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November Continues Trend in Cargo Growth at Port NY & NJ

Cargo tallies continued their growth trend at the Port of New York and New Jersey in November. Year-to-date over 2016, November 2017 showed a 7.7 overall growth for the port in terms of TEUs handled (6,166,851 over 5,723,821). This growth broke down to: a 6.3 percent increase in import TEU loads (3,122,103 over 2,937,980); a 4 percent increase in export TEUs loads (1,294,229 over 1,244,555); and a 5.6 percent increase in total TEU loads (4,416,332 over 4,182,535). Year-to-date over 2016, November 2017 also showed a 4 percent increase in the total number of rail lifts, logging 518,959 over November 2016’s 498,021. By month-to-month comparison againstRead More →

2018-01-11
On: January 11, 2018
In: Cargo Volumes, Industry News/Advisory

Container Volumes Hit Highest August on Record, Second Highest Month Ever

August container volumes at the Port of New York and New Jersey reached 335,537 lifts (585,327 TEUs). This represents an increase of 2.0 percent over August 2015, the highest August on record, and the second highest month the port has ever logged. August volumes historically average 288,000 total lifts. But August 2016 saw 174,419 import containers loaded, an increase of 6.6 percent over the same category in August 2015. Loaded export containers totaled 66,042 units, an increase of 2.9 percent over the previous year, while export empty containers fell by 6.2 percent at 93,737 units. Year-to-date volumes totaling 2,400,981 units (4,159,051 TEUs) fell behind 2015Read More →

2016-09-28
On: September 28, 2016
In: Cargo Volumes
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February Posts Container, Rail, and Auto Growth at Port NY & NJ

Container lifts for February 2016 were 12.4 percent better than those logged in February 2015 according to statistics recently released by the Port of New York and New Jersey. The 287,197 lifts executed in February 2016 also represent a new monthly record for the port. Loaded import containers totaled 148,048 units for a 7.4 percent increase over totals for February 2015. Loaded export containers totaled 61,278 units for an increase of 6.6 percent, while export empty containers totaled 76,037 units, representing an increase of 27.8 percent compared to February 2015. Intermodal rail volume was the best February ever at 41,837 lifts. Rail volumes finished aheadRead More →

2016-04-06
On: April 6, 2016
In: Cargo Volumes
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