Tag: port of Virginia

January 15, 2020

The Port of Corpus Christi, the 3rd largest port in the United States, said it ended 2019 with record tonnages for December of 13.8 million cargo tons and 122.2 million cargo tons for the entire year — a 16-million-ton improvement […]

October 18, 2019

On October 9, 2019, John F. Reinhart, CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority, signed a contract with New Jersey-based Weeks Marine to begin the deepening of the western side of the Thimble Shoal Channel. In late September, […]

July 26, 2019

The result represents an increase of 4 percent when compared with last fiscal year. The port’s fiscal year closed June 30, and in that month the port handled 239,329 TEUs, which is an increase of nearly 7 percent when compared […]

July 3, 2019

“The addition of the Port of Virginia to the coalition marks the climbing interest in LNG as a commercially viable, environmentally sustainable fuel for U.S. domestic and international shipping,” Peter Keller, Chairman, SEA\LNG, said. “The U.S. has vastly increased its […]

July 12, 2017

The Port of Virginia has completed fiscal year 2017 with a record-setting 2.7 million TEUs, as it delivered the fourth consecutive fiscal year of volume growth. The volumes represent an increase of 7.3 percent compared to the previous fiscal year […]

April 11, 2017

Cargo traffic in March at the Port of Virginia was the fourth busiest in its history, and grew 9% compared to a year ago, according to the Virginia Port Authority. The achievement comes weeks before it expects the biggest ship […]

September 22, 2016

The Port of Virginia signed a new long-term lease for the Virginia International Gateway terminal, which paves the way to expand capacity at the nation’s sixth- largest port by volume. The lease will give the port authority oversight of and […]

September 14, 2016

Two top ports on the East Coast reported that August was a record month for containers, although the data reflects the period before Hanjin Shipping Co. filed for bankruptcy on Aug. 31. The Virginia Port Authority reported that it handled […]

August 19, 2016

Container volume at the Port of Virginia in July dropped 3.6% year-over-year, while it’s up 1.1% for the first seven months of the calendar year, port officials announced Aug. 17. The number of containers moved in July, measured in standard […]