Port of New York and New Jersey reaches 1.3 million TEUs in first two months of 2024

In February 2024, the Port of New York and New Jersey saw notable growth across various metrics, including total volume, imports, exports, rail, and auto shipments, marking it as the second-busiest February on record.

Total volume for February stood at 632,455 TEUs (equivalent to 349,792 containers), reflecting a 10.7% increase from the same month in 2023. Year-to-date figures show that the port has handled a total of 1,299,801 TEUs (717,891 containers) in the first two months of 2024.

The port’s...

https://container-news.com/port-of-new-york-and-new-jersey-reaches-1-3-million-teus-in-first-two-months-of-2024/

Restocking boosts January US port activity

The past few years have brought plenty of questions as to whether the COVID-19 pandemic changed supply chains permanently or, once constraints eased, if supply chains would return to pre-pandemic patterns. Those answers are starting to reveal themselves as the ports release January figures.

The biggest East Coast port, the Port of New York and New Jersey, retained its place as the second-busiest port in the country in terms of loaded imports, only surpassed by the Port of Los Angeles.

On...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/restocking-boosts-january-us-port-activity

Port of NY/NJ handles 7.8 million TEUs in 2023

In 2023, the Port of New York and New Jersey closed the year on a high note, surpassing pre-Covid volumes from 2019 by 4.4%.

Throughout 2023, the port maintained its position as the nation’s second busiest for loaded imports and exports, handling a total of 5.3 million TEUs.

December contributed to this success, with total volume reaching 633,925 TEUs (351,402 containers), a 3.4% increase compared to December 2022. This brought the port’s total for 2023 to 7,810,005 TEUs (4,328,153 containers).

Imp...

https://container-news.com/port-of-ny-nj-handles-7-8-million-teus-in-2023/

Port of NY/NJ volumes down from last year but up from 2019

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November cargo volumes at the Port of New York and New Jersey were 7.5% higher than pre-COVID...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-ny-nj-volumes-down-from-last-year-but-up-from-2019

Port of New York and New Jersey handles nearly 745,000 TEUs in October

In October 2023, the Port of New York and New Jersey experienced its busiest month of the year, handling 742,571 TEUs.

Despite ranking as the US second busiest seaport, there was a 6.3% decline from the same month last year, when the port moved 792,548 TEUs.

Retailers pushed to receive the remainder of products destined for store shelves in time for the holiday shopping season, according to the port.

Import numbers for October showed a marginal dip of 0.2%, with a total of 381,756 TEUs....

https://container-news.com/port-of-new-york-and-new-jersey-handles-nearly-745000-teus-in-october/

Port of New York and New Jersey handles over 660,500 TEUs in September

The Port of New York and New Jersey handled 660,553 TEUs in September, a 21.6% decrease from the same month last year. This takes the total volume for the year through September at the US port to 5,789,116 TEUs.

“The numbers reflect a resetting of cargo volumes following record setting years in 2021 and 2022,” said the port in a statement.

In addition, imports fell 19.9% in September compared to the previous year, totalling 339,033 TEUs. Since January, imports in the Port of New York and New...

https://container-news.com/port-of-new-york-and-new-jersey-handles-over-660500-teus-in-september/

Total volume at Port of New York and New Jersey drops in August

After a busy July that saw the Port of New York and New Jersey achieve its highest total container volume since October 2022, August saw the port’s activity fall to pre-pandemic levels.

The port handled 662,740 TEUs (366,339 containers) in August compared to 843,191 TEUs (466,640 containers) in August 2022, a 21.4% decline, bringing its total volumes during 2023 to 5,128,563 TEUs (2,847,453 containers).

These decreases are primarily attributable to US retailers continuing to draw down their...

https://container-news.com/total-volume-at-port-of-new-york-and-new-jersey-drops-in-august/

Newark car carrier fire blamed on Ports America-owned Jeep Wrangler

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The deadly blaze aboard the car carrier Grande Costa D’Avorio in Port Newark, New Jersey, in July...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/newark-car-carrier-fire-blamed-on-ports-america-owned-jeep-wrangler

Deal between PANYNJ and CMA CGM secures significant terminal investment

Governor Kathy Hochul and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) announced a significant new investment to expand and enhance the Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island, resulting in the creation of more than 300 jobs, preserving this location as an important economic generator for the island.

A modified lease deal between the Port Authority and the facility’s new operator, multinational shipping and logistics business CMA CGM, secured an investment of US$200-300 million,...

https://container-news.com/deal-between-panynj-and-cma-cgm-secures-significant-terminal-investment/

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