turn times at the port.

• Gate hours can be extended on demand.

• The port boasts an on-dock Centralized Examination Station (CES) for agriculture cargoes.

• March 2021: groundbreaking for PhilaPort’s near-dock, food-grade distribution center.

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JILLAMY IS A single source logistics provider offering customized solutions to today’s complex supply chain challenges. Our list of services includes: Air, Ocean, Rail, Drayage, Warehousing, Packaging, and Fulfillment.

Founded in 2001, Jillamy started as an intermodal marketing company and has evolved into the largest agent in the Mode Transportation Network. Starting in a small office just outside of Philadelphia, Jillamy has grown to 13 offices and 15 warehouses with cross-dock locations providing nationwide coverage to our customers.

For 20 years, Jillamy has specialized in delivering truckload, less-than-truckload, intermodal, air, and ocean services across North America, as well as international freight and brokerage solutions. Providing best-in-class customer service and dynamic solutions, our focus is to keep our customers’ supply chains moving. The recent acquisitions of Provident Marketing, AM Transportation, and Karol Fulfillment have made Jillamy a true full-service supply chain manager. Our newly expanded footprint enables us to offer complete supply chain solutions to accommodate our customers’ unique freight forwarding, warehousing, packaging, and fulfillment needs while ensuring reasonable costs.

Jillamy Warehouse and Packaging offers diversified solutions for your warehousing, packaging, and fulfillment needs. Operating in excess of 1.25 million square feet of warehousing space and over 500,000 square feet of production space, we can offer the flexibility and scalability to accommodate the ebbs and flows of

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With our extensive experience in transportation services — coupled with our warehousing, cross docking, and fulfillment capabilities — Jillamy can fully manage your supply chain to accommodate your specific needs nationwide.

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asparagus. Both have moved primarily via air cargo in the past, but that’s changing, Holt said.

Aircraft belly space capacity has been unreliable since the pandemic, while the focus on transporting vaccinations is driving up air cargo rates.

Following a successful “test season” for asparagus imports from Peru last year, volumes coming into the port are now growing by “leaps and bounds,” Holt said.

Flower imports, which have mostly entered the United States through Miami, also

continue to migrate from air carriers to ocean. “We see more flower imports move by

ocean container for the same reason asparagus is moving by ocean — lack of space on aircraft, high costs, and rising fuel prices,” he said.

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disruptions, partly caused by the pandemic, are also opening up opportunities for shipments of meat and other animal proteins from PhilaPort to Asia.

Although major meat producers in the

Midwest typically route exports destined for Asia through the West Coast, the inability to secure reefer containers and other equipment, as well as congestion issues, prompted a reconfiguration of supply chains

that could result in permanent changes, particularly if new ocean carrier services come online.

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FOR HALF A century, H&M has been a trusted leader in marine drayage and warehousing. From our roots as a small New Jersey trucking company founded in 1968, we have grown to a team of 140 team members who deliver cargo and superior service to our customers throughout the region. With key locations in New Jersey and Philadelphia, H&M Intermodal Services is the go-to resource for moving cargo in the Northeastern US.

H&M Intermodal Services is part of the IMC Companies family of brands which allows us to combine specialized, personal assistance within the region as well as coast-to-coast marine drayage across the country.

CapabilitiesWe offer marine drayage in New Jersey and Philadelphia. Our Philadelphia location has a 24-door, 15,000-square-foot, customs-bonded warehouse. The facility is located on the Delaware River just outside

Tioga Marine Terminal and just minutes away from Packer Marine Terminal. Our facility has direct access to Interstate 95 and the New Jersey Turnpike via Betsey Ross Bridge and Rt 73. We are able to handle single transloads as well as multi-container project transloading.

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and vegetable imports, and we leveraged those containers,” Holt explained.

When meat producers had difficulty moving exports to the West Coast, an alternative plan was formed to rail meat from the Midwest to Philadelphia, transload it into reefer containers, and load it on vessels bound for Asia.

“Our flexibility, knowledge, and experience

with these types of cargo — both imports and exports — allowed us to turn [the plan] on pretty quickly.”

Holt said brand new business could come from exports of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a high-protein animal feed.

“We’ve been working with three large US exporters of DDGS to ship the grains

to Southeast Asia, specifically Thailand and Vietnam,” he said, adding that Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation are also part of the discussions.

“We’re setting up new facilities for trans-loading rail to container, and we’re setting up new warming sheds, because some of these products require fumigation as a condition of

entry to other markets, such as Thailand and Vietnam.”

The combination of Midwest meat exports and DDGS moving through PhilaPort translates to a growing need for a “direct Asia service in Philly,” Holt said.

PhilaPort’s Mahoney agreed that the port hopes to attract additional services from Asia,

along with the Mediterranean and additional services from Northern Europe. He said that the port is in conversations now with the lines to gain these services.

“If the 25 percent tariffs on European fruit are reduced, we could get a Mediterranean service. A new Med service was planned two years ago, but the imposition of tariffs destroyed the commercial viability of that service,” Mahoney said. “It is a natural fit though. Europe does a lot of fruit, and PhilaPort is the No. 1 fruit port complex. We could also receive large volumes of meat, cheese, and alcohol, all of which are major products for us already.”

Meanwhile, two new liner services that call Philadelphia offer shippers more options and potentially less congestion than that associated with larger port gateways on the East Coast.

“MSC’s Canadian Gulf Bridge service includes three ports in Mexico, including two of the largest, Veracruz and Altamira,” Holt said. Philadelphia was added to the Canadian Gulf Bridge service, while New York–New Jersey was dropped.

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MANFREDI COLD STORAGE & Distribution is one of the East Coast’s major warehousing sites specializing in chilled fruit, food, and frozen food stuffs requiring temperatures from zero to 55 degrees Fahrenheit — seven days a week, 24 hours a day. The company currently operates 425,000 square feet of temperature-controlled warehouse space with 30,000-pallet storage capacity in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.

