Delaware signs final Port of Wilmington privatization deal

September 19, 2018 Leave a comment

In this Sept. 24, 2013, file photo, freshly-cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas.(AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Delaware has signed a final agreement with a private Emirati port operator to privatize the Port of Wilmington.

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Delaware moves closer to expanding port, adding jobs

November 13, 2017 Leave a comment

Delaware is moving closer to expanding the Port of Wilmington and possibly creating 5,000 new jobs.

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Panel continues deliberations on Delaware port expansion

October 14, 2015 Leave a comment

WILMINGTON, Del. — A state task force is continuing to explore the feasibility of expanding port operations in Delaware as it faces a January deadline for reporting its findings to state lawmakers. The panel was to receive an update Wednesday ...

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As coast states eye more port business, Del. mulls expansion

October 1, 2015 Leave a comment

WILMINGTON, Del. — Expanding port operations in Delaware, whether at the existing Port of Wilmington or at one of a handful of other possible sites, is going to be a costly proposition, a state task force was told Wednesday. “At ...

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Del. panel eyes feasibility of port expansion

September 9, 2015 Leave a comment

WILMINGTON, Del. — Plans for a long-term strategic study for the Port of Wilmington are dovetailing into the work of a task force studying the feasibility of expanding port operations in Delaware. The task force, which met for the first ...