Dear friend of the Port of NY & NJ,   Let me recap the good news for anyone who missed our State of the Port event on Monday, February 5, 2018. In 2017, the Port of NY & NJ: Raised the Roadbed of the Bayonne Bridge and welcomed the CMA CGM T. Roosevelt, a 14,414 TEU container ship and the largest vessel ever to call our berths. Advanced a Port Master Plan that guides and supports the growth of our port over the next three decades. Broke our annual cargo volume record by 5.3% while also beating 2016 numbers for rail lifts and imported autos by 14.3% and 16% respectively. Cut the port’s impact onRead More →

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In: Capital Investments, Cargo Volumes, Industry News/Advisory, Port Master Plan, Trade Stats, Workforce Development

On Monday, February 05, 2018, the Port of New York and New Jersey announced that cargo volumes for 2017 had shattered the existing annual cargo volume record set in 2015 by 5.3 percent. Specifically, during 2017, the port handled 6,710,817 TEUs compared to 6,371,720 TEUs handled in 2015. The record volumes were attributed partially to completion of the Bayonne Bridge Navigational Clearance Project in June 2017. But by any measure, the new record allowed the port to cement its position as the third largest port in the United States with a 15.4 percent market share of the nation’s cargo, and the busiest port on theRead More →

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Today the Port of New York and New Jersey marked the arrival of the CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt, which passed under the newly raised Bayonne Bridge at approximately 9:30 a.m. to make berth at APM Terminals in Elizabeth, New Jersey. With a total cargo capacity of 14,414 TEUs, the Theodore Roosevelt is the largest container vessel ever to call the port’s berths. The Roosevelt’s visit is part of her maiden voyage after departing Asia’s shipyards on July 26 of this year to begin her rotation on CMA CGM’s South Atlantic Express Rotation (SAX) from Hong Kong to Shanghai. Her call on the Port of NewRead More →

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On Monday, July 17, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) of Hong Kong and Salt Lake City, Utah sailed the largest container ship to date into the Port of New York and New Jersey. The OOCL Berlin sailed into Newark Bay to dock at Maher Terminals Berth 68. A 13,208 TEU vessel, the Berlin measures longer than 1,200 feet (or the equivalent of 4 football fields) and is the largest vessel to transit under the newly elevated Bayonne Bridge roadway. To date, the longest ships to call New York and New Jersey terminals have been 1,000 feet long. Docking pilots from McAllister Towing and Transportation handled the Berlin, whichRead More →

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In a recent podcast produced by Supply Chain Brain, moderator Robert Bowman spoke with Bethann Rooney, Assistant Director, Strategy & Innovation at The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Peter Kayes, Vice-President of New York Operations for Moran Towing Company. Titled “Making Room for the Megaships in New York and New Jersey,” the podcast takes an in-depth look at what it takes for a major port to keep pace with the state-of-the-art requirements of today’s global container services. Also discussed: the specific measures taken by the Port Authority to guarantee safe passage for the new generation of mega-container ships at the PortRead More →

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