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The Port of Virginia® in October processed more than 270,000 TEUs and in doing so set a new record for the amount of cargo volume handled in a single month, besting the previous record set in 2017 by more than 5,000 units.
The record was driven by a 2% increase in loaded imports and a 14.5% increase in export empties. John F. Reinhart, the CEO and executive director of the Virginia ...
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1st New Semi-automatic container stacks put into service at Port of Virginia’s NIT
On October 16, the first new semi-automated container stacks at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) were put into service.
Stacks 7, 8 and 9 are now processing container transactions for over-the-road trucks. This significant milestone inaugurates NIT's transition to the ...
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The Port of Virginia’s® TEU volume for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 is running nearly 3%, or 20,000 TEUs, ahead of same period last year. The increase comes despite a 7% dip in September cargo volumes that was driven by Hurricane Florence, which disrupted shipping throughout the Southeastern ...
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The Port of Virginia® processed a record-setting 258,821 TEUs in August, an increase of nearly 8% when compared with the same month last year.
“August was the second most productive month in our history and in the first two months of fiscal year 2019, our TEU volume has increased by more ...
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Driven by an increase in imports, The Port of Virginia® completed fiscal year 2018 (FY18) having handled 2.8 million TEUs, which is a volume increase of 2.4% when compared with last fiscal year.
“We finished the fiscal year in positive territory – our fourth consecutive fiscal year of growth,” said John ...
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The Port of Virginia® is nearing the end of FY 2018 and the total volume of TEUs) is 3.6%, or 83,000 units, ahead of where it was at this time last year.
In April, the port processed 219,281 TEUs, which is a dip of 2.6%, or 5,900 fewer units when ...
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The Port of Virginia® processed 252,230 TEUs in March, pushing the port’s growth thus far in fiscal year 2018 to 4.4%. Further, March’s TEU volume was nearly 9% ahead of the same month last year.
“March’s volumes were a nice rebound from largely static volumes in January and February,” said John ...
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Following more than two years of collaborative development with the local motor carrier community, The Port of Virginia® has launched its trucker reservation system (TRS) to begin the effort of managing the flow of truck volume at the port.
“This is a twenty-first century tool that holds benefits for motor carriers, ...
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The Virginia Maritime Association hosted business and maritime industry leaders, local economic development and elected officials to unveil the “The Port of Virginia Opportunity Analysis” and to discuss the economic future of the region at a membership breakfast Tuesday, February 13th in Norfolk.
“We are at a juncture. A competitive, parochial, self-serving approaches ...
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A ship laden with the first bundle of six rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) is set to arrive at The Port of Virginia Feb. 1. The Happy Buccaneer’s journey started Jan. 12 and its progress can be tracked by going to www.marinetraffic.com and entering Happy Buccaneer into the search field.
These cranes ...
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