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Virginia offers unparalleled transportation opportunities
to get you anywhere in the world with ease. Centrally located on the U.S. East
Coast, our integrated transportation system of highways, railroads, airports and
seaports ensures that you can reach every one of your markets and get shipments
from suppliers more efficiently.
- 14 railroads operate on more than 3,500 miles
of railway in Virginia, of which more than 3,100 miles are Class I. Two
of the nation's largest railroads operate in Virginia: CSX Corporation and
Norfolk Southern Corporation, which is headquartered in Norfolk.
- 11 commercial airports serve Virginia, including
two of the nation's busiest: Washington Dulles International and Ronald
Reagan Washington National.
- The Port of Virginia offers one of the largest intermodal
networks on the East Coast, handling 1.895 million TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent
Units) in 2010, and moving more than 28% of its total business by rail.
- Due to natural harbor depth and Suez-class cranes, the Port of Virginia is the only East Coast location capable of handling post-Panamax vessels as first port of call
- The Virginia Inland Port in Front Royal serves as an
intermodal collection point for containers from West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Northern Virginia and elsewhere.
- The Port of Richmond is a multi-modal freight and distribution
center located on the James River, adjacent to I-95, offering monthly service to Canada, Iceland, the Mediterranean, South America, Mexico and the Caribbean.
- Virginia's highway system features more than 70,000 miles of interstate, primary and secondary roads, including six major interstate routes: I-95, I-85, I-81, I-77, I-66 and I-64.
- Virginia offers six foreign trade zones designed to encourage businesses to participate in international trade by effectively eliminating or reducing customs duties. Also, numerous subzones are provided and additional ones can be designated to enhance the trade capabilities of specific companies.
- Norfolk Southern's expanded Heartland Corridor provides a direct route for double-stacked trains between Virginia's marine terminals and Midwest markets, eliminating hundreds of miles and days of travel thus reducing shipping costs.
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