Port of Wilmington Maritime Society 31st Annual Dinner
The Port of Wilmington, Delaware is a full-service deepwater port and marine terminal handling over 400 vessels per year with an annual import/export cargo tonnage of over 4 million tons. Today, Delaware’s port is the busiest terminal on the Delaware River.
The Port of Wilmington is # 1 Port in North America for:
Imports of Fresh Fruit
Imports of Bananas
Imports of Juice Concentrate
Largest Dock-Side Cold Storage Facility
What can you expect this year at the annual POWMS dinner?
State of the Port Address Presentation of the Scholarship Award Presentation of the Babiarz Award- Senator (ret.) Andrew “Andy” Knox recipiant Presentation of the Seafarer’s Friend Award
WHEN: Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Cocktails begin at 6:00 pm!
WHERE: Hotel DuPont, Gold Ballroom
11th and Market Streets, Wilmington, DE
COST: Members: $70 per person / $560 per table (8)
Non-members: $80 per person / $640 per table (8)
For more information or to register, call Sean Kathleen Curran at the Port of Wilmington Maritime Society at (302) 656-7000.
Here’s a bit of an update:
Evening Events
begins: 6 pm with cocktails followed by dinner
State of the Port Address
Eugene Bailey, Executive Director
Diamond State Port Corporation
Presentation of the John E. Babiarz Award
presented to Senator Andrew G. Knox
Scholarship Awards
presented to Robert Douglas Saltsman
and Matthew David Senseny
Seafarers’ Friend Award
presented by Joan Lyons Director
Seamen’s Center of Wilmington