Manfredi New Jersey, located in Pedricktown, is opening this summer. Phase 1 will feature inspection-capable docks, storage capacity for 4,400 pallet positions, and a 30,000-square-foot packing room. Phase 2 for this location is already underway.

MCS&D uses low density racking and computerized wireless information systems, improving air circulation and quick truck turnaround, while keeping our customers fully informed. We also have onsite IT with full capability for EDI services.

We offer pre-conditioning and ripening services. MCS&D has eight forced air ripening rooms and four pre-cooling chambers.

Rail service is also available. We have

service for four rail cars and are in the process of expanding to accommodate an additional six cars.

In the event of a power failure, our warehouse has full automatic generator back up. Manfredi receives annual third-party audits from AIB and Primus. We are also organically certified.

We offer truck load and less-than-truckload distribution services via Manfredi Logistics asset-based and company-owned equipment throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with daily lanes into the Midwest. Inland Transportation offers pier drayage from all Delaware River ports utilizing company-owned and operated equipment. All drivers are TWIC certified, hauling both containerized and breakbulk shipments. National Refrigerated Freight is a freight brokerage company moving refrigerated freight all through the US.

Our affiliate, International Repack, offers onsite services that include: quality personalized bagging, custom labeling, and reconditioning services. A running total of 13 packing lines feature a combination of 26 Giro, Daumar, and Volm baggers.

Inventories are updated real time, and customers can view progress through our inventory control system. Hand packing is also key to our business. A running total of 10 production lines are fully lighted and provide the most quality service available in the industry.

We at Manfredi take pride in our ability to develop leadership and create an environment for employees to master processes while taking care of grower and customer needs.

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“We’ve seen a lot of electronics, dishwashers, and other home appliances coming in as people continue buying items for their homes,” he said. “We hope to tie that back into the reefer trade so avocados and

limes, for instance, would move primarily via ocean again instead of being trucked through the southern US–Mexico border.”

Furthermore, Philadelphia will be added to Maersk’s American Express (AMEX) service

that loops the US East Coast with ports in southern Africa starting this summer.

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Midwest markets,” Holt said.As the pandemic continues to ease,

“ocean lines are exploring new service options,” Mahoney said. “We have the deeper water, super-post-Panamax cranes and other infrastructure, and we do not suffer the congestion issues seen in larger ports.”

In addition to the $450 million channel deepening project, which deepened the Delaware River’s main channel from 40 feet to 45 feet, “the hundreds of millions in roads and rail improvements, private sector investments, and Philadelphia area capital commitments to port-related infrastructure are over $1 billion,” Mahoney said. He added that including port-related investments elsewhere on the Delaware River would raise that number to $2 billion.

The deeper channel, which in turn can accommodate larger vessels, is expected to propel PhilaPort’s annual container volumes to nearly 1 million TEU.

At the same time, development at PhilaPort isn’t slowing down. Projects on the port’s agenda include a new marine

terminal berth at Southport; port access road improvements in South Philadelphia;

rail yard development; and land acquisition in South Philadelphia.

PhilaPort’s new 100,000-square-foot warehouse at its Tioga Marine Terminal provides for critical linkage to cargo movement via rail services adjacent to and within the warehouse.

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PERISHABLE FOODS ARE a centerpiece of Philadelphia’s diverse mix of imports and exports. For that reason, temperature-controlled facilities and packing houses comprise a significant part of the region’s extensive network of warehouses, refrigerated and freezer facilities, and distribution centers.

Optimizing shelf life for time- and temperature-sensitive perishable foods is the ultimate goal. Achieving it requires customization, scalability, and flexibility at all times — there’s no “one size fits all” solution for this highly competitive and demanding sector.

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operator globally, acquired AGRO Merchants last year and, with it, a portfolio of 46 cold storage properties in 10 countries, including a 156,000-square-foot facility in Vineland, New Jersey.

Americold expects to see “pretty significant volume increases this year,” including citrus products from Argentina, Peru, and Chile, said Chris Ryan, director of key accounts, fresh produce. “Citrus is really our sweet spot at the Vineland facility.”

Ryan added that the anticipated normalization of trade between the US and European Union and subsequent rollback of 25 percent tariffs on certain European fruit imports and other foods, implemented in October 2019, would pave the way for resumption of Spanish citrus exports in late 2021.

Furthermore, in order to “keep up with the demands associated with ever-growing volumes, Americold continues to invest in automation to make our packing lines faster and get as much produce to the market as quickly as possible,” he said.

Processing fresh fruits and vegetables is still a very manual, highly specialized operation, but optical graders — which take

pictures of the produce to identify defects — and other automation and technologies, are helping support growing volumes.

Nonetheless, while automation is transforming cold storage operations, the trucking industry continues to struggle with a driver shortage, he said.

“Rising transportation costs, especially for over-the-road transportation, are really escalating. The hours-of-service regulations combined with an aging and retiring truck driver workforce are a real challenge to getting product from point A to point B in a cost-efficient manner.”

For those reasons, Ryan sees the potential for automation in the trucking sector, specifically autonomous vehicles for long-haul routes. While autonomous vehicles won’t become commonplace anytime soon, he said,

“we are definitely going to have to move in that direction for the future.”

Kevin Daly, chief commercial officer of East Coast Warehouse, acknowledged the shared challenge of driver shortages in the trucking sector and overall labor issues in the supply chain sector.

“Labor and workforce is our biggest focus as we work to recruit and retain more drivers in order to expand our transportation footprint,” from drayage to less-than-truckload (LTL) and truckload, he said.

East Coast Warehouse, a leading temperature-controlled logistics provider to the food and beverage industry, is headquartered in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The business entered the Philadelphia market in 2016 to operate a Centralized Examination Station (CES) for US Customs and Border

“Philadelphia will become even more important for us and our key customers as they start using Philadelphia as their gateway to the Midwest.”

