The Port of Wilmington is preparing for a $9.8 million rehabilitation of a nearly century-old cargo ship berth, a project largely financed with a federal grant awarded in 2012.
Port Director Gene Bailey said members of the port’s governing Diamond State Port Corp. have tentatively approved a contract for the work, pending resolution of one agreement detail.Wilmington’s upgrade is moving ahead as other major Delaware port proposals are in the works both north and south.
Owners of the former Evraz Claymont Steel plant are expected to include an option for waterfront and port development along the Delaware at a public meeting Wednesday night to share options for a major redevelopment of the site, according to county and state officials.
A summary released Wednesday afternoon noted that the proposed First State Logistics Center portion of the plan will include a “one-mile bulkhead and multi-modal logistics center for port, rail, and truck logistics.”
