About Weanack Land
Weanack Land is located on the James River in Charles City, Virginia. Established in 1994, Weanack Land occupies a portion of the historic Shirley Plantation property. Historic Shirley is North America’s oldest family business, dating back to the 1630s.
WHAT WE DO
bulk cargo
From dredged materials to dairy cows, and from mineral sands to heavy lifts of hundreds of tons, let our team's vast experience work for your project needs. Contact Weanack Land if you need to move something heavy.
sedimenT PLACEMENt
Whether silts from a dredging project in the river, mud from ship channels, or naturally-acidic clays beneficially reused on site, or material needing transport to off-site facilities, handling wet or problematic materials is our mission.
LOADING AND offloading
Mechanical and hydraulic offloading of wet and dry materials, mechanical onloading of bulk materials, Project Cargo RORO/LOLO and laydown/fab-yard, berthing, fleeting and storage available. Download our spec sheet.
Land reclamation
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dredge and barge
Within Weanack is Port Tobacco consisting of 60 acres of maritime facilities and a sheltered cove channeled off the James River between Richmond and Newport News, Virginia.
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offload at the dock
Pump off of 60,000 cy in less than three weeks with 2-3 barge-loads of 1,700 cy each per operational day of 1.5-2.0 shifts.
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contain and solidify
However, these depressions were ideal for creating containment basins for dredged material. Whether in-barge at the dock or in a containment area on the terminal, cement or other binders injected and mixed into mud creates a soil-cement.
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farm it, plant it
Within three years, wheat production matched or exceeded crop yields on the adjoining farm fields, which are some of the most productive soils in the state. Although restoring farmland for row crops is the main use of this material, it has also been utilized for various other purposes, such as creating wetlands, an 18-acre pecan orchard, a 22-acre events space, and even as structural fill to support the modern dock facility at Weanack.
SEDIMENT HANDLING FOR OFFSITE DISPOSAl
Non-hazardous sediment not meeting our permit and needing off-site disposal can be solidified to meet landfill criteria for dryness and hardness.
HEAVY LIFT AND LAYDOWN / FABRICATION
Port Tobacco at Weanack Land is equipped with 274-ton ship-loaders, 300-ton cranes, 70-ton transformers, 80’x’22’ beer vats or Utility-scale baghouses are typical of the heavy lifts and laydown/fabrication projects moved across the dock, and/or assembled here. Weanack handles heavy stuff.
Sand and Gravel Reserves in Charles City County, Virginia
Situated in the southeastern corner of the county, Weanack Land's core was developed through mining operations. These operations delivered extracted up to 1.7 million tons of sand and gravel annually. These materials were processed, loaded onto barges, and transported downriver to the Hampton Roads market and beyond for three decades. Today, Weanack retains the capability to load large volumes of dry bulk materials onto barges. It has also added the capacity to unload substantial volumes of dry bulk materials, as demonstrated in recent projects involving mineral sands and wood pellets. Ideally located, Weanack sits immediately adjacent to a property boasting a 5-million-ton sand and gravel reserve. Furthermore, it lies within a 2-mile radius of an additional 9 million tons of reserves spread across three neighboring properties. Numerous other reserves have also been identified within a short driving distance within the county.
years of combined waterfront experience. You can imagine that we've seen it all!
man hours worked without an OSHA reportable injury. Safety is our top priority!
dedicated and skilled operators. Multiple U.S. Coast Guard Licensed Captains.
Trusted by Great Partners
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Work with Weanack Land
The team at Port Tobacco and Weanack has immense experience in managing dredge spoils and offers an economic alternative for projects committed to environmental compliance and safety.