GT USA Wilmington welcomes ACME-Hardesty
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WILMINGTON – GT USA Wilmington welcomed the M/V PORTHOS, a general cargo ship built in 2011, carrying a cargo of glycerin from Malaysia for the Acme-Hardesty company to the Port of Wilmington, Delaware.
A new customer to the Port of Wilmington, Acme-Hardesty began operations more than 80 years ago, as a division of Jacob Stern and Sons. Today, the company is one of the largest distributors of castor oils and derivatives, palm derivatives, preservatives and surfactants and renewable palm-based glycerin, fatty acids and fatty alcohols.
The shipment of glycerin off loaded in Wilmington is utilized in the manufacturing of many product categories for hand sanitizers, personal care, cosmetics and cleaning products.
The cargo of glycerin had previously been shipped in containers, but due to continued challenges caused by the global shortage of containers, Acme-Hardesty thought outside the box and transitioned to a bulk method of shipping to ensure they eliminated any delay in their supply to their customers.
Matt Hoyle, supply chain director for Acme-Hardesty, said, ”By working with our Terminal Partner, GT USA, and our Delaware Warehouse Partner, Sardo and Sons, Acme-Hardesty Supply Chain has taken the next step in achieving our strategy of Reliable Sustainable Freight. We have collaborated with our partners to establish a new stream of freight for Acme-Hardesty imports utilizing break bulk vessels. These open hull ships provide Acme-Hardesty the ability to bring in large shipments of our most important products without the impact of the global container restraints. Partners like GT USA and Sardo and Sons have been incredible full-service partners who have shown to work seamlessly with Acme-Hardesty to be successful in our entry into break bulk. We look forward to many more shipments with these vessels as they will continue to play an important role in our overall supply chain network.”
The vessel was unloaded over the course of two days and operations went ahead safely and efficiently, with the product being moved very quickly to its final destination.
“We are delighted to welcome Acme-Hardesty to the Port of Wilmington and to be able to host their team to personally see these operations first- hand. We are really very pleased that they were able to witness the amazing work by our union partners in unloading this cargo in a safe and timely manner,” CEO of GT USA Wilmington Joe Cruise said in a statement.
