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Shipping from Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA freight rates Known for the Liberty Bell, cheesesteaks, and for being the hometown of Rocky Balboa, Philadelphia is also a major shipping port. As part of the busy northeastern sector of the country, the City of Brotherly Love provides many shipping options. With great international port access, intermodal rail lines and an abundance of truckload freight, shipping to and from Philadelphia is very affordable. The Port of Philadelphia has seven terminals along the Delaware River that handle everything from vast shipments of cocoa beans to automobiles to steel and forestry products. Each terminal has easy access to I-95 and I-76. There are more than 300 trucking companies in the region with a combined 15,000 trucks, and the city is served by two Class I railroads.

Shipping to Boston

Boston, MA freight rates The Port of Boston is the oldest continually active port in the Western Hemisphere. Its Conley Container Terminal in South Boston serves six of the world’s top 10 container lines and handles nearly 1.5 million metric tons of cargo each year. The port provides efficient truck turn times from pedestal to pedestal of about 30 minutes. The terminal is situated less than two miles from the I-90 and I-93 interstates and the port authority is in the process of building a dedicated freight corridor to separate truck traffic from local commuter traffic to increase efficiency. Nearly 100 ocean container trucking firms offer service through the Port of Boston, as well as dozens of firms that offer international freight forwarding, customs house brokerage and ocean transportation Intermediary services. Logan International Airport is the 10th busiest facility in the country for cargo handling with several domestic and international carriers and two cargo complexes. The Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is another option for air freight. About a dozen railroad companies provide freight service in and around Boston and throughout the state of Massachusetts.

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