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2025 Labor Day Weekend Operating Plan

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Monday, September 1, 2025, is Labor Day – a state and federal holiday. Additionally, Labor Day is a restricted holiday (“no work day”), as defined in the ILA labor contract.

The Port of Virginia will observe the following operating plan:

Thursday, August 28th

  • Standard, posted operating hours (click the link) at all terminals and facilities
    • At 0900 hours, PRO-PASS reservations will open/be made available for Saturday, August 30th
    • Empty return matrix for Tuesday, September 2nd and Wednesday, September 3rd will be made available after 1500

Friday, August 29th

  • Standard, posted operating hours at all terminals and facilities
    • At 0900 hours, PRO-PASS reservations will open/be made available for Tuesday, September 2nd and Wednesday, September 3rd
    • Empty return matrix for Thursday, September 4th will be made available after 1500

Saturday, August 30th

Sunday, August 31st

  • All Port of Virginia truck gates CLOSED, per standard operating plan
    • Vessel and rail operations continue
    • Reservation creation and editing, via the PRO-PASS website, will be unavailable from 1900 hours on Sunday, August 31st, until 0700 hours on Tuesday morning, September 2nd
    • HARD STOP for all terminal activities at 2359 hours

Monday, September 1st – Labor Day

  • State and federal holiday
  • Restricted ILA holiday
  • All Port of Virginia terminals and offices CLOSED

Tuesday, September 2nd

  • 0700 hours truck gates OPEN at NIT, VIG, PPCY, PCY and the RSA
    • At 0700 hours, PRO-PASS reservations can now be made, edited and validated
    • Standard, posted operating hours at all other terminals and facilities
    • At 0900 hours, PRO-PASS reservations will open for Thursday, September 4th
    • Empty return matrix for Friday, September 5th will be made available after 1500
    • NIT & VIG – inbound portal closure at 1700 hours
    • PPCY, PCY & RSA – last empty container delivery and pick-up at 1730 hours

If you have any questions, please contact our Customer Service team here: The Port of Virginia Customer Service

Thank you for your business and have a safe Labor Day weekend.