THE North Atlantic Port of New York and New Jersey (NY/NJ) handled a total of 576,947 TEU in July 2017, an 8.4 per cent increase from the same month a year ago, according to figures released by the port authority.
Of the total volume, 291,760 TEU were loaded imports and 112,694 TEU were loaded exports. Compared to July 2016: Loaded imports rose 6 per cent to 291,760 TEU; loaded exports rose 3.2 per cent to 112,694 TEU; empty imports rose 2.2 per cent to 1,473 TEU; and empty exports rose 16.8 per cent to 171,020 TEU.
For the first seven months of 2017, the port handled 3.81 million TEU, up 6.5 per cent from the corresponding 2016 period, American Shipper reported.
As of June 8 this year, ultra-large containerships carrying up to 18,000 TEU have been authorised to sail beneath the Bayonne Bridge between New Jersey and Staten Island, allowing them to call at New Jersey's APM Terminals and Maher Terminals in Elizabeth, the Port Newark Container Terminal in Newark, and the GCT New York terminal on Staten Island.
