The Port Authority approved a three-year extension to the Ocean-Going Clean Vessel Incentive Program funded at $3.12 million on November 19, 2015. Launched in 2013, the program encourages operators of ocean-going vessels to improve their engines, use cleaner fuels, and upgrade their technologies to reduce emissions, which are the largest source of air pollutants at the Port of New York and New Jersey. The extension will allow the program to operate through 2018, and continues the agency’s overall commitment to good environmental stewardship Based on a forecast participation rate of more than 2,600 total vessel calls, the program’s extension is expected to provide emission reductionsRead More →

On Thursday, November 12, 2015, the Port Authority announced the launch of its new Agency Operations Center (AOC) at the Port Authority Technical Center in Jersey City. The AOC will help to achieve a key agency objective of enhancing the regional transportation network for goods and people. Traveler safety will be increased and congestion will be reduced by increasing the efficiency of operations and incident responses across the Port Authority’s entire cross-Hudson transportation network. Working around-the-clock, AOC staff will use camera feeds, travel-time detectors, and other equipment to monitor traffic of vehicles and passengers at all Port Authority facilities in real time. Monitored facilities includeRead More →

Due to ongoing construction at the NJ Turnpike Interchange 14A, the traffic patterns for the Toll Plaza will shift effective November 9, 2015.  All traffic headed to GCT Bayonne must use the far left lanes of the Toll Plaza. Please see this attachments for more details. And this attachment for the same details in Spanish.  Read More →

GCT Bayonne

On Thursday, October 22, the Port Authority Board of Commissioners approved an agreement that will allow construction to proceed on a major ship-to-rail facility adjacent to Global Container Terminal (GCT) in Bayonne. GCT will build, operate, and maintain the new ExpressRail Port Jersey facility in Greenville Yard. ExpressRail Port Jersey is slated to open in 2018. The facility will promote more efficient and environmentally friendly movement of cargo. The Port Authority will pay GCT up to $56 million to cover construction costs. The agency will cover this funding via the Cargo Facility Charge, a per-container fee assessed on cargo shipped through the Port of NewRead More →