Port of Richmond (Virginia)

It is located at 77° 25' west longitude and 37° 27' north latitude, lies adjacent to Interstate 95, and is 4 miles (6 km) south of downtown Richmond.

[4] It continues to serve Chester, Pennsylvania, Liverpool, England and Antwerp, Belgium, and added service to Wilmington, North Carolina.

The facility lost 78 percent of its cargo traffic,[2] including, in early 2009, Independent Container Line (ICL), the port's principal carrier at the time, after more than 20 years of service.

[2] In early 2018, they signed a 40-year lease and used federal grant money to buy a new harbor crane, allowing for faster unloading of cargo from ships.

[8] The Port of Richmond is a domestic and international multi-modal freight and distribution center serving waterborne, rail and truck shippers throughout the mid-Atlantic region.

[citation needed] The facility has the capacity to handle fifty to sixty thousand TEUs (Twenty-foot [container] Equivalent Units).

[2] Because of the barge service, many companies, including Lidl, Brother, Bissell, and LL Flooring, were able to open up distribution facilities near the port.