AMERICOLD IS THE world’s largest publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the ownership, operation, acquisition, and development of temperature-controlled warehouses. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Americold owns and operates 242 temperature-controlled warehouses, with over 1.4 billion refrigerated cubic feet of storage, in 13 countries throughout North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America. Americold’s facilities are an integral component of the supply chain connecting food producers, processors, distributors, and retailers to consumers.

With facilities in the major growing regions throughout North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, Americold is well positioned to support the global fruit and vegetable supply chain. Aiding exporters with the chilling, freezing, and packing of product, and export documentation expertise, and importers with fumigation, cold treatment, ripening, product grading, repacking, and transportation services at port-adjacent facilities, Americold is ideally located and expertly staffed to be an extension of our customers’ businesses.

Americold facilities in Houston, Texas, and Southern California offer port-specific fruit and vegetable services, while inland locations in California, Oregon, Massachusetts, Washington, and Wisconsin support local growers during harvest times.

In Savannah, Georgia, Americold operates the only cold treatment certified facility between Baltimore and Florida. This gateway to southern US state markets cuts days off traditional transportation times for products originating in South and Central

America, as Savannah is one of the first ports of call in the USA for northbound vessels.

Americold operates the nation’s largest fruit and vegetable import facility just outside of Philadelphia. And with a dedicated, owned fleet of vehicles operating the route between the port and the Americold facility, customers can depend on Americold for the most efficient port through-route to get products faster and fresher, which translates into better quality fruits and vegetables for consumers to enjoy.

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EAST COAST WAREHOUSE & Distribution is proud to serve as the trusted name in transportation and warehousing in Philadelphia.

Headquartered in Elizabeth, New Jersey, East Coast Warehouse’s state-of-the-art, Safe Quality Food (SQF) certified facilities, expedited US Customs and Border Protection Exam services, and transportation capabilities offer an end-to-end solution that is sophisticated and seamless. With more than 67 million cubic feet of temperature-controlled space; access to multiple port-centric locations across the US; and nationwide, fast, reliable, and cost-effective truckload, less-than-truckload, drayage, brokerage, transportation management, and final-mile delivery services, East Coast Warehouse helps customers optimize supply chain efficiencies. The company’s comprehensive global platform, strong corporate values, and an unwavering commitment to customer service excellence are why it boasts many of the world’s most recognizable food and beverage brands as loyal customers.

In Philadelphia, the company is quickly becoming a major port player via its designation as a Centralized Examination Station (CES) by US Customs and Border Protection and via its services, which include container storage, cross docking, drayage, and a full suite of transportation and brokerage services via Safeway Trucking and Safeway Logistics Solutions, respectively.

From expanding its Philadelphia location to receiving and maintaining the SQF certification, the company continues to look for ways to increase its footprint and has plans for additional expansion in 2021 and beyond, including the recent acquisition

of Temp-Distribution in Baltimore, Maryland, and its planned expansion into the Savannah market later this summer.

Inbound Logistics named Safeway Trucking a Top 100 Trucking Company in 2019 and 2020, Food Logistics Magazine has recognized East Coast Warehouse as one of their Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers each year since 2015 and as a Top Green Provider from 2016 through 2020. Additionally, Supply & Demand Chain Executive awarded the company with the Green Supply Chain Award in 2015, 2017, and 2018 for its ongoing commitment to sustainability and its work in driving sustainable improvements in the supply chain — from becoming one of the largest solar-powered warehouses in the Northeast to the implementation of programs and initiatives that promote environmental stewardship.

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shipping community. “We are the only off-port CES facility in

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away from terminals in order to free up lucrative real estate and provide CBP and other government agencies with more room to strip containers and conduct examinations is gaining favor with an increasing number of ports, including PhilaPort and others in the region, he said.

Without a doubt, the Philadelphia region is poised to handle even more cargo this year, according to Daly.

“Philadelphia will become even more important for us and our key customers as they start using Philadelphia as their gateway to the Midwest,” he said.

In the past, shippers would primarily use the Port of New York and New Jersey as the gateway for product destined for the Midwest. However, “customers are reluctant to put all their eggs in one basket today,” especially with the heightened risk of supply chain disruptions, Daly said.

“We’ve built a plan for the remainder of the year whereby customers are importing their confectionary products from Europe into Philly,

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then using a local facility to transload cargo from Philadelphia to the Midwest in hopes of avoiding the backlogs they’ve experienced in Elizabeth (NJ).”

Daly remarked that “there is a lot of opportunity in Philadelphia, and we’re glad we’re there. We are going to continue focusing on expanding our business in Philadelphia, and hopefully in the not-too-distant future put up another new building to grow our footprint.”

Manfredi Companies, which controls 430,000 square feet of food-grade cold storage, along with transportation, logistics, as well as repacking services under its International Repack division, places an emphasis on safety — for both its employees and the food products it handles.

The company is headquartered in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Its newest facility, Manfredi of New Jersey, is located in Pedricktown/Oldmans Township, across from the Delaware River at the intersection of the Delaware Memorial, Commodore Barry, and Walt Whitman bridges.

CEO Frank Manfredi said the 52-acre site has been approved for 600,000 square feet. The first 100,000 square feet will be ready in June, “and it’s already spoken for.”

The Manfredi of New Jersey facility was under construction when the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) appeared in 2020, which prompted considerable design changes to the new facility to ensure worker safety and sanitation. This included the addition of more employee welfare space, more bathrooms, and separation of bathrooms.

Manfredi decided to implement similar design changes to the Kennett Square facility, which he said are important for creating a safe and desirable workplace for employees.

“You have to have a great team of people to work with, from the people who assist me at the top to those who are loading the trucks at night, to the team that oversees our food safety program,” and that requires taking care of them, Manfredi said.

Hector Nunez is the food safety director for Manfredi Companies and works from the International Repack division located in Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania.

“We’re in the midst of very rich agricultural farmland that is also designated the mushroom capital of the world,” Nunez said.

