Newest Strategic Seaport named.The port of Philadelphia The Port of Philadelphia, within the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is strategically located at the center of the Northeast Corridor. It handles a large amount of containerized traffic, making it the second largest port (by volume) in North America. has been selected as a Strategic Seaport for the Northeast Corridor This article is about a rail line. For the agglomeration of metropolitan areas, see BosWash. For the New Jersey Transit line, see Northeast Corridor Line. The Northeast Corridor (NEC of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . As a result, the Department of Defense will incorporate the use of the city's port facilities in its planning for the movement of military cargoes in the event of major contingency operations. Selection of the Pennsylvania port city was made jointly by the U.S. Maritime Administration, U.S. Army Forces Command, and the Military Traffic Management Command A major command of the US Army, and the US Transportation Command's component command responsible for designated continental United States land transportation as well as common-user water terminal and traffic management service to deploy, employ, sustain, and redeploy US forces on a after an assessment of many Northeast Corridor ports. Philadelphia becomes the country's 14th commercial Strategic Seaport. Designation as a Strategic Seaport creates the potential for Department of Defense cargo shipments in support of contingencies. "The designation of this strategic port has been a lengthy process," Maj. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, MTMC MTMC Military Traffic Management Command (US DoD) MTMC Mount Marty College MTMC Micros-to-Mainframes, Inc. (stock symbol) MTMC Middle Tennessee Medical Center (Murfreesboro, TN) commanding general, told elected and port officials Oct. 24 at a ceremony in Philadelphia. "Nearly two years ago, the Department of Defense began looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. additional seaport capacity on the East Coast to help deploy our military forces during national emergencies," said Dunwoody. "This same team returned to Philadelphia just yesterday to assist the port authority in establishing a port readiness committee and begin development of a port planning order 1. An order issued by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) to initiate execution planning. The planning order will normally follow a commander's estimate and a planning order will normally take the place of the CJCS alert order. ," she said. Dunwoody said the port of Philadelphia is a key transportation partner assisting Department of Defense transformation efforts by enabling rapid deployment. Selection of Philadelphia and its Packer Avenue Terminal follows an interagency review of Northeastern area seaports. The team evaluated several port candidate sites in the immediate region based on the type of facilities available, port capabilities related to deployment requirements and accessibility by road and rail. Gov. Mark Schweiker, of Pennsylvania, reacted enthusiastically to news of the port selection. "This designation is yet another historic moment for Pennsylvania and the port of Philadelphia," said Schweiker. "The port has played a vital role in our nation's security since the days of the Revolutionary War, and it will do so again as America faces new challenges in a post-Sept. 11 world." The selection data developed was tailored and prioritized based on berth requirements in the Northeast for military operations during a contingency. Each year, an average of 3,000 ships call on the port of Philadelphia. It is the fourth-largest port in the United States for handling of imported goods. Commercial Strategic Seaports named previously include: Tacoma, Wash.; Oakland, Calif.; Long Beach, Calif.; San Diego, Calif.; Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi is a coastal city and the county seat of Nueces CountyGR6 in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the region known as South Texas. ; Beaumont, Texas; Jacksonville, Ha.; Savannah Savannah, city, United States Savannah, city (1990 pop. 137,560), seat of Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry on the Savannah River near its mouth; inc. 1789. , Ga.; Charleston, S.C.; Wilmington, N.C.; Morehead City, N.C.; Hampton Roads Area Ports, Va.; and New York/New Jersey Port Complex. |
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