Virginia Port Authority
The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) is an autonomous agency (political subdivision) of the Commonwealth of Virginia that owns The Port of Virginia, a group of facilities with their activity centered on the harbor of Hampton Roads, Virginia. The principal facilities of the Port of Virginia are four marine terminals, all on the harbor of Hampton Roads: Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) at Norfolk, Virginia Portsmouth Marine Terminal (PMT) at Portsmouth, Virginia Newport News Marine Terminal (NNMT) at Newport News, Virginia Virginia International Gateway (VIG) at Portsmouth, Virginia one intermodal container transfer facility (dry port): Virginia Inland Port (VIP) at Front Royal, Virginia and one inland marine terminal, which it operates via a lease: Port of Richmond, in Richmond, Virginia A site on the harbor at nearby Craney Island has been identified for future expansion.