http://blog.portofvirginia.com/my-blog/ Information from the Virginia Port Authority en-US Wed, 15 May 2013 15:42:13 -0400 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PortOfVirginiaBlog/~3/p-TzzLnrXFE/senate-clears-path-for-craney-expansion-to-convey-to-vpa.html http://blog.portofvirginia.com/my-blog/2013/05/senate-clears-path-for-craney-expansion-to-convey-to-vpa.html Washington, DC – The US Senate today approved an amendment to The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) authorizing the federal government to convey the eastward expansion of Craney Island to the Virginia Port Authority (VPA). The amendment clears the way for the 600-acre eastward expansion of Craney Island to convey...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PortOfVirginiaBlog/~4/p-TzzLnrXFE" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs Industry News Port of Virginia Wed, 15 May 2013 15:42:13 -0400 http://blog.portofvirginia.com/my-blog/2013/05/senate-clears-path-for-craney-expansion-to-convey-to-vpa.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PortOfVirginiaBlog/~3/wuse_L2voGc/cargo-moving-across-port-of-virginia-grew-57-in-april.html http://blog.portofvirginia.com/my-blog/2013/05/cargo-moving-across-port-of-virginia-grew-57-in-april.html Norfolk – Cargo volumes at The Port of Virginia continued their climb as the number of TEUs handled in April grew 5.7 percent when compared with the same month last year. In April, the port handled 179,370 TEUs, an increase of 9,726 units when compared with April 2012. Export TEUs...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PortOfVirginiaBlog/~4/wuse_L2voGc" height="1" width="1"/> Port of Virginia Tue, 14 May 2013 15:20:51 -0400 http://blog.portofvirginia.com/my-blog/2013/05/cargo-moving-across-port-of-virginia-grew-57-in-april.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PortOfVirginiaBlog/~3/jJDhpocS7P8/virginia-sails-box-ship-requiring-49-feet-of-draft.html http://blog.portofvirginia.com/my-blog/2013/05/virginia-sails-box-ship-requiring-49-feet-of-draft.html Norfolk – Fourteen months after The Port of Virginia set a US East Coast record for handling a deep-draft container ship, the port on May 11, broke its own record when an export-laden container ship set sail drafting 49 feet of water. “Virginia's 50-foot channel was put to the test...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PortOfVirginiaBlog/~4/jJDhpocS7P8" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs Industry News Joe Harris Mon, 13 May 2013 15:47:48 -0400 http://blog.portofvirginia.com/my-blog/2013/05/virginia-sails-box-ship-requiring-49-feet-of-draft.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PortOfVirginiaBlog/~3/RWswf8UxJX8/international-paper-named-virginias-shipper-of-the-year.html http://blog.portofvirginia.com/my-blog/2013/05/international-paper-named-virginias-shipper-of-the-year.html Norfolk – International Paper, a valued customer that returned to using The Port of Virginia last year, is the 2013 recipient of the Port of Virginia's Shipper of the Year award that will be presented May 9 at the Virginia Maritime Symposium. "This award recognizes a company that has gone...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PortOfVirginiaBlog/~4/RWswf8UxJX8" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs Industry News Port of Virginia Thu, 09 May 2013 13:56:02 -0400 http://blog.portofvirginia.com/my-blog/2013/05/international-paper-named-virginias-shipper-of-the-year.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PortOfVirginiaBlog/~3/YqftjM6rNr0/zim-adds-virginia-to-port-rotation-1st-vessel-arrives-june-15.html http://blog.portofvirginia.com/my-blog/2013/05/zim-adds-virginia-to-port-rotation-1st-vessel-arrives-june-15.html Norfolk – ZIM America announced this week that it is revising the port rotations of its ZCP vessel service to include a stop at The Port of Virginia; the first call will be made June 15 by the ZIM Mediterranean. ZIM officials said last week that it's revising port rotations...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PortOfVirginiaBlog/~4/YqftjM6rNr0" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs Industry News Port of Virginia Tue, 07 May 2013 11:12:12 -0400 http://blog.portofvirginia.com/my-blog/2013/05/zim-adds-virginia-to-port-rotation-1st-vessel-arrives-june-15.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PortOfVirginiaBlog/~3/xpFnLMRX98g/virginia-ningbo-ports-ink-cooperation-agreement.html http://blog.portofvirginia.com/my-blog/2013/04/virginia-ningbo-ports-ink-cooperation-agreement.html Norfolk -- The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) and the Ningbo Municipal Port Administration signed a memorandum of understanding this month establishing the groundwork for information sharing aimed at generating new business by promoting the all-water route between the growing Chinese seaport and Virginia. The agreement will see both organizations cooperate,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PortOfVirginiaBlog/~4/xpFnLMRX98g" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs Industry News Port of Virginia Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:58:36 -0400 http://blog.portofvirginia.com/my-blog/2013/04/virginia-ningbo-ports-ink-cooperation-agreement.html