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Port Cargo This Year Sets New Record

The cargo volume increase was fueled by a 7.8% rise in loaded import containers, primarily carrying commodities such as furniture, appliances and beverages.

Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal is a major component of the Port of New York and New Jersey. (Ken Lund photo/Flickr.com via Creative Commons License.) Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal is a major component of the Port of New York and New Jersey. (Ken Lund photo/Flickr.com via Creative Commons License.)

NEW YORK CITY—The raising of the Bayonne Bridge and other investments by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey were critical in establishing a new cargo record for PA ports.

The Port Authority reports that cargo volumes were up 6.8% in the first half of 2018, as compared to the same period in 2017—3,450,469 TEUs (20-foot equivalent length cargo containers), compared to 3,229,675 TEUs handled during the same period in 2017.

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