PORT PROFILE The Port of New York and New Jersey: A Gateway for Global Trade
A s the largest port on the U.S. East Coast, the Port of New York and New Jersey is the premier gateway with facilities and options to move your cargo quickly, cost-efficiently, and in an environmentally sustainable way. We enable access to a large and concentrated consumer market, reaching 46.3 million people within a four-hour drive, and many more in key inland markets through our direct connections to major interstate highways and two Class I railroads. A Global Gateway From our terminals, rails, and roads, the port efficiently delivers goods to local and inland consumers and businesses, reaching 134 million people within 36 hours by rail or truck, as well as U.S.-produced exports to the world’s buyers. The Port of New York and New Jersey is the first call for more than 75 percent of arriving vessels, which means their cargo is often delivered by rail to inland destinations before the vessels arrive at the next U.S. port. More than Containers Our five container terminals welcome the world’s biggest ships, and our ExpressRail network’s rail lift capacity is the largest
on the U.S. East Coast. Port facilities also include three auto terminals, one cruise terminal, cross harbor rail and barges, and access to more than 1 billion square feet of industrial space within 50 miles. We serve container shipping, automobile processing, bulk and breakbulk cargo, warehousing and distribution, cruise passengers, intermodal, refrigerated cargo, foreign-trade zone activities, and maritime support industries. Growing and Improving With the support and collaborative efforts of port partners and the Council on Port Performance, we remain steadfast in our commitment to deliver cargo efficiently and reliably. The port was the second busiest in the nation for the first half of 2024, moving over 2.8 million loaded TEUs. These volumes represent a 13 percent increase compared with the same period in 2023. With the assistance of federal and state grants, the port is advancing infrastructure projects to create more efficient road and rail networks and collaborating with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on plans to deepen our channels to -55 feet mean low water, allowing the port to welcome the industry’s largest container vessels.
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The Port of New York and New Jersey is the busiest gateway on the U.S. East Coast, serving one of the world’s most concentrated consumer markets.
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