Virginia gives NYNJ a helping hand

In the coming days as many as 3,000 additional containers are expected be off-loaded at APM Terminals in Portsmouth or NIT.

“We’re expecting additional discharge,” said Rodney Oliver, interim executive director of the Virginia Port Authority (VPA), although he had no projection as to the amount of cargo that could be diverted to Virginia, although it is thought that several thousand additional containers could be handled per week in the short-term. Many of the vessels on East Coast rotations call Virginia and New York/New Jersey.

“Capacity is not an issue; we’re focusing on coordinating all of the parts to keep our normal volumes and any additional volume flowing,” said Joseph Dorto, chief executive officer and general manager of Virginia International Terminals Inc. (VIT), the VPA’s terminal operating company.