The Port of New York and New Jersey marked a new milestone on March 28, celebrating the maiden voyage of the ONE Eagle at Port Liberty Bayonne. The 14,026 TEU capacity cargo ship is the first vessel to call the Port of New York and New Jersey from the Premier Alliance, a cooperation of three shipping lines: HMM, Ocean Network Express (ONE), and Yang Ming Transportation.  ONE Eagle’s arrival was recognized with a small ceremony on board hosted by Captain Gagandeep Singh. Bethann Rooney, port director of the Port of New York and New Jersey, presented a plaque to mark the occasion. Others in attendanceRead More →

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The Feb. 11 arrival of the OOCL Iris at Maher Terminals marked a significant milestone for the Port of New York and New Jersey. The 16,828 TEU vessel is the largest ship to call on the Port of New York and New Jersey to date, unseating the 16,022-TEU CMA CGM Marco Polo, which arrived on May 20, 2021. A small ceremony was held to celebrate the arrival of Iris and commemorate the milestone. The new container vessel operated by Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) traveled from Asia on the 91-day roundtrip Trans-Pacific ECX1 loop, which stops in Hong Kong, Yantian, Xiamen, and Shanghai before arrivingRead More →

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The Port of New York and New Jersey welcomed the EVERGREEN EVER MAX to Maher Terminals at the Elizabeth– Port Authority Marine Terminal on Sunday, Aug. 13. The arrival of EVER MAX makes it the largest EVERGREEN vessel to call on the U.S. East Coast and the Port of New York and New Jersey. The 15,432-TEU container ship was constructed in 2023 and sails under the flag of Singapore. It travels along the Asia U.S.-East Coast (AUE) line of service, which initiates in Xiamen before passing through the Panama Canal en route to the U.S. East Coast. Several other vessels on the AUE route makeRead More →

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Wan Hai Lines, a Taiwan-based ocean container carrier that has predominately served the intra-Asia market since its entry into container shipping in 1976, is expanding its service to the U.S. East Coast. The first ship arrived at Global Container Terminals’ GCT New York in the Port of New York and New Jersey on July 30, 2021. The addition of this service provides better transit time and service coverage to meet growing consumer demand. CAPE MAYOR, was the first ship of Wan Hai Lines’ independent service to the U.S. East Coast from Taipei. Nine other Panamax Class container vessels with a capacity of 2,800 to 4,000Read More →

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The Port of New York and New Jersey welcomed the CMA CGM MARCO POLO to APM Terminals at the Elizabeth Port Authority Marine Terminal on Thursday, May 20. The arrival set a new record for the largest ship to call on the Port of New York and New Jersey, unseating the CMA CGM BRAZIL, which arrived on September 12, 2020. The CMA CGM MARCO POLO is the largest vessel to call upon any U.S. East Coast port to date and will continue to break records as it sails south to call on other U.S. ports.  Constructed in 2013, the CMA CGM MARCO POLO was the largest container ship inRead More →

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