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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 →

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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 →

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  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 →

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At a ceremony held in New Orleans last month, FAPS received the honor of “Vehicle Processing Centre” of the year from the Automotive Global Awards North America Conference. Founded as Foreign Automotive Preparation Service, FAPS, Inc. is a third generation, family held company. This pre-delivery company has provided automotive import/export preparation services for 60 years as a tenant of the Port Newark Marine Terminal. They currently employ over 200 skilled workers at its more than 120-acre terminal complex. Automotive processing customers include Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, Nissan, Infiniti, Volvo, Toyota, Ferrari, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and Maserati. Receiving the award on behalf of FAPS,Read More →

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Continuing to build on his commitment to growing New Jersey’s economy and making the state a premier business destination, Governor Chris Christie today announced that as of June 30, the $1.6 billion raising of the Bayonne Bridge roadway will allow the world’s ultra-large, environmentally friendly container vessels to pass beneath the span, gaining access to the Ports of Newark, Elizabeth, and Staten Island. Governor Christie, who joined Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and other officials at Maher Terminals in Elizabeth, said the existing lower roadway of the bridge, which had prevented larger ships from entering the East Coast’s busiest port terminals afterRead More →