July was a record-breaking month at the Port of New York and New Jersey.  With a total volume of 806,015 TEUs (440,952 containers), it was the busiest July in the port’s history and its seventh busiest month ever. Total volume rose 11.1 percent from last year’s 725,479 TEUs (400,470 containers), bringing our year-through July total to 5,016,626 TEUs (2,777,040 containers).  Imports (TEUs) also increased significantly in July, rising by 13.5 percent from July 2023. A total of 422,212 TEUs (231,424 containers) were recorded in July versus 372,139 TEUs (205,605 containers) the previous year. From January through July, imports at the Port of New York andRead More →

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It was a month of double-digit gains in June at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Total volume rose by 13.5 percent, with 708,935 TEUs (395,219 containers) moving through the port compared to the 624,512 TEUs (346,850 containers) recorded in June 2023. This increase brings our year-through June total to 4,210,611 TEUs (2,336,088 containers).  June was the port’s fourth consecutive month surpassing 700,000 TEUs, as well as its seventh consecutive month of year-over-year growth. The port maintained its status as the second busiest in the nation for loaded cargo over the first half of the year. Imports were up 12.1 percent in June versus theRead More →

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For the third consecutive month, total volume at the Port of New York and New Jersey topped 700,000 TEUs, but that’s not the only impressive achievement. In May, the port also soared to the number one spot in the country for total TEUs and total loaded TEUs.  May’s total volume reached 790,758 TEUs (439,593 containers), a 16.9 percent increase from the 676,311 TEUs (376,449 containers) recorded in May 2023. This double-digit increase marked the sixth consecutive month of year-over-year volume growth and brought our year-through-May total to 3,501,676 TEUs (1,940,869 containers), making the Port of New York and New Jersey the second-busiest cargo port inRead More →

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In April, the Port of New York and New Jersey kept its robust pace for the year so far, moving a total of 709,469 TEUs (396,517 containers), a 9.4 percent increase compared to the same period last year. The port’s year-to-April cargo volumes totaled 2,710,918 TEUs (1,501,276 containers).   Imports (TEUs) were also strong in April, totaling 349,792 TEUs (196,960 containers) compared to 320,948 TEUs (179,138 containers) in April 2023, a 9 percent increase. From January through April, imports at the Port of New York and New Jersey rose by 13 percent, reaching 1,378,123 TEUs (766,120 containers). Imports were 1,219,385 TEUs (679,336 containers) in the sameRead More →

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The Port of New York and New Jersey ended the first quarter of 2024 with a surge in volume, posting the most significant gains of the quarter and surpassing 700,000 TEUs for the first time in 2024. Total volume reached 701,648 TEUs (386,868 containers), a 22 percent increase from the 574,452 TEUs (321,103 containers) posted in March 2023. This increase in volume is due to manufacturing restarting overseas following the Lunar New Year holiday. This number brings the port’s first-quarter total to 2,001,449 TEUs (1,104,759 containers), a 12 percent increase from the same period in 2023.  Imports (TEUs) rose by 23.5 percent in March totalingRead More →

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