In an eventful week, the Port of Norfolk has seized $85,000 in stolen auto parts bound for Jordan and $150,000 in counterfeit Disney and Nickelodeon Apparel headed to California from Egypt. Because of a random export check, CBP officers...
Cosco Shipping became the first neo-panamax vessel to traverse the newly expanded Panama Canal when Cosco Shipping Panama was pulled by tugboats through the new locks at Agua Clara. They’ve also received the dubious honor of having the first...
In order to prepare for the Olympic Games, more than 6,000 containers, holding almost 30 million items needed to arrive in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Among the three categories of cargo bound for the games (event equipment, technology, and...
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...
In a bit of a shocking twist, the Virginia Port Authority changed position this week and advised they will provide VGM weights to exporters to comply with the SOLAS rules. The Virginia Port Authority revised their approach to the...
Though total container volume for March has fallen 7.2%, the Port of Virginia states this is the second best March total on record with 120,519 TEUs. The fall is attributed to an outstanding March of 2015 where inclement weather...
The state of Virginia has approved a $350 million state-backed bond deal to the Norfolk International Terminal. Pending signature of Governor McAuliffe, the bill’s primary supporter, the money looks to expand the facility after 2015 traffic congested the port...
In a record setting October, the Port of Virginia handled 233,466 TEU containers, making it the single busiest month ever and the eighth straight month with volumes over 200,000 TEU’s. The previous record for a single month at the...
Importers and exporters who are focused on the purchase or sale of their goods must realize that equally as important as securing the order is making sure it meets the regulatory requirements of the United States government. As important...