Food safety is paramount at Manfredi Companies, he said. The company holds an Organic certification from CCOF and receives third-party audits from AIB and Primus.

It also handles a variety of food products from 22 different countries, each with specific

food-safety regulations.Enhanced food-safety and sanitation

measures implemented by Manfredi Companies last year are “here to stay,” Nunez said. Furthermore, increased oversight and enforcement of food safety regulations may also be more common going forward.

“Previously, a company was likely to get one audit a year. However, we’ve undergone 12 this past year,” Nunez said, noting inspections from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the US Food and Drug Administration, among others.

Increased audits were likely the result of COVID-19 outbreaks at a few packing houses in the area. Manfredi Companies not only passed every inspection, but it avoided any shutdowns due to COVID-19 outbreaks.

“Overall, I’m extremely proud of the work we’ve done throughout the past year and the challenges with COVID-19,” Nunez said. “Throughout the entire industry, essential workers stepped up to make sure the food supply chain was able to continue putting food on peoples’ plates.”

To support the growing food supply chain and keep up with its customers’ needs, The Levari Group, owner and operator of First Choice Freezer & Cold Storage, is expanding its presence in Vineland, New Jersey.

The First Choice facility was purchased in 2001 and has undergone three significant renovations and expansions. It currently offers 300,000 square feet of storage.

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THE WAREHOUSING AND distribution center industry is “on fire” in the greater Philadelphia region, with new construction and redevelopment projects scattered throughout every part, according to Sean Mahoney, director of marketing for PhilaPort. This includes the Lehigh Valley, which Mahoney described as “the most important distribution center hub on the US East Coast, second only to California’s Inland Empire.”

Fortunately for the port, “the Lehigh Valley is … moving west and south,” he noted. “As land gets more expensive, distribution centers are being built further inland. And farther west and south, from a Lehigh Valley perspective, means closer to PhilaPort.”

One example is a massive redevelopment project of the Keystone Industrial Port Complex in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania.

The location features 1.5 million square feet of industrial space on approximately 1,800 acres of land, which served as a steel production site for US Steel. It comes with established logistics infrastructure, including 75 miles of rail service, an inland port, and 132 kVA of power.

Growth in e-commerce and last-mile delivery is driving interest from potential tenants, reported executives at Colliers International, which represented US Steel in the sale of the complex.

Another project, this one in Southwest Philadelphia, is being led by Hilco Redevelopment Partners, which announced in June 2020 the purchase of the 1,300-acre former Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES).

The former PES site is being redeveloped into one of the largest multimodal logistics hubs in the United States.

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was opened in January 2019, with a second addition completed in January 2020. This facility is undergoing a third expansion,

scheduled for completion in October 2021, which will bring the total combined size of both facilities to 575,000 square feet.

ACCORDING TO AMERICAN Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) statistics, in 2020 PhilaPort was the fastest-growing container port in North America.

Many US ports and beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) are looking for faster supply chain solutions. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, PhilaPort achieved 7 percent growth. Over the past nine years, PhilaPort has enjoyed compound annual growth of over 11 percent. And they are working to build on these accomplishments.

“Ocean carriers are now seeing the major role that Philadelphia can play for East Coast logistics,” PhilaPort CEO Jeff Theobald said. “And, with major new DC hubs coming into our region, we expect our growth to continue.’”

He highlighted several projects designed to maintain the current high-speed throughput as volumes grow.

“We broke ground in the first quarter of 2021 on the new PhilaPort Distribution Center, a two-phase, 400,000-square-foot building(s). When both phases are finished, it will include dry and refrigerated sections. We’re looking for new BCO partners to utilize this distribution center to its best potential.”

Theobald also discussed a new berth at the Southport complex, for which the permitting is already in hand. The new berth is part of a planned $400 million in new investments, including acquisition of additional land and road and rail improvements.

PhilaPort has long benefited from DC growth in the Lehigh Valley and South Jersey. Now, important new private sector warehouse projects are coming closer to the port’s marine terminals. These include the Hilco project in West Philadelphia and

North Point’s Keystone Trade Center in neighboring Bucks County.These are two of the largest warehouse complex developments

in the USA; each will total over 10 million square feet of new, Class 1 warehousing.

In other good news, auto volumes have bounced back. The Southport Auto Terminal continues to build volumes from new original equipment manufacturers due to the proximity of CSX and Norfolk Southern rail ramps.

Finally, forest products continue to be one of the main commodities at the port. Personal hygiene products, packaging materials, health/medical-related items, and lumber are the main segments, largely due to COVID-19-related changes in consumer behavior. The port handled over 1 million tons of forest products last year.

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Michael Levari, Sr., owner and president of The Levari Group, said that two additional phases are under consideration, “which I’m sure we will eventually wind up doing.”

In addition to cold storage, the company’s facilities offer climate-controlled and dry storage capabilities.

Blast freezing is also available for food products or fresh produce. This step helps reduce the metabolic processes and substantially extends the shelf life of fresh goods.

The blast freezers have a capacity of six loads every 18 to 24 hours.

Food is the primary commodity handled by First Choice Freezer & Cold Storage, and e-commerce growth is driving changes in the sector, Levari noted. Specifically, “we are providing freezer facilities for the meal kit industry,” he said.

First Choice Freezer & Cold Storage is a member of the Global Cold Chain Alliance, the leading voice for the cold chain industry. The company receives regular inspections by the US Food and Drug Administration, the US Department of Agriculture, and several third-party entities to verify compliance with all food safety regulations and standards.

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WHILE THE PERPETUAL globalization of trade continues to open up access to new markets and commodities for consumers, it simultaneously raises risks for the introduction of invasive pests to other geographies and foreign countries, which could severely damage native species, domestic agriculture, and even entire economies.

Not surprisingly, the role of professional service providers that work with the

trade community, government agencies, and others to control pests and develop solutions in a dynamic environment is hugely important, particularly with perishable goods such as food.

