The Port Authority announced today that cargo volumes in the Port of New York and New Jersey are on record pace for 2017. The first six months of this year were 4.4 percent higher than the same period in 2015, when the previous record of 3,093,789 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) was established. Between January and June this year, the port handled 3,229,675 TEUs, compared to 3,041,287 TEUs handled in 2016. The record volumes have allowed the port to maintain its position as the busiest on the East Coast. In June alone, the port handled 584,606 TEUs, the best June on record and the second highestRead More →

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The NJ Turnpike Authority will close the exit from the southbound NJ Turnpike Interchange 13 to the Goethals Bridge on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights (July 18 – 20) from 9 PM  to 5 AM the next morning. The closures will allow for teams to demolish the original Goethals Bridge. Alternate routes include using the Bayonne Bridge, which will be open each night, and southbound Interchange 12.  Please note that these closures do NOT include northbound Interchange 13. The Goethals Bridge will remain open in both directions throughout the closure.Read More →

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On Monday, July 17, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) of Hong Kong and Salt Lake City, Utah sailed the largest container ship to date into the Port of New York and New Jersey. The OOCL Berlin sailed into Newark Bay to dock at Maher Terminals Berth 68. A 13,208 TEU vessel, the Berlin measures longer than 1,200 feet (or the equivalent of 4 football fields) and is the largest vessel to transit under the newly elevated Bayonne Bridge roadway. To date, the longest ships to call New York and New Jersey terminals have been 1,000 feet long. Docking pilots from McAllister Towing and Transportation handled the Berlin, whichRead More →

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Lifts at the Port of New York and New Jersey were 6.7 percent better in May 2017 compared to the same month, previous year. The port handled 325,373 lifts (565,052 TEUs) for a new monthly record overall. Hitting this mark made May 2017 one of the top five best months in Port of NY & NJ history. Import loads also rose 4.8 percent for May 2017 over May 2016 at 163,367 lifts. Export loads rose 2.8 percent to 66,520 lifts while empties rose 13.2 percent 94,031 lifts. Year-to-date volumes of 1,520,939 lifts (2,645,069 TEUs) beat the same count for 2016 by 4.9 percent. At 767,873Read More →

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In a recent podcast produced by Supply Chain Brain, moderator Robert Bowman spoke with Bethann Rooney, Assistant Director, Strategy & Innovation at The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Peter Kayes, Vice-President of New York Operations for Moran Towing Company. Titled “Making Room for the Megaships in New York and New Jersey,” the podcast takes an in-depth look at what it takes for a major port to keep pace with the state-of-the-art requirements of today’s global container services. Also discussed: the specific measures taken by the Port Authority to guarantee safe passage for the new generation of mega-container ships at the PortRead More →

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