Following extensive development, testing, and outreach with the drayage community, GCT Bayonne will roll out a Truck Management System (“appointment system”) on a limited basis on Sunday, January 15, 2017.  This is a major milestone for the Port of New York and New Jersey. All transactions at GCT Bayonne between the hours of 0600 and 0800 starting on Sunday, January 15th and every day thereafter will be mandated to have a reservation. Between the hours of 0800 and 1600 daily, there will be open access for all motor carriers (no reservations required). As all users become acclimated to the system and the demand for reservationsRead More →

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The following update (as of October 14) concerns the latest procedures for handling Hanjin cargo and equipment at the Port of New York and New Jersey.  M/V Hanjin Switzerland The Hanjin Switzerland discharged some containers at Maher Terminals and shifted to GCT Bayonne this afternoon to complete the discharge. Once the vessel is complete at GCT, any imports discharged at GCT, that are fully released by US Customs, will be placed on barges and sent to Maher Terminals for delivery out the gate. Any imports, discharged at GCT, that are not fully released and/or require a US Customs exam will remain at and be delivered from GCT. CargoRead More →

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The following  update concerns the latest procedures for handling Hanjin cargo and equipment at the Port of New York and New Jersey.  M/V Hanjin Switzerland The Hanjin Switzerland is expected to dock at GCT Bayonne on Wednesday afternoon October 13, 2016 for discharge. The cargo will then be barged to Maher Terminals where it will be made available for import delivery later in the week.  Cargo availability information can be found at https://apps.maherterminals.com/csp/homeAction.do?method=login and/or www.porttruckpass.com. PLEASE CONFIRM CARGO AVAILABILITY BEFORE DISPATCHING ANY DRIVERS TO THE TERMINAL.   There will be no export containers loaded back onto the Hanjin Switzerland.  All bookings have been cancelled. Cargo discharged from this vessel will not have toRead More →

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On September 28, the Council on Port Performance (CPP) voted to create a Workforce Development Implementation Team (WDIT). As part of the Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution (TLD) industry, the CPP acknowledges that a workforce talent shortage could continue to get worse over time. Council members therefore agreed to collaborate with their host communities and port community stakeholders. The WDIT will strive to develop deeper understanding of the port’s value to the supply chain, economic growth, workforce development, and long-term viability of the maritime industry. It will also seek to attract new members of a qualified, skilled workforce, while creating new avenues through which these individualsRead More →

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On Thursday, September 15, the first of approximately 100 containers of waste paper were loaded on a barge at the Red Hook Container Terminal (RHCT), Brooklyn. Later that day, the 300-foot-long, tug-pulled barge made the trip across the Upper Bay, through the Kill Van Kull, and up Newark Bay to Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) in 90 minutes. The cargo was then loaded onto Mediterranean Shipping Co.’s (MSC) 8,000 TEU ship, the MSC Anzu, on Sunday, September 18, and shipped to China. This new container-on-barge service between New York and New Jersey is the culmination of two years’ planning and obtaining approvals. In 2014, RHCTRead More →

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