Trelleborg Marine Systems was awarded the contract by Commerce Construction to supply the Port of Philadelphia with SeaGuard foam fenders and associated mounting hardware to attach the fenders to the quay wall. The fenders were required in order to accommodate an increasingly diverse range of vessels at its multi use cargo facility. Challenge The Port of Philadelphia, which in recent years, has taken great strides to modernize its facilities, needed to upgrade its cargo dock fenders on Piers 80 and 82, which had previously been marginally acceptable to berth such a diverse range of vessels. Solution Trelleborg delivered 29 of its 5ft x 16ft SeaGuard foam fenders with mounting hardware. SeaGuard foam fenders can be deployed floating or suspended, against a quay wall, or for

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