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Growth at The Port of Virginia means more jobs and greater economic prosperity for our Commonwealth. These historic investments ensure that our ocean carriers, cargo owners and transportation partners will have room to expand their international business for decades to come. In total, The Port of Virginia will have an added capacity of over 1 million containers due to the expansion project at Virginia International Gateway and the terminal optimization project at NIT. This state-funded project will increase the total capacity of NIT by 46 percent within the same footprint. In January 2018, construction began on a $452 million terminal optimization project. Expanded rail services are critical to our customers in the Midwest and Ohio Valley, ensuring NIT’s position as a competitive gateway terminal. CSX Intermodal access is also available at NIT. The terminal has direct, on-dock rail access to Norfolk Southern’s Heartland Corridor, allowing second-day double-stack service to inland markets.

NIT is divided into three major sections: the South Terminal, the North Terminal and the Central Rail Yard. Served by 14 super Post-Panamax class ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, NIT has a total of 6,630 linear feet of berthing, dredged to 50’,capable of handling the newest class of Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs) now calling the East Coast. Located on 567 acres along the Elizabeth and Lafayette Rivers, Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) is the Virginia Port Authority’s largest terminal.