An increase in loaded imports, along with volume growth for empty export boxes, contributed to the Port of Virginia achieving record cargo volumes for its fiscal year 2021, which ran from July 1, 2020, through June 30.
The port handled a record 3.2 million twenty-foot equivalent units in FY 2021, a 16.8% increase from FY 2020. The port complex, located in Norfolk, also handled nearly 1.8 million containers, a 15.6% gain from a year ago.
Loaded import TEUs rose 18.6% to 1.5 million TEUs in FY 21...