b'30American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comTop 10 Exports from Virginia PortsJan-Jul 2022 - Jan-Jul 2021AbsoluteAbsolute Rank HS (2) Jan-Jul 2022 Jan-Jul 2021 Change Change %1 12 - OIL SEEDS ETC.; MISC GRAIN, SEED, FRUIT, PLANT ETC 59,300 66,529 -7,229 -10.87%2 44 - WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD; WOOD CHARCOAL 53,666 51,826 1,839 3.55%3 47 - WOOD PULP ETC; RECOVD (WASTE & SCRAP) PPR & PPRBD 50,487 59,207 -8,720 -14.73%4 39 - PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF 44,242 43,988 255 0.58%5 23 - FOOD INDUSTRY RESIDUES & WASTE; PREP ANIMAL FEED 38,386 48,068 -9,682 -20.14%6 84 - NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS, MACHINERY ETC.; PARTS 28,884 27,214 1,670 6.13%7 48 - PAPER & PAPERBOARD & ARTICLES (INC PAPR PULP ARTL) 18,633 19,020 -387 -2.03%8 87 - VEHICLES, EXCEPT RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY, AND PARTS ETC 17,522 20,587 -3,066 -14.89%9 76 - ALUMINUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF 14,486 10,056 4,430 44.05%10 02 - MEAT AND EDIBLE MEAT OFFAL 11,695 14,373 -2,678 -18.63%ALL OTHERS 222,522 227,577 -5,055 -2.22%Total TEUs 559,823 588,446 -28,623 -4.86%Top 10 Imports to Virginia PortsJan-Jul 2022 - Jan-Jul 2021AbsoluteAbsolute Rank HS (2) Jan-Jul 2022 Jan-Jul 2021 Change Change %1 94 - FURNITURE; BEDDING ETC; LAMPS NESOI ETC; PREFAB BD 146,332 137,130 9,202 6.71%2 84 - NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS, MACHINERY ETC.; PARTS 109,415 101,971 7,444 7.30%3 39 - PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF 81,500 71,513 9,987 13.96%4 85 - ELECTRIC MACHINERY ETC; SOUND EQUIP; TV EQUIP; PTS 46,319 48,634 -2,315 -4.76%5 87 - VEHICLES, EXCEPT RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY, AND PARTS ETC 44,614 38,036 6,578 17.29%6 73 - ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL 41,224 38,626 2,599 6.73%7 95 - TOYS, GAMES & SPORT EQUIPMENT; PARTS & ACCESSORIES 40,680 36,167 4,513 12.48%8 40 - RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF 29,710 25,782 3,927 15.23%9 22 - BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR 28,407 30,048 -1,641 -5.46%10 63 - TEXTILE ART NESOI; NEEDLECRAFT SETS; WORN TEXT ART 25,758 25,227 530 2.10%ALL OTHERS 393,810 349,558 44,252 12.66%Total TEUs 987,768 902,693 85,076 9.42%Sea Lead inaugurates new service with Virginia as first US East Coast stopService moves East, through the Panama Canal, directly to The Port of VirginiaThe May 2022 arrival of the con- size our efficiency, our capacity, our tainer shipHakuna Matata at Norfolkgrowth and strong customer service. InternationalTerminalsisthelatestThegoalistodevelopalong-term, example of an expanding number ofcollaborativerelationshipthatrein-direct links between The Port of Virginiaforces this strategic decision.and important Asian trading centers. The monthly service will employ The arrival of the vessel markedvessels with an average size of 6,500 the inaugural US East Coast visit fortwenty-foot-equivalent units (TEUs); the Singapore-based ocean carrier SeainJuly,theservicewillincreaseto Lead. Sea Lead announced the AECtwice-a-month. The port call rotation service that will make a direct call tois:Nansha,Ningbo,Qindao,Pusan, the East Coast via the Panama Canal(PanamaCanaltransit)ThePortof with ThePortof Virginia being theVirginia,NewYork/NewJersey,(PROGRAMcontinued fromThe Port of Virginia is not a landlord first port call. South Carolina, Florida and back topage 29) port. Instead, it owns and operates the ItisavoteofconfidencethatNansha via the Suez Canal. reconsider global sourcing and supplyterminal facilities, technology, equip-Virginia is the first stop on this newEdwardssaidthisisanimpor- chain networks on a scale unseen forment and chassis pool that deliver for service, which is operated by an expe- tantopportunitytointroducecargoa generation. customers, giving the team in Virginia riencedoceancarrierthatdoesntowners and logistics companies usingPositionedrightinthemiddleunparalleled control and flexibility.serve the US East Coast, said Ste- ThePortofVirginiatoNansha,anof the East Coast with a deep-waterCargovolumeattheportset phen A. Edwards, CEO and executiveimportantportinsouthernChina.harbor and room for expansion land- another record in fiscal year 2022, run-director of the Virginia Port Authority.Nansha is among the countrys fastestside,thePortofVirginiaiscapital- ning from July 1, 2021, through June We were able to show Sea Lead thegrowing ports and serves 14 city clus- izingonadifferentiatedoperating30, 2022, topping 3.7 million units, a advantagesofdoingbusinesshere.tersincludingGuangzhou,Foshan,platformappropriatelynamedThe14.7 percent year-over-year increase. Thiswasanopportunitytoempha- Zhongshan and Jiangmen. VirginiaModel.Unlikemostports,Offeringproductivityimprovements andefficiencyforshippingcustom-ers and logistics providers, the Port of Virginia is poised to meet the supply chain demands of tomorrow. With its GatewayInvestmentProgram,the port is currently investing more than $1.4 billion in infrastructure and tech-nology,continuingtheirpositionas one of the most modern ports in the WesternHemisphere.Increasesin automated marine terminal, rail, and chassis capacity, along with a deeper andwider55-footchannel,ensures they are future-ready to facilitate the reliable and sustainable movement of cargo today and tomorrow.(OPENScontinued from page 29)environmentallyfriendlypractices andprovidestrategiclogisticssolu-tions to serve the growing containers volumesatthePort. Addressingthe requirements of todays import supply chains is a top priority.Nonantum Capital is a mid-market private equity group based in Boston withstrongtransportationexpertise that is a financial sponsor of RoadOne.'