# Virginia Port Authority receives first Konecranes RMGs for expansion

Norfolk International Terminals is taking delivery of the first 6 of 60 Konecranes rail-mounted gantry cranes as part of a $375 million capacity expansion project. The cranes are part of a $217 million contract for 86 RMGs signed in November 2016.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-07-26
- Where: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
- Value: $217.0M
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 400,000 TEU annual capacity increase at NIT
- Products: rail-mounted gantry cranes
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Konecranes](https://endata.com/companies/511.md) (supplier)
- [Virginia Port Authority](https://endata.com/companies/16370.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [port.today](https://port.today/norfolk-receives-first-konecranes-rmgs/), 2018-07-26: "This is the stage when things begin to come to life at NIT."

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