Effective Saturday, January 20, 2018, semi-trailers that qualify as: up to 73-1/2 feet in total length, not exceeding a total weight of 90,000 pounds, and carrying sealed shipping containers will be allowed to utilize a specified route without daily over-dimensional permits from NYCDOT, as was previously required. This rule provides a clearly defined, safe route for drivers to haul sealed containers to and from Global Container Terminal New York (GCTNY). Truck drivers are advised to drive at a reduced speed limit of 10 MPH while exclusively using a specified network of highways and streets per the illustration provided.  Trucks must be on a trip thatRead More →

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Severe winter weather throughout the East Coast and Midwest regions, a lack of available rail equipment, and train length restrictions have had adverse effects on East Coast intermodal rail cargo over the past couple of weeks.  At the Port of New York and New Jersey, this has caused higher than normal dwell time on rail containers.  Port staff are working diligently with both CSX and Norfolk Southern to ensure that adequate quantities of empty rail equipment are routed to ExpressRail terminals in a timely fashion to clear the rail backlog as quickly as possible. *     *     * For more information on the Port of NewRead More →

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12/28/17 Eastbound NJ Turnpike Hudson County Extension from Interchange 14 is now open. All emergency repairs are complete.   12/27/17 The eastbound Newark Bay-Hudson County Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike is closed to traffic between Interchanges 14 and 14A, as of Wednesday, December 27. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has closed the section of the roadway for emergency structural repairs. All trucks servicing GCT Bayonne should plan to use an alternate route while emergency maintenance repairs are underway. The westbound lanes are unaffected. For additional information, visit New Jersey Turnpike Authority Newsroom.  Read More →

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The NJ Turnpike Authority will close the exit from the southbound NJ Turnpike Interchange 13 to the Goethals Bridge on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights (July 18 – 20) from 9 PM  to 5 AM the next morning. The closures will allow for teams to demolish the original Goethals Bridge. Alternate routes include using the Bayonne Bridge, which will be open each night, and southbound Interchange 12.  Please note that these closures do NOT include northbound Interchange 13. The Goethals Bridge will remain open in both directions throughout the closure.Read More →

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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey shares the following message on behalf of APM Terminals: “APM Terminals appreciates your patience and support as they continue to work diligently to recover from last week’s cyber-attack which severely impacted their operational capabilities, and many of their customers and port partners.  While it has been challenging and at times slow, APM Terminals consciously chose to operate manually and at least provide some moderate level of service as opposed to waiting until the technology based services and capabilities could be fully restored.   Despite the manual processes being utilized, capacity for overall gate moves has reached 75%Read More →

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