Richmond Now Destination for CMA CGM
CMA CGM has signed an agreement with the Port of Virginia to add the Port of Richmond as a destination for shippers booking cargo on its ships.
The Port Virginia announced a cooperative effort with ocean carrier CMA CGM that will greatly enhance service at the Port of Richmond, an upriver barge terminal located on Interstate 95 that extends the port’s inland reach by 90 miles.
The growing, world-wide ocean carrier is offering a Richmond bill of lading to the shipping public, both importers and exporters. Any shipper tendering cargo to or from CMA CGM at the Port of Richmond will have access to multiple ports worldwide that are served by the ocean carrier.
“The Port of Richmond is growing and holds potential for CMA CGM and the other large ocean carriers that offer bills of lading to this strategically located terminal,” said John F. Reinhart, CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority. “This announcement bolsters our continuing work to expand the business at the Port of Richmond, provides value to our customers and fosters the economic development of the surrounding community.”
Headquartered in Marseille, France, CMA CGM Group has a fleet of 467 vessels that call 400 of the world’s 521 commercial ports on all five continents. Through its 170 shipping lines, the company operates on every one of the world’s seas. In 2014, CMA CGM carried 12.2 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units).
The Port of Richmond is a 121-acre facility located on the west bank of the James River, south of downtown Richmond. The rail-served facility offers more than 1,500 feet of marginal wharf with 22 feet of draft and 300,000-plus square-feet of on-terminal warehouse space.
The 64 Express barge service currently offers three, weekly, roundtrip container-on-barge sailings between Norfolk International Terminals, Virginia International Gateway and the Port of Richmond.
