Ports
The Port of Virginia contains a Foreign Trade Zone within its boundaries.
Nearest Port – Port of Virginia: The Virginia Port Authority owns Norfolk International Terminals, Newport News Marine Terminal, Portsmouth Marine Terminal and the Virginia Inland Port, in Front Royal; combined, these four facilities make up The Port of Virginia.
Newport News Marine Terminal, Newport News, VA, 30 miles
Channel Depth 45 feet, in James River
- Pier B – 990 feet long on North side; 620 foot on South; 550 feet wide; three berths handling RO/RO cargo34-foot aprons; 32 feet water depth; 33 feet offshore; 15-foot pier deck elevation.
- Pier C – North side 934-foot long by 540-foot wide; 184-foot aprons: handling breakbulk cargo (two PACECO cranes servicing); water depth 40 feet. South side 935-foot long by 540-foot wide; 184-foot aprons: handling RO/RO and container cargo (PACECO portainer crane & 182-LT)
- Storage Facilities-Container – Stacked capacity 790 containers; Chassis capacity 1210 containers; 43 acres open yard storage
- Storage Facilities-Covered – 394,000 square feet on piers; 256,000 square feet dry storage
- Highways Serving Port – Interstates 64 and 664 and US Route 17
- Railways Serving Port – Provided by CSX
# of Freight Forwarders Serving Area: 52
# of Import/Export Brokers Serving Area: 22
Warehousing Information: 22
Foreign Trade Zone
The Port of Virginia serves as a Foreign Trade Zone, including the 184-acre FTZ 20 at the Newport News Marine Terminal (25th Street & Warwick Boulevard; Newport News, VA, 23607).
Foreign Trade Zone Benefits include:
- No duty is paid on re-exported merchandise.
- If foreign merchandise is sold domestically, no duty is paid until it leaves the zone or zones.
- If foreign merchandise is manufactured into a product with a lower duty rate, the lower duty rate applies on the foreign content when duty is paid.
- Merchandise in a zone may be stored, repackaged, manufactured, manipulated, destroyed, altered or changed.
- No duty is charged on most waste and scrap from production in an FTZ.
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