Drayton said as part of the consolidation, DRPA plans to relocate all eight of the Port of Philadelphia and Camden s administrative employees into One Port Center, DRPA s headquarters building on the Camden Waterfront. DRPA will eventually dissolve the Port of Philadelphia and Camden s 18-member Board of Directors. DRPA s commissioners, who provide funding for the port operation, will set policy for the port division. The governor of Pennsylvania appoints six of DRPA s commissioners, and the commonwealth s treasurer and auditor general serve ex-officio. New Jersey s governor appoints eight commissioners with the advice and consent of the state senate.
All commissioners serve without compensation.
DRPA has provided operational expenses to the Port of Philadelphia and Camden, and DRPA s commissioners annually approve the port agency s operating budget. It also gives the port agency specific assignments. The Port of Philadelphia and Camden operates DRPA s AmeriPort Intermodal Rail Center and the Philadelphia Regional Cruise Ship Terminal, both located in South Philadelphia. It also manages the port s international marketing effort and has represented the port s interests on issues such as the Conrail takeover and dredging of the Delaware River s main shipping channel. Last month, DRPA consolidated regional export development programs as part of an initiative to boost the sales of local products overseas.