The Port of Wilmington, seen from I-459. Photo by Diiscool/Wikipedia Commons
The Diamond State Port Corp. announced Wednesday that Enstructure LLC has been approved as the new operator at the Port of Wilmington and that it will invest as much as $65 million in the facility.
Enstructure is a U.S. marine terminal and logistics company with a network of 21 marine terminals.
The company will take over in a matter of days after the deal was approved by legislative leaders designated by the State’s Joint Capital Improvement Committee.
House Speaker Valerie Longhurst, D-Bear, and Senate President Pro Tempore David Sokola, D-Newark, along with Joint Capital Improvement Committee Co-Chairs Rep. Debra Heffernan, D-Bellefont, and Sen. Jack Walsh, D-Stanton and Controller General Ruth Ann Miller gave their approval Tuesday on the unanimous decision by the Board of the port corporation to replace GT USA Wilmington LLC.
Port agreement
As part of the approval, Enstructure secured an agreement to work closely with the International Longshoremen’s Association as well as a project labor agreement with the Delaware Building and Construction Trades Council.
ILA and Trades Council representatives spoke in support of Enstructure and their proposal at the July 7 DSPC Board meeting.
Enstructure is also partnering with the State on the potential expansion at Edgemoor, where Gov. John Carney has committed $50 million from American Rescue Plan Act funds.
“The Port of Wilmington and its workforce are critical to Delaware,” Longhurst and Sokola said in a joint statement. “Thousands of Delaware families rely on the good-paying jobs that come from our port. We look forward to working with Enstructure as the new long-term operator and investor in one of Delaware’s most important assets.”
