Virginia port posts container gains in May

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

The Virginia Port Authority on Tuesday reported a 12.6 percent gain in container volume and a 59 percent increase in breakbulk tonnage in May compared to the prior year. The Port of Virginia handled 178,584 TEUs in May, while year-to-date throughput has increased 4.3 percent, to 826,297 TEUs. Breakbulk tonnage was 25,161 tons in May, and for the year is 153,415 tons, an increase of 24 percent. Intermodal volume grew 21.6 percent, to 33,221 containe...

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