December 1, 2022
College of Business supply chain majors attend annual Port of Wilmington Tour
| Ten College of Business Supply Chain majors attended the annual Port of Wilmington tour on September 20, 2022. Faculty members Dr. John F. Kros & Dr. Mauro Falasca accompanied the students as part of the Supply Chain program. The tour was sponsored by the Vincent K. McMahon endowed professorship in Marketing & Supply Chain Management that is held by Dr. Kros. Of the tour, Andrew Page said “I had a wonderful experience at the Port of Wilmington tour. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and did a great job explaining all the processes that take place at the port. I learned a lot about this critical part of our supply chain and all the moving pieces it takes to run smoothly” The Port of Wilmington is one of the few Southern ports with readily available berths and storage areas for containers and cargo. Specifically, it offers terminal facilities serving container, bulk, breakbulk, and ro-ro operations. It offers a deep 42-foot navigational channel, nine berths with 6,768 feet of wharf frontage and four post- Panamax container cranes. Modern transit and warehouse facilities and the latest in cargo management technology provide a broad platform for supporting international trade to the fast-growing Southeast U.S. market. Located on the Cape Fear River, the Port of Wilmington’s general cargo terminal offers excellent service for bulk, breakbulk, project and ro-ro cargoes. The Port’s 42- foot channel allows customers additional vessel capacity. The Port has direct interstate access to Interstates 95 and 40 and daily train service from CSX Transportation. The Port is also a C-TPAT Certified location and is designated as Foreign Trade Zone 214. |