THE port of New York and New Jersey finished 2023 with volume totals that exceeded 2019's pre-Covid numbers by 4.4 per cent, according to AJOT.
December's total volume added to the positive numbers, reaching 633,925 TEU (351,402 containers), a 3.4 per cent increase compared to the 613,011 TEU (341,108 containers) recorded in December 2022. This number brings the Port of New York and New Jersey's 2023 total to 7,810,005 TEU (4,328,153 containers).
Imports also rose in December at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Compared to the previous year, imports increased by 7.5 per cent, totalling 326,412 TEU (180,534 containers) and 303,596 TEU (169,605 containers). For 2023, total imports reached 3,990,270 TEU (2,212,980 containers), a 16.9 per cent decrease compared to the 4,804,436 TEU (2,663,226 containers) recorded in 2022.
December exports increased 1.4 per cent compared to December 2022. A total of 104,278 TEU (56,013 containers) passed through the Port of New York and New Jersey in December versus 102,866 TEU (55,544 containers) the previous year. For 2023, exported loads reached 1,284,976 TEU (693,781 containers), a 1.1 per cent decrease from the 1,299,070 TEU (703,472 containers) recorded in 2022.
In 2023, the seaport was the second busiest in the nation for loaded imports and exports, handling 5.3 million loaded TEU throughout the year.
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December's total volume added to the positive numbers, reaching 633,925 TEU (351,402 containers), a 3.4 per cent increase compared to the 613,011 TEU (341,108 containers) recorded in December 2022. This number brings the Port of New York and New Jersey's 2023 total to 7,810,005 TEU (4,328,153 containers).
Imports also rose in December at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Compared to the previous year, imports increased by 7.5 per cent, totalling 326,412 TEU (180,534 containers) and 303,596 TEU (169,605 containers). For 2023, total imports reached 3,990,270 TEU (2,212,980 containers), a 16.9 per cent decrease compared to the 4,804,436 TEU (2,663,226 containers) recorded in 2022.
December exports increased 1.4 per cent compared to December 2022. A total of 104,278 TEU (56,013 containers) passed through the Port of New York and New Jersey in December versus 102,866 TEU (55,544 containers) the previous year. For 2023, exported loads reached 1,284,976 TEU (693,781 containers), a 1.1 per cent decrease from the 1,299,070 TEU (703,472 containers) recorded in 2022.
In 2023, the seaport was the second busiest in the nation for loaded imports and exports, handling 5.3 million loaded TEU throughout the year.
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