A state-of-the-art computer simulation has confirmed that both new classes of ultra large container vessels (ULCVs) – those handling 14,000 and 18,000 TEUS — can safely navigate the Port of New York and New Jersey. The critical components to facilitate such transits will be communication and coordination among the various port stakeholders, said officials in the Port Department of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The simulation was conducted in two phases during the second half of 2016 at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) in Linthicum Heights, Maryland. The port’s major stakeholders – specifically a partnership between theRead More →

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With milestone, bridge becomes the Port Authority’s first all-cashless tolling facility The Bayonne Bridge’s new elevated roadway will open to drivers on Monday at 5 a.m., ushering in a new era for the 85-year-old arch bridge that will now become the Port Authority’s first all-cashless tolling facility. The new roadway is 215 feet above the Kill van Kull and 64 feet above the original bridge deck. It is part of the Port Authority’s “Raise the Roadway” initiative to provide navigational clearance for the larger, Neo-Panamax container vessels. When the new roadway opens to vehicular traffic, the existing toll plaza will be taken out of serviceRead More →

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    The Port Authority Board of Commissioners today approved the agency’s largest ever $32.2 billion 2017-2026 Capital Plan, which reflects the agency’s continuing return to its core transportation mission and is expected to generate 235,400 job years and $56 billion in overall economic activity for the region. The plan allows for $11.6 billion in major redevelopment projects to advance at the region’s major airports during the next decade, including the $4 billion LaGuardia Terminal B replacement, the largest transportation public-private partnership in the United States.  It also provides for the advancement of work on Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport and the redevelopment ofRead More →

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All container terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey will open on Friday, February 10, 2017.  Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) will have a delayed opening (per below).   GCT Bayonne, APM Terminal, & Maher will open at 0600 (6 AM). No appointments will be required at GCT Bayonne. GCT NY & Red Hook Container Terminal (RHCT) will open at 0800 (8 AM). Please read additional specifics below.   For GCT Bayonne: GCT Bayonne will be also be OPEN on Sunday, February 12, 2017 from 0600-1300 (6 AM to 1 PM). No reefers or OOG will be handled. GCT Bayonne will beRead More →

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   The  westbound lanes of the Goethals Bridge will close from 10 p.m. Thursday, January 12 until 5 a.m. Friday, January 13 for emergency repairs to roadway’s drainage issues along the westbound approach to the Goethals Bridge.  To provide an alternate route for drivers, the Bayonne Bridge will cancel its scheduled Thursday night closure, and will remain open from 3 p.m. Thursday through 9 a.m. Friday.  The Outerbridge Crossing will also be open.   The overnight Goethals Bridge closure is not expected to result in significant delays.  To receive real time traffic updates, travelers should register for the Port Authority’s Bridge and Tunnel Alerts at http://www.paalerts.com/, call 511Read More →

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