Philadelphia Regional Port Authority

WHAT:  Come learn about all things Import-Export/Trade and Commerce via Water

Where:  Philadelphia Regional Port Authority - Delaware Avenue

When:   Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 10.00 am - 2.00 pm

Who:    Homeschooled High School Students

We will visit approximately five (5) terminals at the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority; traveling by bus, experts will impart knowledge of the operations at the various facilities.  The students will learn how merchandise is imported from various countries as well as how merchandise is exported from the US.  Students may see the arrival of cargo such as vehicles, steel or paper and will visit the cocoa bean facility.

Students need to wear comfortable shoes and bring with them a lunch and lots of inquisition.

The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, has as its primary mission the enhancement of water-borne trade and commerce. PRPA was created by an act of the Pennsylvania legislature in 1989. As an organization committed to economic development and job creation, the Authority seeks to generate activity that will maximize port-related employment and revenues by promoting the use of the Philadelphia regional port system by Pennsylvania based industries. It is also committed to working in a cooperative spirit with other Delaware River port and City agencies to realize the potential of the regional port system. Port cargoes and the activity they generate are responsible for thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the Philadelphia area and throughout Pennsylvania.