Port of Virginia receives cranes

Port of Virginia receives cranes    A special-purpose ship carrying two giant post-Panamax cranes manufactured in China arrived Tuesday at the APM Terminal in Portsmouth, said the Virginia Port, which leases the facility.
   The cranes are expected to take seven days to offload and be operational by the first week of March. Once in place, the APM Terminal will have eight post-Panamax cranes in service.
   The cranes will help the Port of Virginia handle the 8,000-TEU and larger containerships that will be able to call the port on a more regular basis once the Panama Canal widening project is completed in 2014.