Tag: Port of Virginia

Virginia Inland Port (VIP) announced that it is now fulfilling all of its operational electricity needs from clean-energy resources.

The Port of Virginia will be fulfilling all of its operational electricity needs from clean-energy resources by 2024 and in doing so, moves forward with its goal of becoming completely carbon-neutral by 2040.

According to reports, a large bulk carrier grounded at the Port of Virginia, near the mouth of Elizabeth River. It is reported that the vessel remains under a captain of the port order to remain in place and the Coast Guard is currently in communication with the ship’s owners to assist in establishing a salvage plan.

The Governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam informed that will invest $14 million from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust (VW Trust) in order to replace all-diesel cargo handling equipment at the Port of Virginia with zero-emission all-electric equipment.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, one employee at the Port of Virginia found to be infected by the disease. According to the port authorities, after the positive test of the employee, the port's area had been carefully sanitized with the aid of a specialist contractor. 

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced an agreement for Ørsted to lease a portion of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal for offshore wind staging materials and equipment. If fully executed, the lease will run through at least 2026, during which time Ørsted plans to install nearly 3,000 megawatts of wind energy projects in the US.

The attempt to make the Port of Virginia the deepest port on the US East Coast begins in January 2020, after the finalization this week of a contract with an international dredging company that will take on the project’s initial phase.

The Port of Virginia accomplished a record of handling 2.9 million TEUs for 2019 fiscal year mostly because of increased imports. The TEUs increased by 4% in comparison to the last fiscal year. The FY closed on June 30, when the port handled 239,329 TEUs, which is an increase of about 7%, when compared to the previous June. Also, the volumes for Q4 2019 are rising ahead of the arrival of peak cargo season. 

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced the completion of the Port of Virginia’s $320 million expansion at the Virginia International Gateway container terminal. The completion of this project is a significant milestone as the Port works to enhance cargo and container capacity at its two major terminals, with a total goal of increasing capacity by 40%.

Port of Virginia reported that in May the port handled almost 261,000 TEUs, making May the busiest month in the port's history. The month’s strong cargo volumes were a follow-up to the best April in the port’s history, when nearly 246,000 TEUs were processed.