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PHILADELPHIA TRADE AND LOGISTICS
PhilaPort not be able to handle the larger ships, causing the carriers to skip Philadelphia and continue to New York-New Jersey or Baltimore.”
The port is also working with Norfolk
Phase 1 of PhilaPort’ s Destination 2040 strategic plan includes improvements to Tioga Marine Terminal.
Southern to increase the schedule of services it offers in Philadelphia in the coming years. One of PhilaPort’ s mandates is to improve and have three, fully scheduled Class I railroad services at the port, Mahoney said. PENN Warehousing is encouraged by the port’ s commitment to investment.
“ Our growth is very much determined by the footprint of warehousing provided by PhilaPort,” Mutz said.“ What differentiates us from other terminals is our process-driven services, from vessel to the warehouse and then distribution. We pride ourselves in being cost effective for our customers, based on our productive and safe work environment.”
The partnership between the public and private sectors is key to the region’ s success, both now and in the future.
“ We work hand-in-hand with them every day, trying to bring more business into Philadelphia, and we invest our dollars right there with PhilaPort’ s dollars to create efficiencies and bring more cargo to Philadelphia,” said Christian Holt.“ We are here to continue to grow and continue to invest.” n
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Dedicated to handling, blast freezing, storing and transporting inventory in a modern, temperature-controlled warehouse, First Choice Freezer & Cold Storage uses the safest and most efficient means. The team’ s mission, backed by state-of-the-art equipment, is to provide customers with excellence and complete satisfaction.
First Choice and its sister companies— M & O, M & O Dry and GMR— are all located in Vineland, NJ, convenient to the Port of Philadelphia. They provide a unique advantage— a large volume of storage space within proximity to major cities on the East Coast.
• First Choice( 396 N. Mill Rd.): This facility was purchased in 2001, with major expansions completed in 2007, 2014 and 2017. It now offers over 300,000 square feet of storage. In 2020, the entire building was refaced, and the wall panels were replaced for better climate control and aesthetics.
• M & O( 1200 N. Mill Rd.): This facility was opened in January 2019. M & O has undergone significant expansions in 2020, 2021 and 2022 for a total offering of over 440,000 square feet of storage.
• M & O Dry( 1299 W. Forest Grove Rd.): This facility is an 80,000-square-feet, temperature-controlled dry warehouse.
• GMR( 1760 W. Oak Rd.): This facility is a brand-new, 150,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility designed for import meat inspections and storage. These facilities utilize the latest in inventory management, providing integrated supply chain execution capabilities in distribution, fulfillment and public refrigerated warehouse operations that are second to none. RFM-driven capabilities allow real-time tracking and reporting, minimizing cost while increasing productivity. First Choice Freezer also operates a dedicated fleet of refrigerated and dry trucks that run shuttle service daily to points between customer locations.
All facilities are owned and operated by The Levari Group, LLC, a family business that has experienced significant growth since it was formed in 2001. Representing over three generations of expertise in the agriculture transportation and warehousing industry, First Choice Freezer & Cold Storage is your choice. n
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