On Saturday, January 16, the Atlantic Star arrived at New Jersey Marine Terminals on her maiden voyage. The vessel is the first of five new ships to comprise Atlantic Container Line’s (ACL) G4 fleet. The Star was christened in Liverpool, commenced service in December 2015, and will register under the British flag with a crew of British sailors. The remaining four G4 vessels will arrive during the first half of 2016. The Atlantic Star is a first-of-its-kind vessel, and the largest RORO/Containership (CONRO) ever built. Ships in the G4 class are bigger, greener, and more efficient than their predecessors. They sport a container capacity thatRead More →

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All Marine Terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey will be open on Wednesday, January 27, at their regularly scheduled times. Please check TIPS and individual terminal websites for additional information on container availability, receiving schedules, restrictions, availability of extra hours etc. As a reminder, in order to keep traffic flowing on the roadways and for the safety of everyone, there is no overnight parking and no queuing on public roadways before 5:30 a.m. Truckers should plan accordingly and stagger their arrivals in the morning to help limit potential congestion. We appreciate your support and patience as we work to recover from thisRead More →

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Beginning on Wednesday, January 27, the Goethals Bridge will institute traffic holds in both directions from 4:30 to 5 a.m., approximately three days per week. The traffic holds, which are expected to continue for about a year, are necessary to accommodate the safe transfer of concrete girders across the Goethals Bridge as part of the Goethals Bridge Replacement Project. The Bayonne Bridge will open at 4:30 a.m. on affected days to provide an alternate route for Goethals Bridge drivers. The Outerbridge Crossing is another alternate route. The public will be notified of the traffic holds via variable messaging signs on approaching roadways. In addition, driversRead More →

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Port Authority operations and our marine terminal partners have been working around the clock to remove the record 28 inches of snow at the Port of NY & NJ. Based on a conference call with the terminal operators and all support services (i.e. trucking, chassis, rail etc.), Global Container Terminal (Staten Island) and Red Hook Container Terminal (Newark and Brooklyn) will resume operations and be open on Tuesday, January 26th at 8:00 AM. Please check TIPS or individual terminal websites for details on any extended hours, restrictions etc.  GCT Bayonne, APM Terminals, Port Newark Container Terminal and Maher Terminals will remain closed for continued snowRead More →

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All marine terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey will be closed on Monday, January 25. In accordance with the Winter Plan (http://www.panynj.gov/port/weather-plan.html), free time will be extended and per diems will be waved for Monday. An update will follow around noon on Monday, 1/25/16, regarding the status of operations. Please, no overnight queuing on the public roadways and alert your truckers that they should plan on staggering their arrival when the port reopens. Thank you for your patience as we work around the clock to remove this record amount of snow.Read More →

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