A tentative agreement has been reached between the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) that allows for the resumption of operations at ports along the US East and Gulf coasts. As a result, The Port of Virginia resumed operations on Friday, October 4.

Friday, October 4:

• Motor carriers are encouraged to use the Trucker Reservation System for Saturday (Oct. 5), Sunday (Oct. 6), and Monday (Oct. 7) to help restore normal gate flow; reservations opened at 9 AM
• Vessel operations will begin at 7 PM

Saturday, October 5 & Sunday, October 6:

All Port of Virginia marine terminals and support facilities will reopen on Saturday, October 5^th. To support the resumption of operations, the port is offering extended weekend gate hours.

Norfolk International Terminal (NIT) and Virginia International Gateway (VIG) will open at 7 AM

• Inbound portal closure of 4 PM
• PRO-PASS mandatory reservation hours will be in effect from 7 AM – 2 PM at NIT and VIG
• At 9 AM on Friday, Oct. 4, PRO-PASS reservations will be made available for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
• Final reefer pick-up at 3:30 PM
• All empty returns will be designated by the Empty Return Matrix

The Pinner’s Point Container Yard (PPCY), Portsmouth Chassis Yard (PCY), and Reefer Service Area (RSA) will open at 7 AM

• PPCY, PCY, RSA: last trucks in / last units handled at 4:30 PM
• Final reefer pick-up at 3:30 PM
• All empty returns will be designated by the Empty Return Matrix

For any questions – post-strike on loaded container storage and freetime, please contact your ocean carrier.

Trucker Reservation System / Gate

• Weekend gate hours for motor carrier servicing Virginia International Gateway, Norfolk International Terminals and their support functions.
• The first reservation for motor carrier pickup was made available 24 hours after the ILA returns to work. As a result, motor carriers are encouraged to plan for longer-than-usual queue times and waits.
• Initial reservation capacity was adjusted to account for a significant increase in container re-handles to fetch target containers, as no stack grooming will have been performed during the work stoppage
• The number of available reservations will increase and flow at the gate will improve as overall operations normalize

Rail

• The number of railcars held on-terminal during the work stoppage will determine how many days of loading can be completed before exports arrive
• Once work resumes, we do not expect to see the export trains at marine terminals for 72 hours

If you have any questions, please contact The Port of Virginia’s Customer Service team here: POV Customer Service.

For media inquiries, please contact Joe Harris, Spokesman, at jharris@portofvirginia.com