Expansion projects for two major East Coasts ports may give a lift to railway shipping in that part of the world, according to an analyst.

The Port of Virginia is in the middle of a $375m endeavor that involves 30 semi-automated container stacks and 60 new rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMG).

The project, set for completion by mid-2020, is expected to increase throughput capacity by 46% to 1.3