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Philly’s Port Has Its First China Shipping Route As It Makes Play For Larger Role In U.S. Supply Chain
BisNow
The Port of Philadelphia hosted the maiden call of the Wan Hai 315 container ship on Aug. 18, the first vessel to sail a new shipping route operated by Wan Hai Lines, at a ceremony attended by Gov. Tom Wolf and Mayor Jim Kenney. The route, Wan Hai Asia-America 9, makes stops in the Chinese ports of Shenzhen, Shanghai and Qingdao, as well as ports in Taiwan, Vietnam and Panama.
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#LoveDonegal Day is back
The hugely popular #LoveDonegal campaign will return on Thursday September 8th2022, building on the success of previous campaigns and public interest.
Last years campaign reached over 17 million people across the world and had Donegal trending for several days across social media outlets. The campaign also won the Local Authority LAMA Awards in 2021 for the ‘Best Innovation for attracting inward investment’!
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New weekly Asia route touted as ‘biggest thing that’s happened to the Port of Philadelphia in decades’
Philadelphia Business Journal
For the first time, the Port of Philadelphia now has a direct, weekly link to Asia’s economy as it launches the Wan Hei Lines’ Asia — America 9 Service.
The route has a transit time of 35 days and gives Philadelphia access to ports along Asia’s Eastern Coast. It makes stops at Haiphong, Vietnam; Shekou (Shenzhen), Shanghai and Qingdao, China; Kaohsiung, Taiwan; and Balboa, Panama, before coming to the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in South Philadelphia. It’s expected to create 720 jobs (157 of which will be at PhilaPort), over $194 million in economic impact and $7.2 million in state and local taxes per year.
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