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May 11, 2017
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John Randolph Medical Center has been serving Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Petersburg and the surrounding area since 1915. At their 147-bed hospital, you can access the advanced technology and sophisticated treatments typically found in larger urban medical centers. As one of the HCA Virginia hospitals, they deliver the best of both worlds-high-quality, technology-assisted expert care in a warm, welcoming and personalized environment.









Biggest Ship to Ever Visit East Coast Arrives at Port of Virginia

By Robert McCabe | The Virginian-Pilot | Full Article 

The biggest ship to pass through the expanded Panama Canal since it opened nearly a year ago, as well as the biggest ship ever to call on the U.S. East Coast, is expected to knock on the door of the port - its first stop since leaving Panama - about 2 a.m. Monday, according to the Coast Guard.

The arrival of the COSCO Development is a validation, in many ways, of the bigger-ships-are-coming mantra that port officials and some industry experts have been chanting for years. The ship has a capacity of 13,092 containers, measured in standard, 20-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, an industry benchmark. That's about 3,000 more TEUs than the MOL Benefactor can handle; that ship broke the port's 10,000-TEU barrier last July.
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