Port of Virginia Electrification

Virginia’s governor announced a plan to make all 160 yard tractors operating at the Port of Virginia’s six port facilities go electric.

The Port of Virginia will use $14 million in VW Trust funds and $10 million contributed by the Port of Virginia to deploy two all-electric ship-to-shore cranes at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT). The new cranes will support a terminal optimization at NIT moving from a predominantly diesel-powered operation to an electrified operation supported by electric and hybrid electric cargo handling equipment. The funding will also support the initial deployment of all-electric yard tractors and charging infrastructure at the Richmond Marine Terminal (RMT) to evaluate this technology for future use at other terminals in Hampton Roads.