On September 27th, the Port of Virginia installed four new truck intake gates, increasing their capacity by thirty percent as a critical part of their $320 million infrastructure upgrade. Gates 14-17 will be able to handle an average of...
In a last minute agreement, the United States, Canada and Mexico have come to terms on the renegotiation of their tri-lateral trade agreement, now called USMCA (United States Mexico Canada Agreement). While hailed as a great victory, the repackaging...
President Trump announced on Monday that the USTR will place additional tariffs of $200 billion imports from China. Set to take effect on Monday, September 24, 2018 at ten percent and rising to twenty-five percent on January 1, 2019,...
Currently a category 4 storm, but expected to reach cat 5 before making landfall and weakening, Hurricane Florence is an impending disaster along the coast of the Carolinas. Catastrophic flooding and destructive winds are expected, as the storm reaches...
On July 20, Nippon Cargo Airlines received a mandate from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism, (MLIT) for a Business Improvement Order after their entire fleet was grounded when an investigation by Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB)...
Someday we’re going to report on a year where the Port of Virginia isn’t breaking records. We’ll discuss what ways we can deploy to reinvigorate our ocean cargo and reminisce on the glory days when we were posting almost...
Today, Nippon Cargo launched the first, but so far the only, flight since being grounded due to an “inappropriate maintenance record” on June 16th that caused the entire fleet to be grounded for inspections. NCA resumed their service to...
Issues surrounding an “inappropriate maintenance record” discovered on June 16th has caused the entire fleet of aircraft to be grounded by the Japanese carrier, Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA). According to an official statement from NCA, the grounding is expected...
In March the US House of Representatives approved legislation that gives the air cargo industry the ability to hire third party canine inspectors to screen cargo. As our industries move quickly toward technological advancements in block-chaining, user experience driven...
After a lackluster January and February, the Port of Virginia is once again posting gains as March volumes increased 9% over the same month of 2017. As the Port of Virginia works diligently to increase service and efficiency, they’re...
