PDCA STEEL MEMBER – STEEL PROJECT
Pier 2 at the Port of
Davisville Rehabilitation
By Janet Himstead Quonset Point is a small peninsula that sits in Narragansett Bay in the state of Rhode Island.
It is the home of the Port of Davisville, as well as the Quonset Business Park. The business
park boasts more than 200 companies and nearly 12,000 workers and is a primary driver of
economic development for the state of Rhode Island. The port is Rhode Island’s only public port and was
named “Biggest Small Port in the U.S.” by the American Journal of Transportation.
Located inside the park is the North Atlantic Distribution Inc. (NORAD), one of the largest automobile
importers in North America. In the past 20 years, NORAD has seen more than 500 percent growth in its
automobile imports. Continued growth in the automotive business, as well as strides in the growing wind
energy industry, made having more space at Pier 2 at the Port of Davisville a requirement.
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