News / Ports of Georgia and Virginia get green light for talks on box terminal alliance

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The US east coast port authorities of Georgia and Virginia have been given a green light from the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) for discussions on “a variety of operational and commercial topics”, in what is likely to be the latest port alliance development.

Georgia and Virginia, which respectively oversee the container gateways of Savannah and Norfolk, have drawn up an East Coast Gateway Terminal Agreement “to exchange information related to the best use of their wharves, berths and cargo handling equipment, all to the ...