“We see ourselves as trade facilitators,” said Jared Freudenberg, business operations manager of the east region for Ecolab Specialty Pest Services.

The treatment of import and export products is sometimes an “overlooked

process” when it comes to global supply chains, he said. However, “it’s a critical step not only in protecting US agriculture, but also our international agriculture partners.”

Ecolab is the largest fumigation provider in the US and has a significant presence in the Delaware River basin, including Philadelphia and New Jersey.

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and best-trained associates in the industry, allows us to protect trade lanes, commodities, and the local communities in which we

operate,” Freudenberg said.A robust and comprehensive pest

control program is also a factor in attracting

WESTERN FUMIGATION OPERATES in the Greater Philadelphia port region to provide expert fumigation services. As a long-term partner of the port community, Western’s array of services includes quarantine and pre-shipment fumigation, fogging, disinfection, and bed-bug heat treatments for our wide range of customers in the import/export business. The company treats commodities such as imported fresh produce and cocoa, as well as machinery and logs for export.

Established in 1928 as a family-owned and operated pest control company, Western evolved to establish a dedicated fumigation division to handle the unique, time-sensitive, and complex demands of the import/export trade in the early 1980s. The Fumigation Division currently deploys a seasoned, dedicated group of experienced technicians and service staff, many of whom have been with the company since the early days. This depth of experience and knowledge distinguishes the company among its peers.

Being designated an “essential business” allowed Western to continue

servicing its customers without interruption throughout the most challenging times in 2020. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shannon Sked, BCE, A-SQF, joined the Division as its new fumigation director. Shannon is a Board Certified Entomologist specializing in food safety related entomology, in both domestic and international supply chains. He began his career as an entomologist for the Navy and is excited to be able to continue his role ensuring supply chains for the private sector. “I am excited to support the incredibly important work that the port community conducts day and night. When I think about all the critical functions that

the Philadelphia port community provides for the region and the greater United States (e.g. provide safe food year round, ensure supply chains are kept intact for the needs of the people), I am honored to be a part of that purpose,” Sked said.

Miriam Borja-Fisher, senior business development manager, who has been with Western Fumigation for over twenty years, said, “Western has a history of being a key advocate for the port community on domestic and international regulatory matters that can affect all businesses along the river. We are honored to have the trade’s trust and confidence and will strive to continue this legacy well into the future.”

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Distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), soybeans, tobacco, and logs are good export candidates for Philadelphia, explained Freudenberg. Not only would these exports help maintain a balance of inbound and outbound trade and ease the challenge of repositioning containers, “it really supports the growth of Class I rail, as so many of these products would come [to Philadelphia] directly via rail,” he said.

The safety and effectiveness of fumigants and pest control technologies is another aspect that is constantly changing and advancing, added Ecolab Specialty Pest Services’ John Achzet, regional manager of the east region.

“Wherever we can reduce a footprint of a fumigant with something that is friendlier and more effective, we always do that,” he said. “We are continually working on new products and then enhancing the products with the manufacturers, which can then be a potential replacement on a particular commodity.”

For example, Ecolab uses sulfuryl fluoride to control the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), an East Asian pest that arrived in

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Australia and New Zealand, two of Philadelphia’s key trade partners, have aggressive programs in place to keep the BMSB from entering these countries. Basically, all cargoes exported from the US to Australia and New Zealand from September

to April require treatment.Although methyl bromide is an acceptable

application, Ecolab has chosen to use sulfuryl fluoride exclusively for BMSB and works with Holt Logistics at a designated near-dock facility at PhilaPort to conduct the treatments, “which has substantially expanded the ability to treat and move products from the Philly market to

Australia and New Zealand,” Freudenberg said.The COVID-19 outbreak posed yet another

threat to global trade and logistics. According to Freudenberg and Achzet, Ecolab has been at the forefront of responding to outbreaks on commercial cargo vessels coming to the United States using the company’s proprietary products and processes.

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As the largest fumigation provider in the US, Ecolab is a critical piece of this supply line. Our capabilities expand to over 40 inland and seaport fumigation centers, backed by experienced and licensed experts to navigate and meet the unique requirements of the import and export industry. Whether your commodity is facing the quarantine regulations of imports or the foreign-country requirements of exports, Ecolab is fully registered, expertly trained, and uniquely experienced to provide compliant, effective fumigation.

Ecolab is the fumigator for the Chilean fruit and other commodities that arrive at the Port of Wilmington, and our expansion in the Philadelphia region has added a high level of confidence to our trade partners for food protection. South America and other regions trust their grapes, tropical fruits, bananas, blueberries, kiwi, and other temperature-sensitive commodities to our fumigation experts.

Ecolab is a leader in sanitation and disinfection. Our vessel disinfection program leveraged Ecolab products that meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s criteria for use against SARS-COv2, the cause of COVID-19. Highly-trained technicians disinfected port facilities and vessels to protect people and keep commerce flowing.

Ecolab is also a leading provider of treatments for the

brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) according to Australian and New Zealand guidelines. BMSB treatment providers go through a rigorous approval process. Ecolab has more than 15 approved locations to provide treatment virtually anywhere in the continental US.

Across the inland US, we deliver comprehensive commodity storage pest management solutions. From fumigation of large-scale structures to that of warehouse-stored bags and totes, bins and silos, or on-ground piles, Ecolab fumigation professionals understand the pest protection needs of stored commodities and have the experience and expertise to deliver unmatched value.

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Its dedicated teams remain on call and, within 24 hours, can deploy to board a vessel arriving at any US port gateway and treat all hard surfaces and other areas to prevent infected crewmembers from spreading the virus.

The ability to eradicate the virus quickly is critical to maintaining trade flows, particularly for time-sensitive perishable goods.

Shannon Sked is director of Western Fumigation, which serves the eastern US and provides services for a range of customers and sectors, including import and export, food processing, and warehousing and storage. He noted that collaboration and close-working relationships with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other government agencies, including state and local, are essential to supporting the movement of cargo.

