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2024 Independence Day/4th of July Weekend – Port Operating Schedule

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Thursday, July 4, 2024, is Independence Day, America’s 248th birthday. In celebration of this national holiday, The Port of Virginia (POV) announces the following operating plan:

Monday, July 1

  • Observing normal posted operating hours at all terminals and facilities
  • At 0900 hours, PRO-PASS reservations will open for Tuesday, July 2nd and Wednesday, July 3rd
  • Empty return matrix for Friday, July 5th will be made available after 1500
  • Vessel and rail work continues

Tuesday, July 2

  • Observing normal posted operating hours at all terminals and facilities
  • At 0900 hours, PRO-PASS reservations will open for Friday, July 5th
  • Empty return matrix for Saturday, July 6th will be made available after 1500
  • Vessel and rail work continues

Wednesday, July 3

  • Standard POV operations – observing posted operating hours at all terminals and facilities
    • At 0900 hours, PRO-PASS reservations will open for Saturday, July 6th
    • Empty return matrix for Monday, July 8th will be made available after 1500
    • Reservation creation and editing, in PRO-PASS, will be unavailable from 1900 hours on Wednesday, July 3rd, until 0700 hours on Friday morning, July 5th
  • HARD STOP for all terminal activities at 2359 hours

Thursday, July 4

  • National holiday
  • All POV truck gates will be closed

Friday, July 5

  • 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
    • At 0900 hours, PRO-PASS reservations will open for Monday, July 8th
    • Empty return matrix for Tuesday, July 9th and Wednesday, July 10th will be made available after 1500
    • NIT – inbound portal closure at 1700 hours
    • VIG – inbound portal closure at 1800 hours
    • PPCY and the PCY – last empty container delivery and pick-up at 1830 hours
    • RSA – last units handled at 1730 hours

Details regarding weekday gate hours, including non-mandatory reservation hours, can be found here: Port of Virginia Terminal Gate Hours

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

Thank you for your business. We hope you will enjoy the 4th of July holiday with family and friends.