Delaware River Stevedores, Inc.
Maritime TransportationPennsylvania, United States51-200 Employees
Delaware River Stevedores, Inc. (DRS) provides comprehensive cargo handling, stevedoring, and marine terminal operations. It manages Tioga Marine Terminal in the Port of Philadelphia and performs cargo handling and stevedoring at the Balzano and Broadway Terminals in the Port of Camden, New Jersey, as well as at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point in Southport, North Carolina. The company works with port community partners to transfer breakbulk, dry bulk, project cargo, RO-RO shipments, and containers, with particular expertise in handling steel, wood pulp, cocoa, plywood, automobiles, and heavy-lift cargo. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, DRS operates within the maritime transportation industry across multiple terminals in the mid-Atlantic region. The organization maintains a mid-sized workforce and emphasizes coordination with port stakeholders to support diverse cargo profiles. In June 2021, longtime executive Robert Palaima retired after 31 years with the company.