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Virginia offers unparalleled transportation opportunities
to get you anywhere in the world with ease. Centrally located on the U.S. East
Coast, our integrated transportation system of highways, railroads, airports and
seaports ensures that you can reach every one of your markets and get shipments
from suppliers more efficiently.
- Fourteen railroads operate on more than 3,400 miles
of railway in Virginia, of which more than 3,100 miles are Class I. Two
of the nation's largest railroads operate in Virginia: CSX Corporation and
Norfolk Southern Corporation, which is headquartered in Norfolk.
- Fourteen commercial airports serve Virginia, including
two of the nation's busiest: Washington Dulles International and Ronald
Reagan Washington National.
- The Port of Virginia offers world-class shipping facilities
and a schedule of approximately 3,000 sailings annually to over 250 ports
in 100 foreign countries. The Port, offering one of the largest intermodal
networks on the East Coast, handled 2.046 million TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent
Units) in 2006, and moved more than 25% of its total business by rail.
- The Virginia Inland Port in Front Royal serves as an
intermodal collection point for containers from West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Northern Virginia and elsewhere.
- The Port of Richmond is a multi-modal freight and distribution
center located on the James River, adjacent to I-95, offering weekly container
service to northern Europe and the United Kingdom, and bi-monthly container/refrigerated
container service to Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Iceland.
- Virginia's highway system features more than 70,000 miles of interstate, primary and secondary roads, including six major interstate routes: I-95, I-85, I-81, I-77, I-66 and I-64.
- Virginia offers six foreign trade zones designed to encourage businesses to participate in international trade by effectively eliminating or reducing customs duties. Also, numerous subzones are provided and additional ones can be designated to enhance the trade capabilities of specific companies.
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