On Thursday, September 15, the first of approximately 100 containers of waste paper were loaded on a barge at the Red Hook Container Terminal (RHCT), Brooklyn. Later that day, the 300-foot-long, tug-pulled barge made the trip across the Upper Bay, through the Kill Van Kull, and up Newark Bay to Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) in 90 minutes. The cargo was then loaded onto Mediterranean Shipping Co.’s (MSC) 8,000 TEU ship, the MSC Anzu, on Sunday, September 18, and shipped to China. This new container-on-barge service between New York and New Jersey is the culmination of two years’ planning and obtaining approvals. In 2014, RHCTRead More →

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The following  update concerns the latest procedures for handling Hanjin cargo and equipment at the Port of New York and New Jersey.  M/V Hanjin Miami The Hanjin Miami is expected to dock at Maher Terminals on Thursday, September 22, 2016 for discharge.  Cargo availability information can be found at https://apps.maherterminals.com/csp/homeAction.do?method=login and/or www.porttruckpass.com. Please confirm availability before arranging delivery.  There will be no export containers loaded back onto the Hanjin Miami.  All bookings have been cancelled. Cargo discharged from this vessel will not have to pay the Terminal Handling Charges and any ancillary charges separately.  In order to facilitate double moves, Maher will receive empty returns from the HanjinRead More →

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As a result of the recent news about Hanjin Shipping’s severe financial difficultly and operating status, the following procedures are currently in place in The Port of New York and New Jersey for Hanjin cargo and equipment. Maher Terminals All Hanjin import deliveries must be pre-paid in either cash or credit, if already established with Maher Terminals. Please contact the Maher Terminals Hot Line at 908-527-8200 Ext 3875 for information on the charges due.  Hanjin exports will no longer be received at Maher Terminals. Hanjin will not accept any new bookings and any previous bookings will be cancelled. For export containers that are already gated-in, bookings willRead More →

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With an eye toward sharing thought-provoking, vintage, and iconic photography, the Port of New York and New Jersey yesterday launched its @PortNYNJ account on Instagram. Considered a strong plank in any social media platform, Instagram is an online mobile photo-sharing, video-sharing, and social networking service whose users share images and video with their audience of followers. Sources note the number of monthly active Instagram users reached 500 million in June 2016. “Instagram is LIFE magazine for the 21st century,” says Hilary McCarron, Marketing supervisor for The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. “The old saying is true: a good picture is worth aRead More →

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The Port of New York & New Jersey today announced completion of the port’s $2.1 billion Main Navigation Channel Deepening Program, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The program constitutes a major milestone in the port’s ongoing efforts to retain and augment its position as the premiere port of the North American East Coast. The Port of New York and New Jersey serves as the gateway to one of the most concentrated and affluent consumer markets in the world. The Main Navigation Channel Deepening Program creates a safe and economically efficient pathway for the newest generation of container ships calling the PortRead More →

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