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.
A brief look at what goes into getting turkeys on the tables in time for Thanksgiving; the newest freight alley in Texas; changes at the Port of Virginia; and a national holiday history.
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.
