BERTLING LINE BEGINS PHILADELPHIA SERVICE
The Bertling Line, an ocean carrier based in Hamburg, Germany, has started making regular vessel calls at the 96-acre Tioga Marine Terminal in northeast Philadelphia.
The service presently consists of a monthly ship call and a two-vessel rotation.
An upgrade to a three-vessel rotation and a service of every 20-days is a strong possibility, said James T. McDermott, Jr., executive director of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority.
The new service brings dry hardwoods, finished moldings and wood pulp from Argentina and Chile into U.S. markets. Future calls will also include newsprint from South America.