b'22American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comSPONSORED CONTENTThe Port of Virginia offering unique U.S. West Coast linkBy Paul Scott Abbott, AJOTA uniquely innovative service is rely- Intodayssuper-challengingtrade ing on The Port of Virginia as a gatewayenvironment, shippers are seeking depend-fordeliveringimportcargototheU.S.able ways to efficiently get goods to des-West Coast. tination, and this visionary service turns Thenext-generationtwistonland- tradition on its head to dependably deliver bridging commenced in Aprilsupportedaninventivesolution,Capozzisaid, by The Port of Virginia, global ocean car- notingthattranscontinentalintermodal rierHapag-LloydandClassIrailpart- services customarily have moved contain-ner Norfolk Southernas a solution forers from west to eastnot vice versa.shippers to avoid major congestion-and- Indeed, the efficiencies of The PortIn a next-generation twist on landbridging, double-stacked containers head toward the U.S. West delayhotspotsanddependablydeliverof Virginia and its expanding intermodalCoast from The Port of Virginia on a Norfolk Southern train.imported goods to California. railcapacitywerekeystotheHapag-ContainersarrivingweeklyfromLloyddecisiontoreplaceitsMediter-EuropeonHapag-LloydcontainershipsraneanPacificService(MPS)withthe at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT)new Mediterranean Gulf Express (MGX), are double-stacked on Norfolk Southernintroducing the Norfolk call to its rotation trainsfortransporttoChicago,wherefrom the ports of Livorno and Genoa in they are switched to Union Pacific rail forItaly and the Spanish hubs of Barcelona delivery to Los Angeles and Oakland and Valencia.thus avoiding California port congestion and Panama Canal transit. P Artners AreA llA BoArdNorfolk Southerns vice president of f irst - of - its - kinds erviCe intermodalandautomotivemarketing, This is the first time Ive seen anShawn Tureman,isallaboardwiththe initiative of this nature in an establishedresourceful solution.trade,saidThomasD.Capozzi,chiefSupplychainchallengeshaveled salesandmarketingofficerofVirginiashippers and carriers to diversify their net-International Terminals LLC, the Virginiaworks, Tureman said. In response, our Port Authoritys private terminal-operat- teamtookacustomer-centricapproach ing subsidiary. Capozzi is in his 22nd yearby formulating a partnership with Hapag-asaportexecutivefollowing10yearsLloyd and Union Pacific to deploy a newNorfolk Southern trains carry containers from The Port of Virginia to Chicago, where they are with ocean carriers. (UNIQUEcontinued on page 23) switched to Union Pacific rail for transit to California.268750 OceaNS Express half-page print ad_v3_FINAL PRINT copy.pdf 1 5/10/22 2:08 PMOceaNSBRIDGE EXPRESSC In partnership with Hapag-Lloyd, M Union Pacic, and The Port of Virginia, YCM Norfolk Southern has created a land MYCY bridge service connecting the CMY East and West coasts.KIntermodal is the backbone of the Norfolk Southern rail network and were prepared to handle your freight eciently and eectively.TO LEARN MORE VISITnorfolksouthern.com 2022 Norfolk Southern Corp.|650 W. Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta, GA 30308'