PhilaPort on pace for second consecutive record-breaking year, following record high trade volume in H1 2025

Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) trade volume 2025 infographic showing record 462K TEUs in first half of year, with import and export breakdowns, quarterly trade trends, and rising demand for logistics, cold storage, and warehousing space.

In the first half of 2025, the Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) recorded a record high 462K twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of volume through the port, with 233K TEUs of imports, and 228K TEUs of exports, respectively.

Total quarterly trade volume at PhilaPort in Q2 ’25 measured 223K TEUs, with 113K TEUs of exports, and 109K TEUs of imports, respectively. Despite a 6.6% decrease from Q1 ’25, quarterly volume remains 37.5% above the 10-year quarterly average of 162K TEUs. Rising trade volume (imports especially) at PhilaPort continues to bring steady occupier demand for logistics and dry/cold warehousing space.

In 2024, PhilaPort saw $6.3 Billion in produce alone move through the port, with 5.3 million metric tons of food imported.

September 12, 2025

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Zachary Cutler

- Senior Analyst, Northeast Industrial, Market Intelligence
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