Cargo volumes at the Port of New York and New Jersey (PONYNJ) achieved year-over-year growth for the 13th consecutive month in October 2015. October container moves totaled 311,992 units, a 1.7 percent increase over October 2014. October tallies put the port’s year-to-date, container numbers ahead of 2014 by 11 percent, which amounts to an additional 307,373 container units. On the import side, loads for the month totaled 154,667 lifts. While down 1.7 percent from October 2014, import loads remain ahead of 2014 by 9.8 percent. Export loads for the month totaled 66,351 lifts, down 6.4 percent compared to October 2014 levels. Year-to-date, export loads areRead More →

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Beginning January 1, 2016, the reimbursement for trucks calling at Global Container Terminals-New York (GCT-NY) will increase to $11.14 per axle. Undertaken in September 2013, the Toll Reimbursement Program fosters economic parity at the Port of New York and New Jersey. The reimbursements help to offset expenses not paid by trucks calling at other marine terminals where crossing a bridge and incurring subsequent tolls is unnecessary. As of December 6, 2015, the cost for a truck using E-ZPass to cross a Port Authority bridge rose to $18/axle. Starting January 1, 2016, the GCT-NY Toll Reimbursement Program will refund $11.14 per axle to participating truckers onRead More →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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