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SeaCube announced in December that it has collaborated with Greensee to offer SeaCube’ s Green and Net-Zero Reefer Leases, which features Greensee’ s AIdriven, carbon dioxide emissions-reporting technology.
“ Our partnership and pilots with Greensee are helping customers track
energy consumption and emissions from specific [ refrigerated ] containers while the vessel is underway and ashore,” Sappio said.
SeaCube is also teaming up with Thermo King and CMA CGM to demonstrate Thermo King’ s E-COOLPAC electric genset, one of the nation’ s first battery-powered refrigerated container gensets. E-COOLPAC is 100 % emission free and carbon neutral.
“ The environment is everyone’ s business, and helping our customers meet their ambitious decarbonization goals is a critical goal for SeaCube,” Sappio said.
PhilaPort anticipates handling about 1.6 million container units by 2040.
Infrastructure investment key to success
PhilaPort, which anticipates handling about 1.6 million container units by 2040, is pressing forward with more plans to invest in its infrastructure, detailed in its Destination 2040 plan.
Phase 1 includes improving roads around Southport Auto Terminal and
Packer Avenue Marine Terminal— building a connector bridge that would link the northern and southern portions of Packer Avenue to enhance container flow, new cranes and berth improvements at Tioga Marine Terminal, and warehouse expansions to accommodate forest products at Piers 78 and 80, Mahoney said.
Forest products, the No. 1. breakbulk commodity that the port handlest, are expected to increase by an estimated 95 % by 2040, according to the strategic plan.
The 2040 plan also includes a longrange proposal to dredge the Delaware River shipping channel from 45 feet to 50 feet to stay competitive among other East Coast seaports. Supporters are pushing for the river deepening to 50 feet, which is instrumental for the port’ s future growth.
“ The top 10 ocean carriers continue to invest in super-post-Panamax ships, driving bigger ships with more cargo,” said Christian Holt.“ If the river stays at 45 feet, the Port of Philadelphia will
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A family owned, single-source service provider of commercial, accounting, marketing and technology services to marine terminal operators, warehouses and logistics companies, the Holt Logistics Corp. family tradition in the transportation industry started in Philadelphia. Born from the drive and ambition of Leo Holt, the business began modestly with the purchase of a single truck in 1926.
Together with his two sons, Tom and Leo, they made their foray into the world of truck transportation. Today, Tom Holt’ s sons and grandsons continue to build on his legacy of innovation and old-fashioned hard work in the transportation world. Our mission is simple and complex at the same time: one call, one provider.
In 2025, Holt Logistics Corp., through its independently managed affiliate companies, offers end-to-end port, warehouse, truck brokerage and logistics solutions for importers and exporters. The portfolio of facilities includes the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, Gloucester Marine Terminal, Broadway Pier 5 Marine Terminal, Paulsboro Marine Terminal and Pier 122
( all operated by independently managed affiliates of Holt Logistics Corp.). Located in PhilaPort, these terminals have direct access to distribution routes that span across North America and into Canada and offer direct unloading of freight from all vessel types to warehouse, rail or truck.
In a variety of cargo segments, these facilities are renowned for their highly productive and safe operations. Holt’ s vertically integrated supply chain solutions are designed to streamline and simplify customers’ supply chains. Likewise, all these operations are supported by state-of-the-art technological and system development. Holt specializes in connecting distributors’ operating systems to measurable business data. Designed by a dedicated staff of programmers, the terminal operations and warehouse management systems were created to deliver direct insight into customers’ supply chain logistics. As Holt looks to the future, the business is focused every day on continued commercial development and facility customization. Holt collaborates with customers to acquire and develop properties and facilities that provide future opportunity for growth and development of the port areas and the capacity to serve generations of family sustaining jobs for the next 100 years. n
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