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Port Newark

Port Newark is one of the most flexible multi-purpose cargo centers in the United States. Its facilities include wharves, deep-water ship berths, and 3 million square feet of buildings distribution buildings, specialized facilities, roadways and direct rail access. Port Newark features:

• Direct rail service by NS and CSX for tank cars, and box cars handling non-containerized cargo such as liquid and dry bulk and scrap metal.
• An interim rail terminal for containerized cargo.
• A 125,000 square-foot refrigerated storage space.
• Two bulk liquid handling facilities for warehousing refined and edible grades of fats and oils.
• A high-tech copper rod production plant.
• Two orange juice concentrate storage and blending facilities.
• Two auto preparation centers with nearly 300 acres for automobile preparation and storage.
• A wallboard manufacturing plant.
• Several bulk cargo handling facilities for gypsum, scrap metal, cement, and salt. • Public warehousing and distribution buildings.


Port Newark Fast Facts:
Opened by the City of Newark 1915
Port Authority Operation began 1948
Size 930 acres
Berthing Space 23,600 linear feet
Channel Depth 40 feet
Channel Width 685 feet
Channel Length 7,000 feet