In the arms race among East Coast container ports, the Port of Virginia has raised the bar by deepening the harbor.
New Port of Virginia CEO and Executive Director Sarah McCoy spoke with FreightWaves at the hub’s annual State of the Port event.
In Virginia, South Korea’s LX Pantos Americas eyes collaboration that will enable long-term growth.
Sarah McCoy will lead the Port of Virginia as CEO and executive director after serving in an interim role this year.
The Port of Virginia is in the midst of a massive buildout as it leverages its operating status and structural advantages to cement a ranking among the top American container ports.
Container ports and railroads along the upper Atlantic seaboard are taking safety measures ahead of the storm that could bring heavy snow to key logistics corridors.
A. Duie Pyle is expanding near the Port of Virginia with an integrated LTL and warehousing facility.
Customs and Border Protection will continue to fund cargo inspections and other essential services during a government shutdown.
The Port of Virginia wants container shippers to know that it’s not beholden to China.
Four new container cranes will help the Port of Virginia handle ultra large container vessels at Virginia International Gateway.
Los Angeles, New York and Virginia ports alone net over $1 billion from EPA to cut pollution.
In a lawsuit dating back to 2018, CSX accused rival Norfolk Southern of jacking up rates for dockside access to the East Coast container gateway.
Eastern Class 1 railroads Norfolk Southern and CSX will help reach Midwest cities with double-stack trains from the newly expanded Port of Virginia central rail yard.
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.
