Port of Virginia Blog

Port's First Fuel Switch Underway with Arrival of Maersk Wyoming

Port of Virginia — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:30:00 -0500

Norfolk – As it had done so many times before, the Maersk Wyoming sat at idle on a clear Friday evening at APM Terminals, its auxiliary engine hummed quietly as cargo operations were underway, but one thing was very different about this call. As the vessel idled, its engine was...

Bridges, AAPA Leadership, LaHood Discuss Industry Issues

Port of Virginia — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:38:56 -0500

Norfolk – Virginia Port Authority Executive Director Jerry A. Bridges on Thursday met with Secretary Ray LaHood to discuss priorities of the port industry. Bridges spoke to LaHood in his capacity as chairman of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). Also in attendance were AAPA President Kurt Nagle, AAPA...

Brewer Takes Helm as VPA Police Chief

Port of Virginia — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:19:39 -0500

Norfolk – Mike Brewer on Feb. 1 was named chief of police for the Virginia Port Authority Police Department. Brewer took over for Col. Andrew Engemann, who retired from the chief's position on that same day following seven years of service. Brewer joined the port in 2006 and served in...

Yes, Mr. Will, There is a Virginia; Fralin Sets Record Straight

Port of Virginia — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:15:14 -0500

Norfolk – Virginia Port Authority Board Commissioner William Fralin recently took exception with nationally-syndicated columnist George Will who, in a January column, failed to mention that The Port of Virginia is the only US East Coast port with 50-foot-deep shipping channels. In his response, Fralin clarifies the issue and makes...

MSC to Make Double-Call in Virginia; Will be Last-Out Call

Port of Virginia — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:02:55 -0500

Norfolk – The Port of Virginia will benefit from MSC's (Mediterranean Shipping Co.) plans to shuffle the U.S. East Coast port rotation of its Golden Gate Service from the Far East in February. The service will make double call at The Port of Virginia, meaning it will stop in Virginia...

VPA Expands Green Operator Program to Vessels; Announces Fuel-Switch Agreement

Port of Virginia — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:50:09 -0500

Norfolk – The Virginia Port Authority announced today (Jan. 26) an expansion of its Green Operator – GO -- program that will provide an incentive to ocean carriers to burn ultra low-sulfur marine gas oil or use alternative power technology while their vessels are moored at VPA-owned terminals. As a...

VPA Tapped for River Star Hall of Fame Induction

Port of Virginia — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:47:26 -0500

Norfolk – The Virginia Port Authority's sustained commitment its environmental program has earned the agency its most significant environmental accolade: induction into the Inside Business Hall River Star of Fame. Today's induction announcement coincides with the presentation of the VPA's 11th River Star Award for Sustained Distinguished Performance for its...

Port Authority Responds to Recent Editorial

Port of Virginia — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:07:36 -0500

Norfolk – The Virginia Port Authority took exception to several issues raised in Port's Secrecy Gives Off Odor, an editorial printed in the Sunday (1/15) edition in The Virginian-Pilot. Jerry A. Bridges, the VPA's executive director, felt compelled to respond and his response appeared in Friday's newspaper on page 6...

NS’ Heartland Connector Improves Port’s Access to Cincinnati, Detriot

Port of Virginia — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:17:52 -0500

Norfolk –Norfolk Southern has cleared the way for more double-stack intermodal trains to use its Heartland Corridor with the opening this week of a newly improved double-stack rail line between Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio. The Heartland Connector will reduce transit times by one to two days and increase service reliability...

Port Ends ’11 with Growth in All Core Business Areas

Port of Virginia — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:11:37 -0500

Norfolk – The Virginia Port Authority wrapped up calendar year 2011 with a 1.2 percent increase in cargo volume, surpassing the mark set in 2010 by 23,011 TEUs; the VPA completed the year having handled 1,918,029 TEUs. "We posted growth in all core areas including container volume, in our rail,...

VPA Board to Meet on Tuesday, Jan. 24

Port of Virginia — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:16:22 -0500

Norfolk – The Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners will convene its regular board meeting at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 24, in the board room of the VPA offices on the sixth floor of the World Trade Center building in downtown Norfolk (23510). The board meeting is open to the...

VPA, Port of Klaipeda Lay Groundwork for Business Relationship

Port of Virginia — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:19:40 -0500

NORFOLK -- The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) and Klaipeda State Seaport Authority today (Jan. 17) signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes the groundwork for information sharing aimed at generating new business by promoting the all-water route between the Lithuanian seaport and Virginia. The three-year agreement will see both organizations...

AAPA Chair Bridges Meets with DHS and Corps' Leadership

Port of Virginia — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:43:16 -0500

Washington, DC -- Jerry Bridges, chairman of the board for the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) met on Jan. 5 with key staff from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to advance AAPA’s government relations priorities. AAPA President and CEO Kurt Nagle,...