It’s a shared goal of protecting agriculture, international trade, and domestic industries.

“Their mission is our mission,” he said.Increasingly, that mission is taking on

new parameters and oversight, especially as rules and regulations, such as the US

Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), shifts more responsibilities to various stakeholders along the food supply chain.

For example, compliance with the FSMA’s Foreign Supplier Verification regulation is part of the food safety compliance regulations for US food importers, Sked explained.

“We’re ensuring and verifying that food safety programs are in place and effective, while information from the country of origin and other required information is available and accurate,” he said.

Expediting cargo while simultaneously developing new products is vital, Sked pointed out, and keeping cargo moving — and costs down — is top of mind for everyone.

“We understand the need to reduce costly fees associated with inefficiencies and avoiding down time. There’s a limited time period where cargo can go from one place to another before it needs to be on a ship and exported,” he said. “Although we have to adhere to a lot of requirements, it’s equally important to reduce the burden on the logistics

providers and the port as much as possible.”That means constantly exploring options

near or at the port to properly and safely treat cargo, “because at the end of the day, the closer we can get our services to the cargo, the less disruption it causes and more seamless the process flow,” Sked remarked.

Looking ahead, “I think chemistry and technology development are going to be a big part of what we are facing on the fumigation side in the coming months,” he said. For instance, “there are some novel chemistries that are in the registration process right now.”

Western Fumigation works with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service “to come up with new technologies, whether it’s clean air technologies, recapturing systems, or new chemistries that don’t have the same environmental profile as some of the chemistries that are on the market currently,” he said.

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LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS in the Philadelphia region are as diverse as their customers and the commodities they handle — from food to forest products, dry and reefer, containerized or breakbulk, and everything in between.

Collectively, they share a handful of attributes, including the ability to execute well and consistently. Equally important are the people, including staff, union and non-union labor, managers, and owners, who create a competitive differentiator in the logistics business. It’s a recipe for successful future growth in the Philadelphia region.

H&M Intermodal Services, the newest addition to IMC Companies, operates a 15,000-square-foot cross-dock operation in Philadelphia. Its suite of services includes storage, a customs bonded container freight station (CFS), distribution, container drayage, and more.

Barry Bernard, president, said that while the port has historically been

strong in perishables trade, dry goods are growing very strong and driving opportunities for the company. Lumber, non-perishable food, and ammunition are some of the top commodities H&M is moving.

“The market is growing so fast, and volumes just aren’t stopping. It’s not just our drivers who are feeling the pressure, but our internal staff, our CSRs (customer service representatives),” he said.

Bernard said the goal is to develop “creative” incentives to retain employees, including drivers, and “try and offer them something they can’t find elsewhere.”

“We emphasize a family operation at H&M and treat our drivers like they want to be treated — and try and get them home on a nightly basis.”

Automation is also a way to free up time and repetitive tasks for employees, he said. One example is applying automation to streamline a process so

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a load is touched once instead of three or four times.

Meanwhile, inside the truck cab, “there’s a lot that we can do with technology, and in the office, we’re rolling out new software for our dispatchers, our CSRs, and having data ‘pushed’ to them rather than people chasing the data,” Bernard said.

To keep up with growing cargo volumes, H&M is also increasing the office head count to help reduce the workload.

“We want to provide quality of life for our employees,” he said. On the driver side, “we’re increasing pay packages and bringing in additional assets to support the continued surge in freight and cargo.”

Bernard does not anticipate any reduction in cargo volumes over the next 24 months. He noted that DCs are now ordering “safety stock” product to supplement their just-in-time (JIT) inventory. “They don’t want to find themselves in the same position as last year. So, in addition to replenishing retail shelves, we’re seeing replenishment of safety stock,” he said.

George Robinson, vice president for trucking operations at H&M in Philadelphia, said the company’s transloading business is booming. “We’re picking up containers at the

marine terminal, taking the cargo to our facility, and transloading it into a domestic over-the-road trailer. It works well for us because we don’t lose capacity at the port with our trucks that would otherwise have to go 1,500 miles or more with the load,” Robinson said.

Customers like this option too, he said, because they are getting their cargo moved faster. “We’re thoroughly enjoying this growing transloading business that customers are sending across our dock,” he said.

The company’s 15,000-square-foot cross-dock operation has 24 dock doors, is well lit and secure. It also has a prime location. “Our facility has immediate access to the interstate. It’s right outside the Tioga Marine Terminal, and we’re right on the Delaware River,” Robinson said.

Forest product imports enjoyed a banner year in 2020, spurred in large part by the spike in demand for bathroom tissue, paper towels, containerboard, and lumber.

Penn Warehousing and Distribution, together with JH Stevedoring and Horizon Stevedoring, operate Piers 74A, 78A, 80, and 82, which is designated the Forest Products Center, said Tom Mutz, Penn’s vice president of global business development. While

PhilaPort has significant container cargo, “the Delaware River is a huge breakbulk system as well,” he said.

Typically, one breakbulk vessel per week, carrying 12,000 to 15,000 metric tons of product, calls the terminal. “But, April 2020 was a record-setting month for us,” Mutz said. “We’ve never handled as many vessels or as much tonnage as we did that month. Oddly enough, this April we saw a similar scenario.”

According to PhilaPorts statistics, during April 2020 the port handled 119,649 metric tons of forest products — far exceeding the 69,094 metric tons handled in April 2019.

From December 2019 to December 2020, the port saw a 14 percent rise in forest products, growing from 812,631 metric tons to 928,243 metric tons over a one-year period.

While supply and demand of bathroom tissue and paper towels have stabilized since last year, the unrelenting demand in the United States for lumber alone continues to drive forest product shipments through PhilaPort.

