The latest Clean Vessel Incentive (CVI) program offered by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is off to a flying start. Twenty-one companies enrolled in the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s latest CVI during Q1 2017 for an increase of 24 percent over companies who enrolled in Q1 2016. In addition, 272 qualifying vessels registered with the CVI program during Q1 2017 representing an increase of 7 percent over Q1 2016. Financial incentives earned by CVI participants in Q1 2017 totaled $515,500, which represents an increase of 32 percent compared to Q1 2016. “These are very encouraging numbers,” saidRead More →

On:
In: Environmental Initiatives, Industry News/Advisory

In 2014, Global Container Terminals (GCT), a tenant of the Port of New York and New Jersey joined Green Marine, a voluntary environmental certification program for the North American marine industry. Through its set of 12 performance indicators, Green Marine sets higher benchmarks for air, land, and water emissions than those set by government regulations so that the entire maritime industry can work toward a more sustainable future. During its recent re certification process, each of GCT’s four terminals achieved higher scores than they set in their initial certification in each of Green Marine’s indicators. This accomplishment was sufficient to award GCT the “Excellence &Read More →

On:
In: Environmental Initiatives, Industry News/Advisory

The Metropolitan Rail Freight Council (MRFC), a coalition of public and private organizations dedicated to promoting greater rail freight use in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan region, has released its first Action Plan. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) is a founding member of the MRFC, along with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). The Action Plan is a guidance document outlining recommended steps to create growing rail freight capacity and volumes while investing in and preserving rail freight infrastructure, creating quality jobs, promoting environmental sustainability, creating an infrastructure bank, and ensuring a more resilient freight supply chain forRead More →

On:
In: Cargo Volumes, Industry News/Advisory

This article was originally presented as “Unbuilding the Bayonne Bridge” by Neal Buccino, posted at the The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Portfolio blog.   The Bayonne Bridge “Raise the Roadway” project was designed to lift the span of the Bayonne Bridge to accommodate a new generation of bigger commercial ships. This effort posed an unprecedented engineering challenge: building a new bridge over the old roadway, while the existing one was still open and carrying traffic. The work is progressing well. Recently, the U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York and pilot organizations lifted air draft restrictions enabling vessels carrying up to 9,800Read More →

On:
In: Capital Investments, Cargo Volumes, Industry News/Advisory

  To all port constituents: Please be advised that, as of May 15, 2017, contact info for the Port Truck Pass Help Desk has changed. The Port Truck Pass Help Desk supports requests related to: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, Drayage Truck Registry (DTR), Terminal Information Portal System (TIPS), and Truck Management System (to make truck appointments). The new contact information for the Port Truck Pass Help Desk is: 1-877-822-9296, or [email protected]. Please update you contact information files accordingly.Read More →

On:
In: Industry News/Advisory, New Service Information