WEST CHESTER, PA — A century-old transportation company is making a long-term bet on the Port of Virginia, breaking ground on a sprawling integrated logistics campus designed to speed freight from ship to store across the East Coast.
A. Duie Pyle announced it has purchased a 43-acre site at the Port 460 Logistics Center in Suffolk, Virginia, where it will develop a combined warehouse and less-than-truckload service center to serve the Norfolk port region and key Northeast and Mid-Atlantic corridors.
The site, sold by Rockefeller Group and Matan Companies, sits within a master-planned industrial development expected to total 5 million square feet at full buildout. Pyle’s facility will be located at 3047 Starboard Court and is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2027.
Plans call for a 52-door LTL cross-dock paired with a 200,000-square-foot warehouse that can expand to 420,000 square feet. Housing warehousing, transloading, and transportation operations under one roof is intended to give shippers faster access to Pyle’s final-mile network while improving supply chain visibility and flexibility.
“Our expansion in the Suffolk–Norfolk market reflects a strategic response to the rapidly evolving demands of today’s supply chain,” said Frank Granieri, chief commercial officer at A. Duie Pyle. He said recent disruptions have forced shippers to prioritize speed, resilience, and adaptability, needs the new facility is designed to address.
From the new hub, Pyle will offer warehousing and distribution, transloading, LTL and dedicated contract services, drayage, and truckload management brokerage. The company said proximity to the Port of Virginia will allow seamless connections into freight corridors stretching from Virginia to Maine and west through Ohio.
The project is also expected to generate new jobs. Pyle anticipates hiring up to 50 employees within the first year of operation, with positions ranging from warehouse staff to drivers, adding to the local employment base as the facility ramps up.
Matan Companies said Pyle is the first tenant to commit to Port 460, which broke ground in September 2024. The initial phase of the project includes two distribution buildings nearing completion, with Pyle developing Building 5 as part of Phase One. That phase will deliver 2.4 million square feet across five buildings through a joint venture involving Mitsubishi Estate New York, Chuo Nittochi, and Taisei USA LLC. A second phase totaling 2.6 million square feet is planned to follow.
Suffolk Mayor Mike Duman called the sale a strong signal for the city’s logistics economy, saying it strengthens the tax base while bringing new jobs tied to global trade. Port officials echoed that sentiment, saying the investment reflects growing confidence in Virginia’s role as a premier East Coast logistics gateway.
As global shipping patterns continue to shift, Pyle said the new campus is designed to position both the company and its customers for a future where speed, integration, and proximity to ports increasingly define competitiveness.
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