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Article: Port of Hampton Roads alone at No. 2 on East Coast.
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- January 18, 2007
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Byline: Gregory Richards
Jan. 18--NORFOLK -- The port of Hampton Roads moved a record number of cargo containers in 2006, firmly establishing it as the East Coast's second-largest container port, the head of the Virginia Port Authority's operating company said Wednesday.
In 2006, the port handled nearly 2.05 million 20-foot equivalent units, a standard measurement for cargo container volume, said Joseph A. Dorto, Virginia International Terminals' chief executive and general manager. That's up about 3.2 percent from 2005, and is the first time the port has surpassed 2 million 20-foot units.
"That clearly cemented us in 2006 as the second-largest ...