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.
Port of Virginia eyes completion of channel deepening this year
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.
East and Gulf coast ports handled more volume than ever before in August, pulling far ahead of West Coast rivals.
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.
Five hundred containers were removed from the Ever Forward to lighten its load and help salvage crews refloat the vessel stuck in Chesapeake Bay.
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.
Congestion could go from bad to worse as liners steer a record number of container ships toward East Coast ports.
Containerized cargo volumes climbed in Virginia, South Carolina and Alabama
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.
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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.
A private investment firm’s acquisition of a MOW services company, AAR’s environmental nods and Lineage’s new cold storage warehouse round out the rail roundup.
As freight congestion weakens transportation links, AskWaves looks at potential federal funding options for supporting a move to 24/7 operations.
“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.
Virginia’s competitive advantages: a naturally deep harbor, semi-automated terminals and its own, newer chassis pool.
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.
Suez Canal accident aftermath: Extensive disruptions are ahead for key Asia-East Coast container shipping services.
The Port of Virginia has recaptured some U.S. military business it lost over the years.
“ZEBOX will assist innovative startups in developing new technologies in transportation, logistics, mobilities and industry 4.0,” says CMA CGM CEO Rodolphe Saadé.
“While COVID-19 has fundamentally shifted how many American families will celebrate Thanksgiving this year, we are very proud to be providing a bit of home.”
ZeroNorth makes board appointments, and Southeastern Freight Lines promotes a service center manager.
Port of Virginia gets $20.2 million for container yard expansion.
YM Mandate leaks fuel oil in New Jersey, and the Hong Dai runs aground in Virginia.
Isaias weakened from hurricane to tropical storm over the weekend.
Shipboard COVID cases will make it even harder to roll back travel restrictions that block crew changes.
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.
Some port terminals will be closed Tuesday in honor of Teddy Gleason even though the former ILA president wasn’t born on St. Patrick’s Day.
Expanding truck appointment system and new lanes credited for fast moves as port readies for dredging
American Trucking Associations annual Trucking Trends report shows nearly $800 billion flowed into industry, 13.8 percent increase.
One of the largest eastern U.S. ports is looking to promote the use liquefied natural gas as the marine fuel of the future. The Port of Virginia announced it will […]
Port of Virginia sees tariffs putting its billion-dollar expansion at risk.
Volvo has started testing connected vehicle technology in California, plus Michigan governor pitches fuel tax hike, California legislator wants to phase out diesel engines and Alibaba buys into delivery company.
Ports of Virgiana and Charleston put up strong numbers to start 2019, but regional Fed warns that slowdwon could be approaching.
The ports at Norfolk and Charleston have reopened after determining that the damage caused to the ports by Hurricane Florence is minimal
TMC offers a free dashboard for unscheduled maintenance data using VMRS codes; Omnitracs gets into software; OPEC meets with shale producers in Houston; the Port of Virginia begins using truck reservations to manage traffic.
