Last year the Port of New York and New Jersey celebrated a major milestone by handling more than 7 million TEUs for the first time. We also made improvements at our rail facilities, which helped boost the amount of cargo we moved last year by 13.8 percent. We kicked off 2019 with the opening of the new ExpressRail Port Jersey facility, an achievement that kept pace with the Port Authority’s five-year goal to expand rail capacity for cargo destined outside the region. This year we are also unveiled a new look—a modern logo that reflects the Port of New York and New Jersey and itsRead More →

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An updated and enhanced version of PortTruckPass (PTP), the Port of New York and New Jersey’s web based Port Community System portal, is expected to launch by November 19, 2018. The updated version (PTP 2.0) includes: Terminal Information Portal System (TIPS) upgrades. More streamlined features to research container and booking inquiries and vessel schedules. New appointment modules and capabilities. Information for all six container terminals. A mobile app. PTP was developed by the container terminal operators in the Port of New York and New Jersey in partnership with the Port Authority of NY & NJ in 2014. It was the first common portal of itsRead More →

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Sam Ruda will move from deputy port director to interim port director, as Molly Campbell leaves top port job to accept prestigious fellowship with Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative in 2019 The Port Authority announced today that Sam Ruda, who joined the Port Authority in 2017 after a 25-year career in transportation that included 12 years in senior management at the Port of Portland, will be the agency’s new interim port director, effective Monday, Oct. 29. The bi-state agency has initiated a national search for a permanent director. Currently the department’s deputy director of business development and strategy, Mr. Ruda has provided the Port DepartmentRead More →

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The Trump administration’s recent imposition of tariffs on certain goods means that importers may need higher bond amounts to comply with the higher tariff rates. The tariffs, which include the section 232 tariff applied to steel and aluminum imports and the section 301 tariff applied to goods imported from China, increase the amount of duties payable by importers. Since Customs Border Protection (CBP) determines sufficiency of continuous bonds through duties, taxes, and fees on a rolling 12-month basis, it’s crucial for importers to understand the new tariff changes and adhere to CBP’s requirements to avoid bond insufficiency. Having an insufficient bond can lead to cargoRead More →

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Improved productivity, cost savings, and environmentally smart. Those are just a few benefits of new state-of-the-art gate technology available at several container terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey. As the third largest port in the U.S., handling about 3.8 million containers per year, predominately to a local market, the efficiency and productivity of drayage truck operations are critical to the port. Each of the port’s major container terminals (APM Terminals, GCT Bayonne, GCT New York, Maher Terminal, Port Newark Container Terminal and Red Hook Container Terminal) is using or installing innovative technology at the inbound and outbound gate complexes to helpRead More →

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