The historic blizzard that dropped nearly two feet of snow across the New York metropolitan area in February significantly impacted volume at the Port of New York and New Jersey. The blizzard shut down port facilities for three days, an occurrence that hasn’t happened in more than 10 years. Total volume for February reached 589,795 TEUs (323,048 containers), a 15.7 percent decrease compared to the 699,240 TEUs (384,433 containers) recorded in February 2025. This number brings our year-to-date total through February to 1,339,701 TEUs (734,632 containers).  By The Numbers 2026 Year to Date (January – February) February 2026 Total Volume February 2026 Rail Volume 1,339,701 TEUsRead More →

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Since its launch in 2009, the Truck Replacement Program (TRP) has successfully replaced its 1,000th truck and distributed a total of $22.4 million in incentives for the replacement and scrappage of class 8 diesel trucks equipped with Engine Model Year (EMY) pre-1994 – 2009 with newer engines of EMY 2015 or newer. The 1,000th truck replacement enabled by the Program took place on March 11, 2026, an EMY 2008 truck that was replaced by an EMY 2020 truck.  The estimated emissions reductions for the 1,000 trucks were calculated through the EPA’s Diesel Emissions Quantifier (DEQ). Using the EPA’s DEQ, the emissions baseline for NOx, PM2.5, HC, and CO were estimated at 801.92 tons, 32.68 tons, 30.67 tons and 204.53 tons. The annual percent emission reductions for NOx,Read More →

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The Port of New York and New Jersey began the new year with notable increases in total volume, exports, autos, and rail activity. Total volume in January 2026 was 749,906 TEUs (411,584 containers), up 4.0 percent from the 720,747 TEUs (399,501 containers) recorded in January 2025.  January 2026 By The Numbers Total Volume Rail Volume Auto Volume 749,906 TEUs (411,584 containers) handled 58,522 containers moved 30,758 autos moved Exports increased 13.9 percent in January compared to January 2025, totaling 112,426 TEUs (59,858 containers) in January 2026, compared to 98,706 TEUs (52,704 containers) in January 2025. Export empties totaled 262,114 TEUs in January 2026, up fromRead More →

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Due to the Sunday, 2/22 to Monday, 2/23 snowstorm in the region, all Port of New York and New Jersey terminals and depots are closed Monday, 2/23 and Tuesday, 2/24. Sign up for e-alerts here to receive updates via text and e-mail. E-alerts are also available on X, formerly Twitter, and our website. Thank you and stay safe. Port of New York and New Jersey Facility Closures APM Terminals Elizabeth Maher Terminals  Port Newark Container Terminal Port Liberty Bayonne   Port Liberty New York  Port Liberty CES Ports America Red Hook East Coast CES East Coast Warehouse H&M Warehouse Elizabeth Chassis Depot operated by Columbia Bayonne Chassis Depot operated byRead More →

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The Port of New York and New Jersey wrapped up 2025 as the second-busiest U.S. gateway for loaded containers. Yearly totals for rail and exports grew, while the yearly numbers for total volume and imports held steady. In December, total volume fell by 5.2 percent from the previous year, totaling 652,471 TEUs (357,204 containers) in 2025 and 688,386 TEUs (378,016 containers) in 2024. This addition closes 2025 with 8,897,531 TEUs (4,881,469 containers).  By The Numbers 2025 Year to Date (January – December) December 2025 December 2025 Rail Volume 8,897,531 TEUs (4,881,469 containers) handled 652,471 (loaded and empty) TEUs (357,204 containers) in December 2025 55,113 containers movedRead More →

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