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No Cargo too Big to Handle at the Port of Wilmington Wilmington, Del. - The Port of Wilmington, Delaware handled a special project shipment of a large, cold, high-pressure separator on Sunday, January 15, 2006. The separator will be used at the local Valero Energy Corporation refinery in Delaware City to replace a vessel at the refinery's hydrocracker. The 223-ton unit was unloaded from the m/v Da Zhong by the local stevedoring company Murphy Marine Services, using the ship's cranes, onto a barge for transport. It was moved by barge from the Port of Wilmington to Delaware City via the C & D Canal. The cylinder shaped separator was fabricated in Italy and measures approximately 43 ft. in length and 13 ft. in diameter, and was shipped from the Port of Marina Di Carrara, Italy. |
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Valero's heat separator discharged in Wilmington, DE
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The Port of Wilmington has demonstrated a high level of expertise in handling special project cargoes that are high in value, oversized, heavy, and often require specialized logistics. Wilmington's deepwater berths, experienced staff, and superior links to major U.S. East Coast rail and highway infrastructure make it ideal for shipments of separators, transformers, generators, and other heavy lift and specialized project cargo.
Founded in 1923, the Port of Wilmington
is an important asset for the local and regional economy, generating
more than 5,300 jobs and contributing over $23 million in annual tax
revenues to state and local government. The Port is owned and operated
by the Diamond State Port Corporation, a corporation of the State of
Delaware
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