Port of NY/NJ strives to keep cargo flowing

Port of New York and New Jersey officials announced Monday they are “taking extra measures to keep the supply chain fluid.”

The port set a monthly container record in August with 688,365 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). It then broke that record in September by handling 720,969 TEUs, a 15.4% year-over-year increase.

Last week, the port attributed September’s volume record to U.S. retailers stocking up for the holiday season as well as “growing concerns of future supply chain disruptions.” The...

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