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PORT FACILITIES GENERAL CARGO TERMINALS

n NEWPORT NEWS MARINE TERMINAL (NNMT)

Newport News Marine Terminal (NNMT), a 165-acre facility, handles all type of breakbulk, RO/RO and special project cargo. Home to two major cargo handling piers – Pier B and Pier C, NNMT has the following features:

PIER b

Pier B contains over 270,000 sq. ft. of covered pier storage – all sprinklered. With two berths, Pier B can service two ships at any given time. The complete cargo handling capabilities of Pier B are augmented with over 40 forklifts with 6,000 to 65,000 lb. capacity and numerous yard tractors with ample trailers. Serviced by trucking companies and CSX Railroad, the pier has 1,100-feet of depressed tracks with 840-feet more on the Northside and 600-feet on the Southside. An extension to Pier B also provides an additional 22,800 sq. ft. of open storage space.

Pier C

Pier C has a spacious RO/RO berth and one additional berth with a combined capability of servicing two ships at any time. Pier C also has a 182 metric ton crane for handling heavy lifts. In addition to providing service between the vessel and apron, they can also directly load and unload trucks and railroad cars. Indoor storage is provided by 128,340 sq. ft. of sprinklered covered warehouse space.

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