Furthermore, “customers like coming into our terminal. We turn trucks very quickly. We have an appointment system, so if the driver shows up with their appointment number, TWIC card, and a safety vest, then they’ll find

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We offer pick, pack, and ship services under our Tier 1 warehouse management system (WMS) software with robust portals featuring: real time RF scanning with barcode technology, wave order picking, 24/7 web ordering, and online inventory access. Our four centralized warehouse locations are Port of Philadelphia centralized hubs, which enable us to accelerate your inbound cargo movements through the supply chain. We have a competitive advantage because we are asset based. We own trucks, chassis, and real estate. Associates Warehousing is your centralized gateway from the port to your customer.

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their load is already pre-staged for pick-up and we’ll get them in and out in 35 to 40 minutes,” Mutz said.

“Because we’re an appointment-only facility, we can do 125–250 trucks per day. We also have rail capabilities with CSX and

Norfolk Southern, and we have rail inside the building — 15 rail sidings — for inclement weather,” he said.

At the same time, safety is paramount at the terminal. “Forest products are big, bulky, and extremely heavy. If you make a

OUR MARINE TERMINAL operating piers 74A, 78A, and 80 within the Port of Philadelphia comprises almost 1 million square feet of dry warehousing. Our strategically located terminal on the Delaware River provides a geographical advantage for distribution to two-thirds of the Canadian and US population within 48–72 hours.

As the designated Forest Products Center within the Port of Philadelphia, JH Stevedoring and PENN Warehousing are recognized as one of the most cost effective and reliable labor forces in the North Atlantic. The productive and safe vessel handling by JH is unrivaled. PENN’s proficient and safe operations ensure timely turn times for all modes within the distribution process. Our entire organization is supported by modern and specialized equipment, cutting-edge technology with 24-hour web access to your inventory.

We offer a complete menu of supply chain support services at our marine terminal. That is inclusive of breakbulk, container, intermodal, rail, and truck distribution services. Our facility is a half mile to the US Interstate Highway System and one mile gate-to-gate with the Port of Philadelphia main container terminal (Packer Avenue Marine Terminal).

Our cost effective, quality, and safe handling of products with our dedicated labor force minimizes damage. However, during the entire transport process products unfortunately incur damages. PENN is quite unique in providing on-site repair and rewrap services. Served directly by two Class I rail carriers, we have 15 rail sidings indoors for safe and damage-free loading or unloading

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mistake it could cost somebody’s life. We train constantly, and we continually monitor how the men and women are handling the products — how they’re discharging products from the vessel and moving products between the warehouses.”

While PhilaPort does not have the footprint of the biggest gateway ports, it figures prominently for “smart companies that know how to do supply chain and distribution,” Mutz said.

“Companies like Dole, Del Monte, and Chiquita aren’t going to come up the Delaware River unless they know they can get their products distributed throughout the US and Canada in 48 to 72 hours,” he said, “and we don’t have the port congestion and traffic like New York or Los Angeles.”

Ted Kuriger, CEO of Jillamy, a full-service, asset-based 3PL headquartered in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, said e-commerce fulfillment is growing “off the charts” as people’s shopping habits have changed over the past year.

In turn, warehouse operations have to be configured differently while workers also require specific training.

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“We’ve got to have 24-hour operations, we’ve got to be picking orders, and it’s got to get out immediately. That means we’ll do whatever is required, whether it’s helping to load our parcel partners, like UPS and FedEx, or grabbing one of our trailers and bringing it to their facility if we have to,” he said.

More e-commerce and direct-to-consumer activity means more customer returns, too.

“There’s a lot more reverse logistics now,” Kuriger said. “And that’s something that you really need to incorporate into your suite of services. Not only are you required to get products out quickly, but you need to get them back quickly, and in good condition, because your customer may want to re-sell the product or at least recoup some of the costs.”

The reverse logistics piece is also a huge cost in e-commerce, “So, if you’re only good at getting product to the customer, and not back, then you’re not going to be successful in this business,” he said.

Kuriger emphasized Jillamy’s reputation for best-in-class customer service: “That’s been our company culture from the start. We

have always provided best-in-class customer service, but now the focus is to additionally provide dynamic solutions to our customers to keep their supply chains moving.”

For its employees, the company provides free lunches, a brand-new office building with a fitness center, game room, and even a playground-style slide in the lobby.

Community involvement is another hallmark of Jillamy’s company culture.

“We support a non-profit called APS (Associated Production Services),” Kuriger said. “They are one of the largest employers of disabled adults in Pennsylvania, and we employ their clients in our packaging sector. They love coming to work, and they get a great sense of self-worth by being employed and earning a paycheck. Jillamy always strives to be a great part of our community and enrich it in any way possible.”

The company’s commitment to the communities it operates in (13 office locations and 18 warehouse locations around the US) is meaningful to its employees, “and makes them feel good about the company they work for,” Kuriger said.

Jillamy’s focus on customer service and treating its employees well is paying off in

the current market, which is experience rising freight volumes and a tightening labor market.

“Right now, it’s all about finding labor,” Kuriger said. “You have to be a good company to attract good labor.”

In the logistics world today, the focus is on customized solutions for each customer, especially as trade, transportation, and distribution become increasingly complex.

Therefore, logistics providers each have unique strengths, expertise, and business models, including those that are asset-based, non-asset based, or a hybrid.

For an asset-based logistics provider, “there definitely is a certain level of investment required, long leases, real estate purchases, chassis and equipment purchases, truck and labor,” Bill Parker, president of William Parker Associates and Associates Warehousing, said.

Given that commitment, Parker said, “We have to deliver.” Furthermore, “being an asset-based provider likewise helps us secure our customers,” he said.

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said, referring to the newest facility. “The square footage is 116,000, and we have 17 dock doors.”

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Handling overweight shipments is also a part of the company’s service offerings, Parker said: “We have the trucks and chassis to bring heavy import loads to the warehouse and then distribute accordingly.”

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Logistics capabilities and a close-knit trade community make the Philadelphia region a strong value proposition.

