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1/20/2023
Rail News: Intermodal
Ports of Virginia, Houston set cargo volume records in 2022
The ports of Virginia and Houston this week announced they logged record cargo volumes in 2022.
The Port of Virginia processed more than 3.7 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2022, up 5.1% compared with 2021 volumes. The port also logged three of its top four months in all-time container volume during the year, with volumes peaking in May at an all-time high of 341,611 TEUs, Virginia port officials said in a press release.
Rail containers increased 5.8% to 679,838 units, while total containers increased 4.9% to 2,044,043 units. The port also recorded a 6.6% increase in total breakbulk tonnage to 157,385 units.
The Port of Virginia is served by CSX and Norfolk Southern Railway.
Meanwhile, Port Houston logged nearly 4 million TEUs in 2022, up 14% from the previous year, Houston port officials said in a press release.
Houston reported "consistent double-digit growth" at the Bayport and Barbours Cut container terminals between January and November 2022, though volumes dipped 12% in December, Houston port officials said. Despite that, it was the port's top December ever for loaded container exports, which increased 7% year over year.
Port Houston is served by the Port Terminal Railroad Association, which is controlled by the port authority, Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Co., BNSF Railway Co., Kansas City Southern and Union Pacific Railroad.
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