Virginia port container volumes increase

Rail

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

The Port of Virginia handled 198,720 TEUs of containerized cargo in November, the second best month ever for the port. Several carriers rerouted container cargo through Norfolk after Hurricane Sandy closed the Port of New York and New Jersey. But the uptick in cargo in Virginia is part of a longer term upswing in cargo this year. In the first 11 months of the year, the port has handled 1,920,137 TEUs, 8.9 percent more than the 1,763,729 TEUs handled during the sa...

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