For six years in a row, the Port of Virginia has posted a record breaking year and 2017 was no different. Numbers coming from the port show a gain of… read more →
We’ve spent the year watching e-commerce grow into a behemoth shopping retailer, replacing brick-and-mortar experiences with convenient, almost second nature shopping from the comfort of our phones. While distribution centers… read more →
Last week the Port of Virginia put into service a portable, 40-plug central power unit that can be mounted on the Richmond Express barge and a specialized, heavy-lift forklift that… read more →
Your friends are encouraging you to go ahead and do it. The product is selling well here, why not expand your business and sell overseas. You have the extra inventory. You… read more →
While a lack luster start to the year in international trade was not unexpected after a growth period of nearly 15 years, the second half of the year has become… read more →
Recently, the Avontuur, the world’s first eco-friendly cargo ship, made her maiden voyage from La Rochelle, France to the Port of Montreal. With eight sails and 15 crew members, the 43.5-meter… read more →
In 2013, the Nicaraguan president, Daniel Ortega and Wang Jing, a relatively unknown Chinese businessman made headlines when they announced that Nicaragua was going to build an inter-oceanic passage to… read more →
The Port of Virginia is laying plans to deepen and widen their channels to compete on the same level as the Port of Los Angeles. With current channels at 50… read more →
Due to the weather issues in the Southeast and Texas, truck rates are climbing as capacity tightens, fiercely. The capacity issues are going to be felt most for cargo headed… read more →
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced August 4th, that members voted 67% in favor of extending their contract by three years to July 1, 2022. Both port management and… read more →