ESTABLISHED IN 1976, Trans American Trucking and Warehouse is an asset-based operation in Southfield, New Jersey, and Baltimore, Maryland, both conveniently located an hour and fifteen minutes from the Port of Philadelphia.

Trans American offers transportation of everything from standard containers and flatbed freight to oversized out-of-gauge cargo and can accommodate 300,000 pounds over the road. Our fleet consists of flatbeds up to 19 axle trailers.

In addition to the trucking operation, Trans American has three full-service warehouses in South Plainfield, New Jersey, and Baltimore. These warehouses offer everything from container stripping to export packaging, along with short- or long-term indoor/outdoor storage.

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Biggest opportunities for Trans American: The increase in containers flooding the Northeast provides Trans American with the biggest opportunities over the next 12 to 18 months. Although traditionally known for handling over-the-road, heavy-haul freight, our company has successfully met this new demand by clients who need their container freight pulled, stripped, and delivered. This business has become, and will remain, an important aspect of our services. We are able to fulfill these requests with our own fleet of chassis and three warehouses located within the Philadelphia region, handling delivery with our asset-based fleet of trailers.

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heavy shipments is a way to potentially reduce the overall number of containers needed to move cargo. In other words, some shipments can be consolidated into four “heavyweight” containers instead of using five containers.

“We’ve seen this trend at Philadelphia,” Parker said.

Transloading is another trend that’s growing. In fact, it’s been the biggest growth opportunity for Associates Warehousing. “We can dray the import container to our facility and store the cargo, or the customer can transload it for onward transportation,” he said.

Because of the uptick in trade in the Philadelphia region, “there are a lot of trucks coming into the area and making deliveries, and they’re looking for freight on the backhaul,” which opens up opportunities for importers who are looking for transportation from Philadelphia, Parker explained.

In conversations with his import customers, Parker advises them to stay with a port that’s closest to the final destination for the cargo, which is especially prudent in the current trade boom that is straining all

aspects of the global supply chain.At the same time, “we’re always keeping

an eye on new service offerings from the steamship lines, particularly those that include Philadelphia and which we can promote to our customers,” Parker said.

For Trans American Trucking Services, the ability to provide over-the-road transportation for heavy and specialized freight, such as transformers for power distribution substations, turbine runners for hydroelectric dams, and massive pieces of custom-built industrial machinery, obviously requires highly specialized equipment and expertise.

The South Plainfied, New Jersey-based company’s fleet comprises approximately 200 trailers and 50 power units. Trans American’s largest trailers are multi-axle (up to 22), which can accommodate loads up to 300,000 pounds.

Trans American was one of the first Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and Partners in Protection (PIP) certified carriers. The company is also a member in good standing of the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA),

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Transporting overweight and over-dimensional cargo requires extensive coordination with multiple entities and the utmost in safety.

“This can be challenging at times in order to get the scheduling down. But, the Philadelphia Police Department is always excellent to work with, and we appreciate the partnership,” Craig McGraw, vice president of sales and marketing, said, adding that working together to achieve a common goal is essential to being successful.

“From the moment the cargo arrives at the port the process begins, whether it’s the longshore personnel working the ship, the drivers getting loaded and delivering product to the customers, or the company executives overseeing the operation, everyone plays an important role,” McGraw said. “It’s always great to see the teamwork and camaraderie that is displayed day in, day out in our industry to make this happen.”


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It is worth noting that Trans American maintains a 90 percent retention rate with its drivers, who average more than 20 years of experience.

As global trade and economies accelerate in 2021 and beyond, following the widespread turbulence of 2020, the abrupt shift into high gear is generating bottlenecks across industries and supply chains, revealing both obstacles and opportunities.

For the Philadelphia region, one of its greatest strengths is less congestion and more room to grow and expand compared to its larger competitors.

“We’re fortunate to have a lot of open space in the hinterlands around the port that can accommodate growth,” said Larry Antonucci, president of 721 Logistics and its perishables division, J&K Fresh East.

“For years, we lacked an intermodal rail connection. Now that we have that critical piece, it positions us to better compete in the future, especially up and down the East Coast,” he said.

There’s one other component that would help boost competitiveness, however.

“We don’t have an Asia ocean service yet,” Antonucci said. “It’s one of the most important initiatives moving forward. But, it’s

like the chicken and the egg … we’re not going to get the cargo, until we have the assets in place,” and the ocean carriers won’t commit to developing a service until the freight is there.

“In order to fully develop into a true regional trade hub, we need both air and ocean capabilities that can complement one another,” he said. “The Philadelphia International Airport is doing a tremendous job [developing their air cargo business], so now we need to get the Asia ocean piece, and then we’ll really have something that can compete on a regional basis with the big boys and make us more attractive.”

In the meantime, 721 Logistics’ future growth will continue focusing on automation.

“We’re highly automated,” Antonucci said. “We’ve always been a very tech-oriented company, and that’s given us additional bandwidth to take on more business.”

The push toward a more digital supply chain has gained even more favor since the pandemic, as logistics providers and others sought improved supply chain visibility, tracking and tracing, and analytics.

In that regard, the pandemic presented a silver lining, Antonucci suggested.

“Most business had to automate. You

had to work from home. It forced people to adopt more automation, and you either did it, or if you didn’t, perhaps you’re no longer in business,” he said.

The most compelling value proposition is the combination of logistics capabilities and the close-knit trade community inherent to the Philadelphia region, Antonucci said.

“It’s an asset that separates us from everybody else. There’s close collaboration between governmental agencies like PhilaPort and others whose budgets come from the state. Then you have the labor unions, private companies, stevedores, a lot of different people and interests — it’s a team approach. We’re all working toward the shared goal of bringing more freight to Philly, and that won’t happen with one entity working alone, it’s got to be a team effort,” he said.

“For the future, I want to see all of us in Philadelphia continue growing, and I have all the confidence in the world that we will.”

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