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Big Wigs Tour Port of Philadelphia

[ August 31, 2017   //   ]

On  August 25, US Senator Bob Casey and Representative Bob Brady joined with local officials at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal to announce that funding is complete for the Delaware River Deepening Project, which will deepen the shipping channel in the Delaware River from 40 to 45 feet to accommodate new and larger vessels.

Pictured (L to R): Boise Butler, President, International Longshoreman’s Association Local 1291; Senator Bob Casey; Leo Holt, President, Holt Logistics; Congressman Bob Brady; Patrick Eiding, President, Philadelphia Council, AFL-CIO; and Jerry Sweeney, Chairman, PhilaPort, formerly PRPA.

 

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