GT USA Wilmington, the US arm of Gulftainer, recently received its first plywood cargo at the Port of Wilmington.
The shipment came from CMPC, a multinational corporation, produces and markets wood, pulp, packaging products, household and non-household sanitary protection products, and tissue paper. Its products are manufactured entirely from renewable sources.
The vessel transporting 15,000 tons of new cargo to Wilmington was the Interlink Celebrity which originated in Chile. In addition, GT Wilmington noted that a second plywood vessel for CMPC is scheduled to arrive in early December.
Joe Cruise, CEO, GT USA Wilmington said: “We are delighted that CMPC has trusted GTW to assist them with handling their product through the Port of Wilmington. Our goal is always to deliver tailor-made services to our individual client requirements by providing creative, flexible cargo handling, terminal, and warehousing solutions. We believe we achieved this goal with this initial shipment. We are looking forward to developing a long-term partnership with CMPC.”
Vic Moreira, logistics manager of CMPC USA, said, “We are very pleased with the way that our relationship is developing with GT Wilmington and with how this first shipment has been handled. We feel confident that this will be the start of a long-lasting alliance.”
Gulftainer’s presence in North America expanded in 2018 with the signing of a 50-year concession agreement with the state of Delaware to manage and operate the Port of Wilmington, a deep-water port and marine terminal serving the Eastern Seaboard.
The port struggled during the pandemic with legal and labor issues, according to media accounts.
