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Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) reported Monday that the heavy-load vessel Happy Buccaneer was at berth with the first group of six rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) that are the centerpieces of the $375 million capacity-expansion project that is under way.

The arrival of the RMGs signals the start of an 18-month cycle during which 60 cranes will be delivered to NIT. The expansion project launched in January and will be completed by mid-2020. The work will expand NIT's annual throughput capacity by 400,000 container unit