http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/552 Category: Ports and Rail en-us Copyright 2012 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sat, 26 May 2012 19:15:50 -0400 NORFOLK A day after state officials announced that a unit of A.P. Moller-Maersk Group had submitted an unsolicited proposal to operate the terminals of the Virginia Port Authority, reaction to the idea was mixed. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/apms-bid-run-virginia-ports-draws-mixed-reaction Thu, 24 May 2012 20:52:20 -0400 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Iran and an American-led naval coalition each said Thursday they responded to a distress call by a U.S.-flagged cargo ship that came under fire from gunmen in the Gulf of Oman a day earlier. But a Navy spokesman cast some doubt about whether the attack was piracy. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/navy-not-clear-if-attack-maersk-ship-was-piracy Thu, 24 May 2012 12:17:56 -0400 Who's offering what? APM Terminals Inc., a unit of Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk Group and an operator of marine terminals worldwide, has submitted a proposal to the state to take over the operations of the Port of Virginia for 48 years. What would change? http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/qa-apm-offer-take-over-port-operations Wed, 23 May 2012 23:03:08 -0400 China has lifted - at least temporarily - its year-old ban on imports of logs from Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Wednesday. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/china-lifts-import-ban-logs-virginia-0 Wed, 23 May 2012 20:46:02 -0400 NORFOLK The port of Hampton Roads could be on the verge of a financial and operational makeover, if a multibillion-dollar offer to the state from a unit of Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk Group is accepted. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/maersk-unit-proposes-taking-over-state-cargo-terminals Wed, 23 May 2012 17:18:59 -0400 NORFOLK The crew of a Norfolk-based Maersk cargo ship thwarted a pirate attack Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman. The Maersk Texas, owned by A.P. Moller-Maersk's U.S. subsidiary, Maersk Line Ltd., was crossing the gulf around noon local time when armed pirates approached on several skiffs, the company said in a statement. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/pirate-attack-maersk-ship-averted-company-says Wed, 23 May 2012 12:44:37 -0400 NORFOLK As it turns out, the Virginia Port Authority stands to get a bit more than $1 by letting the builders of a new Midtown Tunnel use part of its Portsmouth Marine Terminal property as a "laydown" area for equipment and materials. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/tunnel-builders-1-lease-wont-be-all-they-owe-vpa Tue, 22 May 2012 22:22:00 -0400 NORFOLK Fibrek Inc., a Montreal-based company, plans to export nearly 7,200 tons of wood pulp from West Virginia through the port of Hampton Roads next month, a top port executive said Monday. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/port-secures-lands-trial-shipment-wood-pulp Mon, 21 May 2012 21:31:19 -0400 APPOMATTOX An empty freight train has derailed in Appomattox County. Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller says police were notified just after 4 p.m. Wednesday that approximately 18 cars derailed at a railroad crossing at Route 628 in the county. No injuries were reported. No other vehicles were involved. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/empty-freight-train-derails-appomattox Wed, 16 May 2012 18:59:11 -0400 SUFFOLK Operating the equivalent of a gas chamber for logs doesn’t sound like a business that has anything to do with the port or a trade dispute that stretches all the way to China. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/china-ban-virginia-logs-choking-suffolk-business Sat, 12 May 2012 16:18:48 -0400