You win some, you lose some…

You know that you live in a global community when the Icelandic economic crisis (yes, they have their own issues) has an effect on Richmond Virginia.  Due to the deteriorating economic conditions in Iceland, the Eimskip shipping line will be cutting back their Richmond service from one ship every 2 weeks to one ship every 24 days.

Yes, it’s a “loss”.  However, the Port administrators remain confident that they are still in good shape and are actively discussing ways to backfill Eimskip.  Maybe more barge services could be the answer?