The Port of Virginia

Success Stories

Having been a customer and partner of the Port of Virginia for over 25 years is a statement in and of itself. Looking towards a future of ever-changing container flows, we feel The Port of Virginia will remain a vital export gateway for our cargo.”

John Fornazor
Chief Executive Officer
Fornazor International, Inc.

Adding new locations is another way we can better serve our customers. With the support of the port management team, we’ve already proven we can have operations up and running in as little as 48 hours!”

Ben Buben
Executive Director Operations and Business Development
Pasha Automotive Services

When APG began researching a location for a new manufacturing facility, the access to and the assistance provided by the Port of Virginia made the decision to build in Hampton Roads an easy one. But the personal interactions with Port employees during our tour of the Port facilities was a very unexpected and very welcome surprise.”

Lee Puckett
Vice President & General Manager
Atomized Products Group of Chesapeake

601 World Trade Center, Norfolk, Virginia 23510

TITLE	NAME	PHONE	MOBILE	EMAIL
Vice President, Economic Development	Russell Held	757.683.2115	757.615.6640	rheld@portofvirginia.com
Director, Economic Development	W. Russell Young	757.683.2121	757.615.6667	ryoung@portofvirginia.com
Economic Development Manager	Chris Gullickson	757.683.2123	757.646.1862	cgullickson@portofvirginia.com
Economic Development Manager/ Foreign Trade Zone Administrator	Laura Smith	757.683.2135	804.310.7900	lhsmith@portofvirginia.com
Economic Development Specialist	Aaron Ouellette	757.683.2167	757.282.8576	aouellette@portofvirginia.com