The South Jersey Port Corporation recently awarded a contract for $5,152,500 to Raymond International Builders of Rochelle Park, N.J., the low bidder, for construction of the final 540 feet of the Beckett Street Terminal Wharf extension, Camden, N.J. This contract is part of an overall $16-million modernization and improvement program designed to increase the port's tonnage handling of bulk, general, and containerized cargo.
The major project is the 740-foot extension of the Beckett Street Wharf, which will give the terminal a fourth berth. Last year, using three berths totaling 1,550 feet, the terminal handled 1,085,786 tons of cargo, making it one of the most efficient terminals in the country.
South Jersey Port Corporation board chairman Edward J. McManimon said the total cost of the extension is approximately $7 million, and the port spent an additional $1.1 million for the removal of the collapsed Spruce Street Pier.