The new Terminal 5 Pier has received its first ship call. The first new pier built at Quonset in more than 70 years, Terminal 5 increases the capacity of the port and accommodates a variety of cargo ships. At the inaugural berthing, the Viking Odesa, a roll-on/roll-off vessel carrying automobiles, delivered more than 1,100 GM and Chevrolet trucks and SUVs to the port. These vehicles are among the 200,000+ automobiles that arrive at Quonset each year, making the Port of Davisville consistently one of the Top 10 auto importers in North America.
As part of the Terminal 5 project, QDC also opened the Blue Economy Support Docks to provide small businesses with in-demand access to Narragansett Bay. As of this spring, seven of the eight docks are fully leased to support maritime and undersea product testing and R&D.
