Breaking Waves

In November, the Port of New York and New Jersey moved a total of 730,352 TEUs (398,131 containers), a 1.6 percent increase from the previous year’s 718,826 TEUs (394,649 containers). This number brings our year-through-November total to 8,245,060 TEUs (4,524,265 containers).  November saw 509,124 loaded TEUs moved, maintaining its position as the nation’s second-busiest gateway for this measurement. The port has held this status over the first 11 months of the year, moving a total of 5,520,444 loaded TEUs from January through November. By The Numbers 2025 Year to Date (January – November) November 2025 November 2025 Rail Volume 8,245,060 TEUs (4,524,265 containers) handled 730,352Read More →

Over the first 10 months of the year, the Port of New York and New Jersey was the nation’s second-busiest cargo gateway for loaded TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units). It handled 5,011,322 loaded TEUs from January through October. Goods continued to move smoothly through the port in October, with an uptick in total volume and a continued monthly rise in rail volume. Total volume grew by 3.2 percent to 727,059 TEUs (395,687 containers), up from the 704,367 TEUs (387,444 containers) recorded the previous year. This increase brings the port’s year-to-date total through October to 7,514,708 TEUs (4,126,134 containers). By The Numbers 2025 Year to Date (JanuaryRead More →

The Port of New York and New Jersey maintained its status as the second-busiest U.S. port for loaded TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) both for the month of September and over the first nine months of the year.  Total volume for September dropped slightly to 740,254 TEUs (404,642 containers), a 5 percent decrease from the 779,388 TEUs (426,407 containers) recorded in September 2024. Many shippers imported holiday-related cargo earlier in 2025 in anticipation of tariff policy changes. This number brings the port’s total volume over the first nine months of the year to 6,787,649 TEUs (3,730,447 containers).  September imports totaled 363,790 TEUs (199,489 containers), a 4.6Read More →

August was a busy month on all fronts at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Total volume increased by 5.7 percent, reaching 835,845 TEUs (455,904 containers), compared to the 790,891 TEUs (431,782 containers) recorded in August 2024. August 2025 marked the port’s second-busiest August ever. The increase brings our year-to-date total through August to 6,047,395 TEUs (3,325,805 containers).  By The Numbers 2025 Year to Date (January – August) August 2025 vs. August 2024 August 2025 Rail Volume 6,047,395 TEUs handled 835,845 (loaded and empty) TEUs (455,904 containers) in August 2025 64,266 containers moved 4.1 percent increase over the same period in 2024 790,891Read More →