‘It’s been phenomenal’: Norfolk International Airport on track to have another record breaking year for number of passengers
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Norfolk International Airport is on track to have another record-breaking year. According to the airport’s September passenger numbers, they’re trending towards having close to 5 million passengers travel through in 2024. This will be the third year in a row they have beaten their previous record for the number of travelers […]
Port of Virginia cargo operations brought to a halt as Hampton Roads workers strike
As their contract expired at midnight Monday, busloads of port workers showed up outside the Port of Virginia’s Virginia International Gateway and Norfolk International Terminals to demand annual wage increases and a ban on automation that they say is a threat to their livelihoods. The contract between the United States Maritime Alliance and about 45,000 members of the International ...
Amid looming strike, Port of Virginia prepares to shut down next week
The bustling waterfront cargo terminals the Port of Virginia operates in Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News could fall silent by Monday night if a deal on a new contract between dockworkers and an alliance representing East coast port operators isn't reached.
With dockworker strike suspended, Port of Virginia resumes operations
After the union representing thousands of dockworkers announced that their strike would be suspended to January, the Port of Virginia marine terminals and support facilities will reopen Saturday. The port will offer extended weekend gate hours over the weekend to support the reopening, according to an announcement from the Port of Virginia. The Pinner’s Point Container Yard, Portsmouth Chassis ...
Cargo operations halt at Port of Virginia as strike begins
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The sprawling terminals of the Port of Virginia will sit mostly idle until an agreement can be reached that’ll send thousands of longshoremen back to work. By Monday at 6 p.m., towering cranes at both Virginia International Gateway and Norfolk International Terminal stood secured over the edge of empty berths, gates […]
Dali, container ship in Baltimore bridge collapse, leaves Hampton Roads for China
The Dali, a container ship responsible for the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, left Hampton Roads after several weeks of repair work. Flanked by three tugs and two boat crews from Coast Guard Station Portsmouth and Coast Guard Station Little Creek, the Dali began its voyage about 1 p.m. Thursday. According to the Coast Guard, it is headed to China. The Coast Guard’s ...
Extended strike could move local ships, containers out west
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — If the strike that began Tuesday by the International Longshoremen’s Association becomes prolonged, expect to see shippers start moving vessels and containers to ports where they can be used — in short, out west. The reverse happened two years ago when a labor dispute involving the ILA’s western counterpart, the International […]