Year-to-date, the port has handled 647,713 TEU vs. 633,919 TEU handled during the same period last year, an increase of 2.2 percent.
Also in April the breakbulk tonnage total was 33,867, a 2.7 percent increase when compared with totals from last April. The year-to-date breakbulk comparison in tons (2012 vs. 2011) is: 128,254 vs. 107,546.
Total rail containers handled in April were 29,823, a 19.8 percent increase when compared with last April. The year-to-date rail containers total is 115,573 vs. 104,383 for the same period last year; an increase of 10.7 percent.
The number of containers moved between the Port of Richmond and the Hampton Roads Harbor on the 64 Express barge service increased 27.7 percent in April; the month’s total was 755 containers. The year-to-date total for the barge is up 85.2 percent: 2,975 containers vs. 1,601 containers handled during the same period in 2011.
Calendar year TEU totals, 2012 vs. 2011:
April 2012 = 169,644
April 2011 = 161,254
March 2012 = 166,719
March 2011 = 159,754
February 2012 = 157,050
February 2011 = 153,646
January 2012 = 154,300
January 2011 = 159,265