Governor Tom Wolf announced yesterday that the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) has developed a shortlist of potential developers for the Southport Marine Terminal Complex at the Port of Philadelphia.
“This announcement represents a vital step in our plan to ensure a timely and responsible development of the Southport Marine Terminal, ” Governor Wolf said.
“ My administration is committed to working with the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority to invest in our infrastructure, bring key jobs to the region, and keep Pennsylvania’s economy competitive on a global scale.”
Governor Wolf said that the development of the Southport Terminal is one of his main goals for the Port of Philadelphia.
The 196-acre riverfront property is owned by PRPA, located immediately west of the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal. It currently remains idle and undeveloped, but the goal is to enable the market-driven development of Southport Terminal in 2017, creating up to 3,700 new jobs.
The shortlisted respondents for the Southport Marine Terminal (Site 1) are:
The shortlisted respondents for the Southport West Terminal (Site 2) are:
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