Container traffic up at Hampton Roads port
Source:cargonewsasia 2014-3-4 3:48:00
The port of Hampton Roads started the new year with an increase in container traffic.
The Virginia Port Authority said the port moved more than 167,000 containers in January, a 5.4 percent increase from the same month a year ago, reported Associated Press Newswires.
Virginia Port Authority CEO John Reinhart said growth was expected in 2014, and volume in the first month exceeded the forecast.
The Virginian-Pilot reported that 54 percent of last month's container traffic was outbound. Export traffic increased by seven percent, imports by 3.5 percent.