The Port of Virginia recently completed a project to widen its ship channel for ultralarge container vessel traffic.
Belgium-based logistics provider Katoen Natie is expanding warehousing and rail facilities at its Norfolk, Virginia, operations, to support the export market for plastic resins.
The Port of Virginia has plans to expand capacity at its inland port and at the Richmond Marine Terminal, while CSX has reached a sick leave agreement with another union group.
The Port of Virginia says it’s nearly done with its channel deepening project, which will enable the port to allow for two-way traffic of ultra-large container vessels.
2023 was a banner year for the Port of Virginia, with annual volumes higher year over year as more traffic went to East Coast ports.
July was a record month at the Port of Virginia. At SC Ports, July’s volumes were up from June as the Port of Charleston sought to improve port flows.
Higher amounts of loaded imports and empty export boxes contributed to a nearly 15% increase in volumes.
OceaNS Bridge Express, a partnership among NS, Union Pacific, Hapag-Lloyd and the Port of Virginia, could be a means to avoid West Coast port congestion while taking advantage of East Coast port capacity improvements.
April volumes at the Port of Virginia in Norfolk were at the second highest in port history, right behind December 2021.
March volumes at the Port of Virginia were the highest yet for 2022.
The new container cranes will enable the terminal to accommodate multiple ultra-large container vessels simultaneously.
2021 was a banner year for The Port of Virginia, SC Ports and Alabama Port Authority.
November volumes rose nearly 4% year-over-year, although on a sequential basis, volumes fell nearly 9% from October.
The board of commissioners for the Virginia Port Authority unanimously approved a $61.5 million construction bid for a project that would increase on-dock rail capacity to 1.1 million containers a year.
SC Ports and the Virginia Port Authority are benefiting from customers seeking less congested ports, they said.
“The growth we’re seeing is not artificial, and the movement of loaded and empty containers is up, for both exports and imports.”
August was a record month for the Port of Virginia in Norfolk, and the trend of higher year-over-year volumes could persist through the rest of 2021 as peak season approaches.
July’s volumes are a monthly record and the second highest for 2021.
Fiscal year 2021 was a record year at the Port of Virginia, with an increase in loaded imports and volume growth for empty export boxes.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget provides first-time federal funds to deepen and widen Norfolk Harbor.
ZeroNorth makes board appointments, and Southeastern Freight Lines promotes a service center manager.
Portsmouth Marine Terminal will be closed while import volumes are down as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Quick turnaround gets goods critical to combat COVID-19 on their way to Midwest pharmaceutical company.
Critical cargo initiative launched to quickly process imports needed in the fight against the coronavirus.
Expanding truck appointment system and new lanes credited for fast moves as port readies for dredging
Four new inbound truck lanes recently opened at Virginia International Gateway, increasing the capacity at the terminal’s gate complex by 30 percent.
