Port of Wilmington

The Port of Wilmington in Wilmington, Del., is a full-service deepwater port and marine terminal that handles more than 400 vessels per year with an annual import/export cargo tonnage of 5 million tons. Located at the confluence of the Delaware and Christina Rivers 65 miles from the Atlantic Ocean the Port is owned and operated by the Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC), a corporate entity of the State of Delaware. Since it was founded in 1923, the Port of Wilmington has been a major Mid-Atlantic import/export gateway for a wide variety of maritime cargoes and trade, such as fresh fruit imports, which includes bananas and juice concentrates. In addition, the Port of Wilmington operates a large dock-side cold storage facility.