In 2007, the Port of New York and New Jersey set a new cargo record, handling some 5.3 million loaded and unloaded 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs). The the Port of New York and New Jersey is planning $2 billion in seaport investments over the next 10 years so that the Port is better equipped to handle projected growth. Loaded containerized cargo volumes in the Port of New York and New Jersey rose 7.6 percent in 2007 to a new record high, led by continued growth in trade with the Far East and Southeast Asia. The dollar value of all cargo moved through the port in 2007 exceeded $166 billion.
In addition, ExpressRail, the Port Authority’s on-dock rail terminals in New Jersey and New York, set a new record in 2007, handling 358,043 cargo containers, an increase of almost 20,000 over the previous record of 338,884 in 2006.
For the latest full-year trade statistics reports for the Port of New York and New Jersey, click the links below:
March
20, 2008, Press Release on 2007 Trade Statistics
2007 Trade Statistics Fact Sheet
Summary of Trade Statistics 1991-2007
General Cargo 1991-2007
Bulk Cargo 1991-2007
Bulk and General Cargo 1991-2007
Port of NY/NJ Containers/TEUs 1991-2007
Port of NY/NJ Motor Vehicles 1991-2007
Port of NY/NJ On Dock Rail 1991-2007
2006 Trade Statistics Reports
2006 Trade Statistics Fact Sheet
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