The Port of Hampton Roads has now become the mid-Atlantic load center, and has the deepest channel on the East Coast, with both inbound and outbound lanes dredged to fifty feet. The unified ports operated by Virginia International Terminals, Inc. are shipping more than 14 million tons of general cargo annually and growing. More than 75 shipping lines sail to more than 330 ports of call throughout the world. Hampton Roads is a world leader in coal export shipments. Other bulk cargo includes grains and petroleum. More than 50 million tons of bulk cargo are shipped through Hampton Roads annually. The 45-foot channel depth is currently being deepened to 50 feet.

Newport News Marine Terminal has the best truck access of any general cargo facility in Hampton Roads. A new entrance to the terminal is only blocks away from I-664 on/off ramps. Truck-borne cargo will arrive or depart on I-664, only a few blocks away from this new port entrance. The new I-664 bridge-tunnel provides convenient access to U.S. highways leading south and west from the Hampton Roads region. Newport News Marine Terminal is the closest port for trucks traveling east on I-64 from Richmond and the most convenient port for trucks entering Hampton Roads from the South.

Newport News Marine Terminal

Cargo handled:	Containerized, break-bulk, roll on/roll off, LASH, project cargo
Berths:	2 container berths 4 break-bulk berths 3 roll-on/roll-off berths
Cranes:	5 container cranes, one with 179-ton lift
Storage:	394,000 square feet on-pier transit 256,000 square feet off-pier warehouse, including heavy lift
Access	Port entrance less than 1/4 mile from I-664 on/off ramps Direct Rail: (CSX) 42,720 ft. including on-pier trackage for roll on/roll off service

Norfolk International Terminal/Portsmouth Marine Terminal

Cargo handled:	Containerized, break-bulk, roll on/roll off
Berths:	9,270 linear feet of marginal wharf 8 berths 15 break-bulk berths 4 roll-on/roll-off berths
Storage:	1,460,000 square feet on-pier transit 1,095,000 square feet off-pier warehouse
Access	NIT - 2.5 miles east of I-64, via Terminal Boulevard PMT - via U.S. Route 58 Norfolk Southern railway serves both terminals

Dominion Terminal Associates/Pier IX (Kinder Morgan Terminals)

Cargo handled:	Coal
Capacity:	2 terminals with above-ground storage 32.4 million ton capacity
Unique Features:	Above ground storage allows custom blending of coal grades

Tremendous transportation resources are available to the firm locating its operations in Newport News. The transportation network which links Newport News to the rest of the world market is modern and sophisticated. A Newport News location not only allows your firm to reap the benefits of rapid and efficient transportation services, but it gives your firm a vital key to emerging as a business leader--flexibility. Newport News is going and growing. Our transportation network lets you go and grow with us.

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Updated 06.05.08