{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Norfolk","identifier":"US ORF","unlocode":"US ORF","city":null,"country":"United States","waterBody":"North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Large","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":12.5,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":36.85,"longitude":-76.29999999999998},"description":"About 3.5 million TEU crossed the docks of The Port of Virginia in fiscal 2024, up 2 percent and the second-best year on record for the gateway listed here as Norfolk (UN/LOCODE US ORF). A newly completed 55-foot channel—the deepest commercial shipping channel on the US East Coast, finished in early 2026—lets the port handle fully laden ultra-large container vessels and berth four of them at once. Its principal box facilities are Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) and the semi-automated Virgi","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/norfolk-port-us-orf","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/norfolk-port-us-orf","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Norfolk · (UN/LOCODE: US ORF) · United States · Large · 12.5 m"}