As ocean rates start to slump, carriers are pulling out the blank sailings trick to try and adjust the capacity available to match the decreasing demand. After the explosive profits around the pandemic, ocean carriers are laser-focused on preventing...
Thanks to the semi-automated cranes in the container yard and the two marine terminals linked by barge services at the Port of Virginia, the port has been able to alleviate backlogs that have slammed other ports on the USEC....
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...
Due to extreme weather issued this winter, the Port of Virginia has seen container volumes fall slightly. An unusual issue for a port that is celebrating record setting trends and numbers year after year, the beginning of the calendar...
In another successful month, the Port of Virginia shows a 9% increase over March 2016 in container volumes for March 2017 as they moved 232,148 TEUs in preparation for the arrival of the COSCO Development – a 13,000 TEU...
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the US Justice Department raid on the Box Club meeting in late March was due to suspected collusion against tug boat operators by global shipping alliances. The increased attention on...
In a combined effort to encourage cooperation, communication, and efficiency in regards to operations, safety and customer service, Georgia Ports Authority and the Virginia Port Authority filed a request with the Federal Maritime Commission to create the East Coast...
As four of the largest vessel sharing alliances consolidate to become three even more powerful alliances to cut costs and increase leverage, the impact on ports and marine terminals could be enormous. The three major players in these alliances...
Despite Hurricane Matthew at the beginning of the month, the Port of Virginia moved 238,567 TEUs, an increase of 2.2% from October 2015, in the single busiest month of the port’s history. The ability to handle post Panamax vessels...
Only weeks since the Panama Canal expansion was completed and ships again started passing through the legendary waterway. Before the historic reopening, 100 neo-Panamax vessels had reservations for commercial transit through the locks, which are wider than the old...
