rodney oliver, executive districter has a staff of 100.e have an operating virginia international terminal has about 300 people. about 1200 more laborers. we operate the port of virginia. >> and rodney, what is your job as the executive director? what are you doing here on a daily basis? >> host: sure. my job is to make sure everything is running smoothly. we have a great story to tell. also, make sure the employees have the resource u they need to do their jobs and do their job well. and to make sure that we get -- the cargo moves through the facility on a smooth -- in a smooth manner. >> host: what does the port of virginia consistent of? infrastructure-wise. what is here? >> guest: right. we all -- or at least six terminals and operate those six terminals. the international terminal which is where we're sitting at today is the largest facility. 600 acres. we have a marine terminal, which is also in virginia. we have the new port marine terminal, and we also have the virginia interim port which is an facility in virginia. we also lease t

. >> host: rodney oliver what did your folks tell you about the port of dubai and what ports like yours need in order to keep up with what's happening in dubai and other areas? >> guest: they have got a very innovative concept right behind a port. they have a huge foreign trade zone where a majority of the distributors and big box to strip readers have located. we in virginia actually have a trade-foreign trade zones, one of the oldest in the united states that we often utilize. companies like steel in virginia beach and newport news use that foreign trade status to their advantage. >> host: we will go to colleen in wisconsin, democrat. colleen, are you with us? colleen in wisconsin republican caller, democratic caller. one last try for her. let me go to john. here we go. colleen are you with us? >> caller: yes, hello. how does duluth and superior compare with the -- ports? >> host: duluth port? [inaudible] >> caller: compared with the virginia port in the amount of cargo ships in and out etc.? >> host: it was a little difficult to hear. we have a rainstorm going on as we speak. we are

host: we are speaking with rodney oliver, live from norfolk, virginia. here to take your questions about how all of this works, if you are interested in the port across the country, this is the third largest on the east coast. there are about 1 dozen on the east coast. the court of virginia is ranked five or six, depending on the amount of cargo coming in. start dialing in now, we would get your questions or comments in a few minutes. i was thinking about what this all means for this area. the governor asked you to sit on this board and wanted to to get a local businessman is perspective. why? what does this mean to the community and the state of virginia? guest: virginia is blessed with a lot possibilities. obviously we have a huge military base here. you started off by saying that one outs an impact of $43 of the 11 jobs in this state is virginia.e port of if you look at the volume, we do two military containers per year. every six on the train represent one virginia job. there is an impact added to our state's economy. the port of virginia is huge. at

we'll talk to the interim irector of the port authority, rodney oliver. rigell and can scott bobby scott and the president and ceo of the american authorities f port and how ports operate and how the imports and exports that come out of u.s. ports. washington journal is live on c-span every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. a discussion on cybersecurity challenges facing the el electric grid. cia and r from former nsa director, michael hayden. representatives from the energy industry in state governments. live coverage from the center an policy beginning at 9:00 a.m. eastern on the companion network, c-span 2. c-span, defense experts debate looming budget cuts at an event at the brookings institution. he sequestration and the 2011 budget control act, the pentagon will have to cut more than $895 next decade.e join us live if for that conversation at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> i am not some sort of anti-suburb person who thinks needs to live in new york city. i was sensitive to coming across espresso sipping condo dwelling, you know, elitist of some kind. did this

let me say goodbye to rodney oliver and jeff wassmer. thank you both for having c-span year at the port of virginia and working with us so that our viewers can understand a little bit more about how that port works in this country. appreciate your time. and we are back live from the port of virginia and north folk, virginia where there are 35 ships per week that come to call at this port alone. 350,000 jobs supported by the port in this area, and economic impact annually of about 41 to $43 billion. two members of congress here with us, it scott rigell represents the second district and bobby scott, democrat of rare breed -- virginia. thank you both for being here. appreciate your time. it is obvious that that port is a big economic impact and important for the state of virginia, but, scott rigell, i will begin with you. what does this mean for your constituents? >> guest: first welcome. we are so proud of our port. the principal economic engine, a strategic port of importance not only for our local economy in virginia, but really the nat

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host: we are speaking with rodney oliver, live from norfolk, virginia. here to take your questions about how all of this works, if you are interested in the port across the country, this is the third largest on the east coast. there are about 1 dozen on the east coast. the port of virginia is ranked five or six, depending on the amount of cargo coming in. start dialing in now, we would get your questions or comments in a few minutes. i was thinking about what this all means for this area. the governor asked you to sit on this board and wanted to to get a local businessman is perspective. why? what does this mean to the community and the state of virginia? guest: virginia is blessed with a lot of possibilities. obviously we have a huge military base here.the harbor is the largest naval base in the world. the economic engine is definitely the port of virginia. you started off by saying that there is an impact of $43 billion every year.343,000 jobs. one out of the 11 jobs in this state is tied to the port of virginia. if you look at the volume, we do -- 2 b