VPA reports second highest box volume in history

North America

Monday, January 14, 2013

The Virginia Port Authority said its terminals handled 2.1 million TEUs of containerized cargo in 2012, 9.8 percent more than in 2011. The TEU count was just 22,479 units shy of Hampton Road's biggest volume year in 2007. Measured in tons, container volume was 17,155,583 tons, up 12.4 percent over 2011. Rodney W. Oliver, VPA’s interim executive director, said the port had a strong December, handing 185,750 TEUs, 20.4 percent more than in December 2011. &nbs...

You have requested access to content only available to Registered Users of American Shipper. You can become a registered user for FREE. You will not have access to premium content.

Your registration to American Shipper is FREE and will provide you access to much of the content on the American Shipper Web site. You will not have access to Premium Content.

SUBSCRIBE NOW
Access to premium content, original reporting, research, and feature stories require a paid subscription. Subscriptions to American Shipper costs $120 a year. Your subscription includes unlimited access to content on the American Shipper Website, early access to the digital edition of the monthly magazine, and the daily AS+ premium newsletter published each morning.