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Greater
Richmond's
Locational Advantages
- Easily
accessible to customers,
suppliers and shipment sites,
Richmond is the state
capital of Virginia and is
located at the midpoint of
the U.S. Atlantic Coast,
100 miles south of
Washington D.C. and
equidistant from Boston and
Atlanta.
- Central
East Coast location—within
750 miles of more than
152,000,000 people and
301,000 manufacturing firms.
Nearly 60 percent of the
nation's total personal
income and consumer
expenditures lie within 750
miles of Central Virginia.
- Superior
market access: More than 50
percent of the U.S.
population lives within 750
miles.
Port
of Richmond
The
Port of Richmond Terminal (PORT)
is a domestic and international
multi-modal freight and
distribution center on the James
River that serves waterborne,
rail, and truck shippers
throughout the mid-Atlantic
states.
Port
of Richmond Features Include:
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Service to Canada, the
Mediterranean, the Caribbean,
South America, and Mexico
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Direct access to rail,
Interstates 95 and Foreign Trade
Zone #207
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Livestock export ramp,
fumigation services, and U. S.
Customs and U. S. D. A. on-site
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Heavy-lift capacity for project
cargo and special projects
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Supply-chain services as part of
a network of 600 warehouses
nationwide
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Independent Container Line (ICL)
operates four container vessels
on a weekly schedule to Antwerp,
Belgium (normally 12 days in
transit) and Liverpool, England
(normally 15 days in transit)
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Operated by Federal Marine
Terminals, Inc., an experienced
stevedore firm using
well-trained, safety-oriented
Teamster labor.
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The PORT, which is a non-ILA
facility, has never experienced
a strike or walkout.
Richmond
International Airport
Richmond
International Airport’s (RIC)
growth is closely linked to
central Virginia’s prosperity
and economic future. RIC has one
of the fastest growing air cargo
facilities in the nation, with
over one million square feet of
cargo apron and 142,000 square
feet of air cargo warehouse
space with direct apron access.
Complemented
by Central Virginia’s rail and
highway systems, RIC’s cargo
operations serve as an efficient
transportation alternative. With
increasing globalization of the
world’s enterprises, both
large and small, timely air
cargo service has become more
critical.
“Just-in-time”
manufacturers benefit from
RIC’s geographic position in
the heart of the “Golden
Crescent” which stretches from
Baltimore to Norfolk, allowing
for timely overseas receiving
and shipping.
With
the availability of
state-of-the-art warehouse-
to-customer shipping techniques
now in use all over the world,
finished goods can be shipped
via RIC within hours of leaving
the factory. This translates
into more efficient
manufacturing, lower costs, and
improved expansion capabilities
for area companies.
Cargo
carriers to RIC include Airborne
Express/DHL, Air Net,
Ameriflight, FedEx, and UPS.
The
entire
Airport has been designated a
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ #207).
Potential opportunities exist on
and off the Airport for
international businesses to
invest, develop and/or expand
current operations using FTZ
benefits.
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