Virginia Port Authority

Norfolk Southern connecting East, West coasts with expedited intermodal service

A Norfolk Southern locomotive pulls a train with intermodal containers through a clearing of trees.

Norfolk Southern’s new initiative to provide expedited service between the East and West coasts with three partners — ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd, western U.S. Class I counterpart Union Pacific and the Port of Virginia — suggests the four parties are seeking opportunities to maximize recent capital investments while also addressing ongoing congestion.

NS (NYSE: NSC) said the partnership, named OceaNS Bridge Express, will provide shippers a new option to reach West Coast markets. The service will...

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Port of Virginia’s near-record month ‘speaks volumes’

April was the second-most productive month in the history of the Port of Virginia in Norfolk.

The Virginia Port Authority said Tuesday that the Port of Virginia handled 323,244 twenty-foot equivalent units in April, up 12.9% year-over-year. 

The all-time record was set in December 2021, and April was just shy of missing the mark, by only 2,300 TEUs, according to the port authority. 

Loaded imports rose by 3.4% in April to 142,639 TEUs, while loaded exports grew by 4.2% to 99,589 TEUs. 

Since the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-virginias-near-record-month-speaks-volumes

Higher loaded imports drive up March volumes at Port of Virginia

March volumes at the Port of Virginia were the highest so far this year, the Virginia Port Authority said Thursday.

The Port of Virginia in Norfolk handled 314,698 twenty-foot equivalent units in March, 12.6% higher year-over-year. March’s volumes were also higher than January’s volume of about 262,000 TEUs and February’s 297,000.

Loaded imports accounted for nearly 47% of overall volumes, totaling 148,932 TEUs. 

Meanwhile, exports of empty containers rose 30.7% to 66,771 TEUs, and loaded exports...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/higher-loaded-imports-drive-up-march-volumes-at-port-of-virginia

Port of Virginia welcomes pair of ship-to-shore cranes

Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) South is installing a pair of new container cranes that will enable the terminal to accommodate multiple ultra-large container vessels, the Port of Virginia said Monday.

The cranes are the final pieces of the South Berth’s $450 modernization optimization product, according to the Norfolk, Virginia-based port. They will go into service in late May. 

Once installed, the Port of Virginia will have 30 ship-to-shore cranes that can handle ultra-large container...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-virginia-welcomes-pair-of-ship-to-shore-cranes

East, Gulf Coast ports smash records in 2021

The year 2021 proved to be a banner year for ports on the East and Gulf coasts as consumer demand remained brisk amid the waxing and waning COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 ‘most productive year’ at Port of Virginia

The Port of Virginia in Norfolk handled more than 3.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units in 2021, a 25.2% increase from 2020, at a time when the broader supply chain faced pandemic-related headwinds, according to Virginia Port Authority CEO and Executive Director Stephen A. Edwards. 

“This...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/east-gulf-coast-ports-smash-records-in-2021

Federal dollars begin to flow by the million into US port improvement projects

The port of Long Beach is the winner in the first round of funding from Washington for port and marine infrastructure development since President Biden signed the $1.2 trn infrastructure bill in November.
The California port has garnered a $52.3m grant, which will go towards its Pier B rail project.
Improvements to transport infrastructure are a large chunk of the bill, which almost doubled spending with a $550bn increase over the old …

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Port of Virginia sets November volume record

A close-up photograph of stacks of intermodal containers.

November volumes at the Port of Virginia in Norfolk were at an all-time monthly record, according to the Virginia Port Authority.

Year-over-year volumes were nearly 4% higher, totaling 290,759 twenty-foot equivalent units. However, November’s volumes were down nearly 9% from October totals, which was the highest monthly volume on record at 318,482 TEUs.

Import loads and empties supported November volumes, with import loads up 13% to 141,617 TEUs and import empties up to 4,395 TEUs from 778 TEUs a...

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Port of Virginia approves construction bid for on-dock rail expansion

The Port of Virginia has approved a $61.5 million construction bid for a project aimed at increasing the port’s on-dock rail capacity to 1.1 million containers a year.

The project consists of expanding the double-stack, on-dock rail operation at the Norfolk port by doubling the size of the Central Rail Yard at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT). The board of commissioners for the Virginia Port Authority last Tuesday unanimously approved the bid by Allan Myers Virginia Inc., which had handled...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-virginia-approves-construction-bid-for-on-dock-rail-expansion

Ports of Charleston and Virginia see record container volumes in October

The East Coast ports of Charleston and Virginia both achieved container volume records in October, continuing a trend that has persisted through much of 2021.

October marks eight consecutive months of record volumes at Port of Charleston

The Port of Charleston experienced a monthly record for October for the number of twenty-foot equivalent units it handled, the South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) reported Wednesday. October’s volume of 234,923 TEUs handled at Wando Welch Terminal, North Charleston...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ports-of-charleston-and-virginia-see-record-container-volumes-in-october

September container volumes near 2021 highs at Port of Virginia

The Port of Virginia in Norfolk handled more than 306,000 twenty-foot equivalent units in September, the third month in 2021 that volumes exceeded 300,000.

September volumes rose 19% year-over-year and were just under the more than 307,000 TEUs handled in August, the Virginia Port Authority said Tuesday. The highest total for 2021 so far occurred in May, when the port handled 315,000 TEUs.

Notably, loaded imports grew 26% to more than 152,000 TEUs year-over-year, while exports of empty containers...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/september-container-volumes-near-2021-highs-at-port-of-virginia

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