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The Virginian Railway was a fairly small railroad (its main line was less than 500 miles), but it was built to extremely high standards and it “operated with precision-like efficiency” hauling coal as a competitor to the much larger Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W).
Joint Base Langley-Eustis’ (JBLE) Third Port, the US Army’s pier complex sitting where Skiffe’s Creek meets the James River in south-eastern Virginia, recently comp ..
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New trawlers are now in operation with customers from Spain, Scotland, and the Faroe Islands while orders have been placed for new trawlers and aquaculture support vessel ..
The US Navy commissioned its newest Virginia-class fast attack submarine during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday, June 25. USS Montana is the se ..
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The Port of Virginia and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have entered into an agreement committing the US federal government to begin its financial investment in t ..
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Search and rescue (SAR) boat crews and divers from numerous fire and rescue departments in the US states of Maryland and Virginia have deployed in response to a deadly cr ..
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The American Waterways Operators (AWO) is commending the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates on the recent passage of a joint resolution expressing “resolute support” for the Jones Act, the federal law that requires vessels transporting cargo between two U.S. ports be American-built, American-owned and American-crewed.
The Virginia resolution highlights the importance of the Jones Act as it “continues to foster a strong domestic maritime industry that is critical to Virginia’s and the...
https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/awo-applauds-virginia-state-jones-act-resolution/
Seajacks UK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eneti, has established an operational base in the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The establishment of the new office will all ..
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The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) recently named truck driver Jean-Carlo Gachet, from Chester, Virginia, a Highway Angel for offering a hot breakfast to stranded motorists. Canadian driver Matthew Marchand was also recognized for aiding stuck motorists.
Both were honored in connection with a standstill on Interstate 95 following a snowstorm.
This car has been sitting near me since 1am (I-95 closure). Least I could do was offer them a microwaved breakfast pic.twitter.com/ItA3SKR7pc
— JC...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truckers-honored-as-highway-angels-for-feeding-snowbound-drivers
In the wake of what has been described as a snowbound traffic jam from hell on Virginia’s Interstate 95, a state senator is set to introduce legislation that would restrict trucks to the right lanes on much of the commonwealth’s interstate highways when frozen precipitation is falling.
David Marsden, a Democratic state senator from northern Virginia who also is chairman of the Senate’s transportation committee, told FreightWaves that the introduction of legislation would probably come next week....