PORT OF PHILADELPHIA MARKS GRAND OPENING OF NEW FOREST PRODUCTS WAREHOUSE

115,000 SQUARE FOOT WAREHOUSE WILL HELP RETAIN AND EXPAND PORT’S FOREST PRODUCT CARGOES

PHILADELPHIA, MAY 10, 2010… James T. McDermott, Jr. Executive Director of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) today presided over the grand opening of the Port of Philadelphia’s new 115,000 square foot forest products warehouse at Pier 74a in south Philadelphia. The new warehouse is the newest addition to the Port’s Forest Products Distribution Center, which is operated by Penn Warehousing & Distribution, Inc., with stevedoring services provided by J.H. Stevedoring, Inc. The Forest Products Distribution Center encompasses Piers 78/78a, Piers 80/80a, Piers 38/40, and, now, Pier 74a.