Yang Ming begins offering Bill of Lading to Port of Richmond
posted by AJOT | Jan 12 2015 at 04:29 PM | Ports & Terminals | Liner Shipping
The Port of Virginia has announced a cooperative effort with ocean carrier Yang Ming that will greatly enhance service at the Port of Richmond, on Virginia’s James River.
Yang Ming is offering a Richmond bill of lading to the shipping public, both importers and exporters. Any shipper tendering cargo to or from Yang Ming at the Port of Richmond will have access to multiple ports worldwide that are served by the ocean carrier.
“This is another step in expansion and revitalization of the Port of Richmond,” said John F. Reinhart, CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority. “This decision adds to the increasing significance of the barge service that connects The Port of Virginia terminals and the Port of Richmond. This move will pay dividends to our mutual customers, the economic development community and to Yang Ming.”
The 64 Express barge service currently offers three, weekly, roundtrip container-on-barge sailings between Norfolk International Terminals, Virginia International Gateway and the Port of Richmond The barge service accounts for about 15,000 fewer truck trips a year along Interstate 64. In addition congestion mitigation, the 64 Express helps to reduce fuel consumption, emissions and wear and tear on the roads.
Yang Ming was established in 1972 and currently operates a fleet of 95 vessels that have an operating capacity of 410,000 TEUS, of which container ships are the main service force. The company has been calling The Port of Virginia for many years.
The port of Richmond is a 121-acre facility located on the west bank of the James River, just south of downtown Richmond, off Interstate 95. The rail-served facility offers more than 1,500 feet of marginal wharf with 22 feet of draft and 300,000-plus square-feet of on-terminal warehouse space.