Today, two prominent chassis providers in the Port of New York and New Jersey —  TRAC Intermodal and DirectChassisLink, Inc. (DCLI) — have collocated their operations on Bay Avenue in Port Elizabeth to provide greater efficiency in chassis supply and maintenance.  “This development is another step in the Port of New York and New Jersey’s commitment to provide smooth and efficient port operations,” said Beth Rooney, assistant director of the Port Department at The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. “Now that larger, next-generation container vessels have begun to call our port, we need to make sure we have sufficient equipment on hand toRead More →

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August 2017 became the best month for cargo volumes in the long and busy history of the Port of New York and New Jersey. The monthly total of 361,565 lifts (631,404 TEUs) crushed the previous monthly high of 339, 601 lifts (588,918 TEUs) logged in July 2015. August 2017 also fared 7.8% better than the previous  year’s volumes (August 2016). At close of August 2017, the port beat 2016 overall lifts by 6.2%. Also worth noting: at 51,115 lifts, August 2017 rail volumes were 3.0% better than August 2016, qualifying August 2017 as the best rail month in Port history. Year-to-date rail volumes are 2.7%Read More →

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On Friday, July 21st, CMA-CGM of Marseille, France added the CMA-CGM Pelleas to the Ocean Alliance’s Loop 3 service calling at APM Terminals at the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal in the Port of New York and New Jersey. The 9,900 teu ship is the largest vessel currently operated by CMA-CGM into the port. The Ocean Alliance service is one of six major east west services which comprises the vessel sharing agreement (VSA), operated by the four members of the Ocean Alliance effective April 1, 2017. The three additional members are: COSCO Shipping, Evergreen, and OOCL. The rotation includes major ports in China and southeast Asia, andRead More →

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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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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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