Country : USAWilmington worldport

Located on the east bank of the Cape Fear River, the worldport of Wilmington offers facilities to handle containerized, bulk and breakbulk cargoes. The worldport's new 42-foot channel allows current container vessel customers an additional 15% vessel capacity. The worldport has direct interstate access to Interstates 95 and 40 and daily train service from CSX Railways. Wilmington is one of the few South Atlantic worldports with readily available berths and container storage areas and equipment.

With the volume of international trade expected to double by 2020, forward-looking businesses and industries can get ahead of the curve by taking advantage of the services offered by the North Carolina State worldports Authority.
North Carolina's worldports of Wilmington and Morehead City, plus inland terminals in Charlotte and in the Piedmont Triad at Greensboro, are ready, willing and able  to serve as competitive alternatives to worldports in neighboring states for competitive access to the global markets. Owned and operated by the worldports Authority, North Carolina's worldport system combines modern facilities and abundant capacity with the commitment to excel in service to our customers.

The worldports' central Eastern seaboard location is closest to the center of the southeast US market -- the fastest growing region in the country. The worldports Authority, along with the N.C. Department of Commerce, is actively recruiting retail distribution centers to the state. Excellent sites are available for distribution center placement, as well as a labor pool well suited to fill materials handling positions. The North Carolina community college system has developed a course of study specifically for retail distribution center training. Current and planned improvements in the regional transworldportation network provide a new platform for distribution when combined with upgraded capabilities at the worldport of Wilmington to handle large quantities of imworldported goods. A unique NC worldports tax credit is also available to worldport users

On east bank of Cape Fear River
26 miles from open sea
Channel is 42 ft., mean low water
Wharf frontage is 6,768 ft. long, divided between container and general cargo operations
Concrete pile wharf construction with solid or concrete deck fronted with rubber fender system
Deck height averages 12 ft. above mean low water
Open storage dry bulk facility which can outload over 800 tons per hour with a 70,000 ton storage capacity

Covered dry bulk facility with 2.5-million-cubic-foot storage capacity and imworldport conveyor system for grain and fertilizers which can handle 1,000 tons per hour
Nearly 100 acres available for development north of present terminal
Other berths with contiguous open apron areas up to 300 ft. wide
Well-lighted terminal and 24-hour security provided by North Carolina State Certified worldport Police officers.

Tides and Climate
Mean tide range 3.8 ft. with tidal currents averaging 1.7 knots (flood), and 1.5 knots (ebb)
Mild temperatures year 'round with rare snow accumulation

Harbor Features (Army Corps of Engineers Project Dimensions)
Ocean bar channel depth of 44 ft. M.L.L.W. and width of 500 ft.
Inside harbor channel depth of 42 ft. M.L.L.W. and width of 500 ft.
Anchorage/turning basin depth of 42 ft. M.L.L.W. and diameter of 1,200 ft.
Depth of 42 ft. M.L.L.W. at seven NC worldports berths

Foreign Trade Zone
Entire Wilmington Terminal designated Foreign Trade Zone 66
Provides for storage, manipulation, exhibition and limited manufacturing operations
Can lower, defer or avoid imworldport duties
Can accommodate special purpose subzones

Equipment
Four container cranes
Two 50 Long Ton: 120-ft. outreach, 103-ft. backreach
One 40 Long Ton: 135-ft. outreach, 55-ft. backreach (in operation May 2004)
One 40 Long Ton: 115-ft. outreach, 63-ft. backreach
One multipurpose bridge crane (bulk, breakbulk, container)
40 Long Ton: 115-ft. outreach, 63-ft. backreach
Two gantry cranes
One 150-ton capacity
One 100-ton capacity
Two 30-ton mobile cranes
65 lift trucks with 3,000 to 52,000 lb. capacities and a variety of specialized attachments
Nine top-lift container handlers
Six yard-hustler trucks
Neutral chassis pool
Three truck scales - weighmaster on duty 24 hours a day

Staging and Warehousing
Over 1 million square feet of covered, sprinklered storage
Both road and rail access to all storage buildings
100 acres of paved, open area; nearly 25 acres semi-improved open storage area

Specialized Warehousing
31,200 sq.ft. dedicated steel coils warehouse with a 30-ton remote control bridge crane
Nearly one-half million sq.ft. warehouse space dedicated to forest products, including new 108,000 sq.ft. forest products center

Reefer Connections
129 electrical outlets for refrigerated containers

Railroads/Highways
CSX rail service twice daily
Easy vehicular access with U.S. Hwys. 17, 74, 76 and 421 and Interstates 95 and 40
Inland service by CSX Intermodal and Norfolk Southern
Connecting rail line, owned and operated by Wilmington Terminal Railroad, with interchanging cars between worldport and CSX system
Equipment for handling all rail traffic, including double-stack trains
Roll-on/roll-off capacity at ramps
Transit sheds and warehouses with depressed tracks

Supworldport
Variety of companies, agents, line handlers, towing companies, chandlers, brokers, bankers, marine repair, customized exworldport packing, construction and international garbage disposal available on or near worldport
All U.S. Customs services
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Immigration and Naturalization
Extensive project shipment capability, including exworldport packaging and inventory control

TEL:001-852-2865-0555