Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Biden administration rolls out power grid plan for electric trucks

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has selected 12,000 miles of freight-heavy interstates and the country’s largest container ports to begin a 16-year plan to deploy battery-charging and hydrogen-refueling stations for electric trucks.

The four-phase National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy, unveiled Tuesday, initially targets local and regional “return-to-base” trucking operations, first- and last-mile delivery, and port drayage while gradually accommodating long-haul trucking.

A core...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/biden-administration-rolls-out-power-grid-plan-for-electric-trucks

From pandemic chaos to AI, supply chain panelists have seen it all lately

NEW YORK — Think about what a supply chain leader has gone through in the past few years.

There was the pandemic that at first looked like it would crater demand for virtually all goods and services once the toilet paper rush ran its course.

Then came the whiplash in no time when huge demand for goods replaced demand for services that couldn’t be provided during lockdowns, and the transport and supply of those products failed to keep up. The end result: Old ways of doing business in the supply...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/from-pandemic-chaos-to-ai-supply-chain-panelists-have-seen-it-all-lately

Port Authority of NY & NJ breaks ground on US$220 million street corridor project

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced the beginning of major construction work on the US$220 million Port Street Corridor Improvement project to redesign and rebuild Port Newark’s northern entrance at Port and Corbin streets.

The interchange serves as an important link to the New Jersey Turnpike and Interstate 78 and provides access to one of the port’s marine facilities that make up the largest and busiest cargo gateway on the East Coast.

The Port Authority of New York and New...

https://container-news.com/port-authority-of-ny-nj-breaks-ground-on-us220-million-street-corridor-project/

Port of New York and New Jersey between the two California giants

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced its container volumes for the month of December 2022, as well as for the full year of 2022.

A record total of nearly 9.5 million TEUs throughout the year was noted for the first time in the port’s history. In particular, the major US port handled a total of 9,493,664 TEUs during the last year, representing an increase of 27% from pre-pandemic 2019 annual levels.

Despite the fact that in December 2022, container cargo activity at the...

https://container-news.com/port-of-new-york-and-new-jersey-between-the-two-california-giants/

Port of New York & New Jersey upgrades efficiency and transparency tool

Port of New York & New Jersey has announced an updated version of its port supply chain dashboard, a tool that aims to increase efficiency and transparency at the US port.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey added data about Daily Average Turn Times and Weekly Import Container Dwell Time to the updated Dashboard, which were the two most requested data metrics according to a port’s survey. Average turn times are represented in minutes for single and double moves, for dry vans only,...

https://container-news.com/port-of-new-york-new-jersey-upgrades-efficiency-and-transparency-tool/

Infrastructure: The money is there but the clock is ticking

Now that President Joe Biden has signed into law the biggest investment in freight transportation in 65 years, the question turns to how quickly the money can reconnect the links of a broken supply chain.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) includes $110 billion for roads, bridges and major infrastructure projects, $66 billion for freight and passenger rail, and $17.4 billion for ports and inland waterway improvements.

It also sets aside $20.5 billion over five years for three major...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/infrastructure-the-money-is-there-but-the-clock-is-ticking

Port of New York and New Jersey reports slower growth pace after 13 months

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has registered a stable growth in its container volumes during September completing 724,418TEU, which translates to a slight increase of 0.5% year-on-year.

This number brings the total throughput for 2021 through September to 6,659,082TEU with more than 3.69 million lifts.

“For the first time in more than 13 months, cargo volume at the Port of New York and New Jersey rose at a slower pace in September,” noted the port authority in a...

https://container-news.com/port-of-new-york-and-new-jersey-reports-slower-growth-pace-after-13-months/

Regulator to order container detention reports from ocean carriers

A federal maritime regulator is ordering the world’s largest containership companies to provide her agency with container detention and demurrage information to ensure they’re meeting their legal obligations.

The orders, announced Wednesday by Commissioner Rebecca Dye of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), are being issued under Dye’s authority as the fact-finding officer for the FMC’s Fact Finding 29, “International Ocean Transportation Supply Chain Engagement.”

Ocean carriers operating in an...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/regulator-to-order-container-detention-reports-from-ocean-carriers

NY ports tout $250,000/year driver pay in supporting under-21 CDLs

Truck drivers between the ages of 18 and 21 could be given the keys to a lucrative blue-collar career hauling ocean containers to and from terminals operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) if regulators lift commercial driver license (CDL) restrictions, according to the agency.

In comments filed this week with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in support of a pilot program allowing under-21 drivers to get an interstate CDL, PANYNJ Deputy Port...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/ny-ports-tout-250000year-driver-pay-in-supporting-under-21-cdls

Ocean cargo ‘lone bright spot’ for Port Authority of NY/NJ

The Port of New York and New Jersey reported Thursday that it was continuing its recovery to 2019 levels and had surpassed its all-time monthly volume record. 

The port said it handled 720,969 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in September, a 15.4% increase from the 624,961 TEUs moved in the same month last year. From Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, the port handled 5,382,422 TEUs.

A statement from the port attributed September’s volume record to U.S. retailers stocking up for the holiday season as well as...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ocean-cargo-lone-bright-spot-for-port-authority-of-nynj

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