“CSAV has a long history in Virginia – nearing 50 years — and this contract will continue what has been a very good relationship,” said Rodney Oliver, interim executive director of the VPA.
The contract guarantees that CSAV will move a minimum total of 45,000 teu (9,000 teu annually) through the port, though the number most likely would be higher, said Joseph Dorto, general manager and CEO of Virginia International Terminals the VPA’s terminal operating company. Further, the contract guarantees that Virginia would get containers from any new CSAV service that would call the US East Coast, from South Carolina to New York.
CSAV’s vessels make weekly calls at Norfolk International Terminals and the ocean carrier moves some cargo into Virginia using other carriers.
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