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close to $500 million. The


port has been approved for the deepening and widening of its channels and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is nearing the commencement of


its construction work on


the project. An existing foreign trade zone


at the port is being relocated will be repurposed to host a container yard. The relocated FTZ will be closer to rail tracks, positioning


and, in a potentially historic development, will begin carrying General Motors cars inbound from Mexico. “That service is operating on a


small scale right now,” said port CEO Steven Cernak. “We think it holds a lot of potential for us in the future.”


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Port of Virginia’s NIT is configured for one-over- two straddle carrier operations and has a total static capacity of 33,000 TEU’s or 18,966 containers. (Port of Virginia photo.)


door cross dock facility adjacent to Miami International Airport that can serve as a potential retailers cross-dock facility. It is expected to be completed in November this year.


GPA’S $128 MILLION MASON MEGA RAIL TERMINAL


Richmond Marine Terminal is located on approximately 121 acres along the west bank of the James River outside of Richmond, Virginia. (Port of Virginia photo.)


its transformation into an international logistics center, with intermodal capabilities and enhanced storage and pro- cessing space. Among carriers serving the


port, Crowley and King Ocean have entered into a vessel-sharing agreement to bring perishables from Panama and Costa Rica. Within the past year, Hori-zon has expanded its auto export service


million TEUs. Benefiting the port is the fact it is the only east coast port south of Virginia with a deep channel at -50/-52 feet and the capability of handling full laden 10,000-14,000 TEU vessels. This year the port has added


new daily rail shuttle service with a capacity for up to 10,000 TEUs at Quality Inland Container Yard. In addition, Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) is building a 60-


...ON A WHOLE NEW SCALE OPERATIONAL IN


DOUBLES GPA RAIL CAPACITY TO EXTENDS REACH TO


1 MILLION CONTAINER LIFTS PER YEAR AMERICAN MIDWEST


CUTS TRANSIT TIMES BY 24 HOURS


Virginia International Gateway is one of the only functional automated container terminals in the Western Hemisphere. (Port of Virginia photo.)


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