Air freight rates rise again with the Ukraine invasion by Russia, but that’s to be expected. As the air freight market becomes increasingly paralyzed and expensive, more air lines are… read more →
When container ships jumped from carrying 6,000 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEU’s) to 10,000 or more TEU’s per vessel, Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCO) and shippers started scratching their heads questioning why… read more →
Nothing’s a bigger head scratcher this week for BCO’s and shippers at the TPM22 conference in Long Beach, than why ocean carriers decided to deploy bigger ships without consulting hub… read more →
Snow storms hit the Port of Virginia twice in late January, shutting down the port both times, and increasing congestion that port officials believe will be cleared out in just… read more →
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… read more →
By ordering three Konecranes Rail-Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes the Port of Virginia has ensured the next upcoming year will be a good one. As a long standing Konecranes customer with… read more →
In late June, the MSC Gayane was seized due to carrying almost twenty tons of cocaine on board when it docked at the Port of Philadelphia and their C-TPAT status… read more →
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… read more →
Based on information out of ClipperMaritime, container traffic from Asia to East Coast ports is growing at least twice as fast as that to West Coast ports, surging 16% into… read more →
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… read more →