tire port of delaware

Year after tire pile helped topple port operator, solution nears

Karl BakerBusiness, Headlines

The massive tire piles at the Port of Wilmington’s Edgemoor property that last year stoked fears among neighbors of mosquito infestations and rubber fires may finally be getting removed in the coming month, port officials said during a public meeting Friday. Yet, why tires still remain and how many have been removed to date is not entirely clear. That is, …

The Port of Wilmington, in 2011. (Diiscool photo from Wikimedia.org)

Port of Wilmington gets $50M from feds for container yard

Ken MammarellaBusiness, Government, Headlines

The federal government has awarded $50 million to construct a container yard at the Port of Wilmington. It’s the latest investment announcement for the port, which has gone through multiple operators in the last decade. The container yard will feature all-electric operations, a truck gate complex, terminal buildings, a 100,000-square-foot warehouse and inspection platform. The port was built by Wilmington …