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The Port of Richmond, also known as the Richmond Deepwater Terminal, is located on the
James River
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in
Richmond
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* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
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* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
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* Richmond, California, ...
,
Virginia
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, United States, inland from
Cape Henry
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Across the mouth of the bay to the north is Cape Cha ...
and approximately northwest of
Newport News, Virginia
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. It is located at 77° 25' west latitude and 37° 27' north longitude and lies adjacent to
Interstate 95
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. The port is the western terminus for commercial navigation on the James River and is south of
downtown Richmond
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. The port was built in 1940.
Description
The Port of Richmond is a domestic and international
multi-modal freight and distribution center serving waterborne, rail and truck shippers throughout the
mid-Atlantic region. It handles containers, breakbulk, bulk,
neo-bulk and livestock cargo. The port has container and general cargo facilities on the James River and is part of a
supply-chain network of over 600 warehouses.
Owned by the city of Richmond, Virginia, it is one of only a few municipality-owned ports on the
Eastern Seaboard. It is governed by the Port of Richmond Commission, with day-to-day operations managed by Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. Federal Marine Terminals provides exclusive
stevedoring
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After the shipping container revolution of the 1960s, the number o ...
services as well as a full range of
supply-chain management
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services including export, packaging and transfer, as well as warehouse and inland distribution services.
Major port cargo include tobacco, tobacco products, textiles, newsprint, wastepaper, chemicals, steel, steel products, phosphates, forest products, machinery, project cargo, refractory, vehicles, pharmaceuticals,
aplite
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and livestock.
Distribution
The port used to provide service to northern Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America.
In early 2009,
Independent Container Line
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(ICL), the port's principal carrier, discontinued its service to the Port of Richmond after more than 20 years. It continues to serve
Chester, Pennsylvania
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Incorporated in 1682, Chester is ...
,
Liverpool
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, England and
Antwerp
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Wilmington, North Carolina
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With a population of 115,451 at the 2020 census, it is the eighth most populous city in the state. Wilmington is the ...
.
Eimskip
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, Iceland's biggest transportation company, began service in November 200
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References
External links
Port of Richmond
See also
*
Deepwater Terminal Railroad
The Deepwater Terminal Railroad was a 4.5 mile terminal railroad off the Seaboard Air Line Railroad
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*
Southside (Richmond, Virginia)
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Richmond
Richmond most often refers to:
* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
Richmond
Richmond most often refers to:
* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
Port of Richmond
The Port of Richmond, also known as the Richmond Deepwater Terminal, is located on the James River in Richmond, Virginia, United States, inland from Cape Henry and approximately northwest of Newport News, Virginia. It is located at 77° 2 ...
Economy of Richmond, Virginia