In 2019, CNBC ranked Virginia as the #1 state for business, and The Port of Virginia plays a key role in Virginia’s ability to serve those businesses. In a larger sense, The Port of Virginia is doing everything necessary to become the U.S. East Coast’s leading gateway for global trade for the next several decades, and to make Virginia the #1 place for businesses in the country.
Centrally located on the east coast with access to multiple east coast ports within a days drive.
PORT
MILES
DRIVE TIME
Virginia Inland Port
99.4 Miles
1 hr 47 min
The Port of Virginia
113 Miles
1 hr 43 min
Port of Baltimore
124 Miles
2 hr 08 min
The Port of Philadelphia
220 Miles
3 hr 54 min
Port of New York
304 Miles
5 hr 09 min
Port of Charleston
454 Miles
6 hr 35 min
Georgia Port Authority
496 Miles
7 hr 08 min
MULTIPLE PORT ACCESS
PORT OF VIRGINIA
$2 billion + invested in port-related
economic development in 2019
8 million + sq. ft. of industrial
development space since 2016
218 port related economic development
announcements over the past 5 years
Home to Foreign Trade
Zone (FTZ) #20
75% of the U.S. population lives within a
two-days drives from The Port of Virginia
18 nautical miles or 2.5 hours to open
sea with no air draft restrictions
Asia service offerings from both
Panama Canal and Suez Canal
Nearly 30 international shipping
line services offer direct access to
more than 90 foreign ports
Virginia has the third largest state maintained transportation network, including interstates:
I-95, I-81, I-64, I-85, I-77, I-66
2 Class I railroads operating on-dock –
Norfolk Southern & CSX
16 Midwest and Southeast inland
points served by rail
34 percent of cargo arrives and departs the port by rail, the largest percentage of any U.S. East Coast port
26 Suez-class ship-to-shore
cranes port-wide
HRCP II provides a true gray chassis pool
across container operations.
55’/16.76m channel deepening project
will be complete in early 2025
Responsible for nearly
400,000 jobs
Recipient of 19 Elizabeth River
Project Star Awards
$6.95 million available in Virginia Port Incentives each year
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Senior Vice President
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Christopher E. Todd
First Vice President
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BRAN LOWRY
Associate
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