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Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal

Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal, a major component of the Port of New York and New Jersey, is the principal container ship facility for goods entering and leaving the New York metropolitan area and the northeastern quadrant of North America. Located on Newark Bay, the facility is run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Its two components, Port Newark and the Elizabeth Marine Terminal (sometimes called Port Elizabeth) sit side by side within the cities of Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, just east of the New Jersey Turnpike and Newark Liberty International Airport.[1]

Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal
Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal in New Jersey
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Details
Draft depth50 feet (15 m)
Air draft215 feet (66 m) (Bayonne Bridge)
The port facility in pink along with the usual route of ships entering Newark Bay via The Narrows and Kill Van Kull between Bayonne, New Jersey, and Staten Island.
Container port facilities at Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal seen from Bayonne, New Jersey
Part of the A.P. Moller Container terminal at Port Elizabeth
USACE patrol boat on Newark Bay

Operations edit

As of 2004, the facility was the largest on the U.S. East Coast and the second-largest in the country.[2][3]

Container goods typically arrive on container ships through The Narrows and the Kill Van Kull before entering Newark Bay, a shallow body of water that has been dredged to accommodate large ships (some ships enter Newark Bay via the Arthur Kill). The port facility consists of two main dredged slips and multiple loading cranes. Shipping containers are arrayed in large stacks visible from the New Jersey Turnpike before being loaded onto rail cars and trucks.

Since 1998, the port has seen a 65% increase in traffic.[citation needed] In 2006, it handled more than 20% of all US imports from Germany, more than any other US port.[4]

In 2009, the major port operators at Port Newark–Elizabeth included Maher Terminals, APM Terminals (part of A. P. Moller-Maersk), and Port Newark Container Terminal (owned by Ports America Inc.).

Improvements edit

The port received new cranes in May 2014.[5]

The height of ships serving the port is limited by the Bayonne Bridge over Kill Van Kull. This limitation grew more serious with the Panama Canal's 2016 expansion that enabled bigger, New Panamax ships to reach the port from Asia. In 2012, the Port Authority announced plans to raise the Bayonne Bridge's roadway to 215 feet (66 m) over the water, at a cost of around $1.7 billion.[6] The increased navigational clearance was achieved in June 2017, and the overall bridge project was completed in 2019. Other improvements are expected to cost additional billions of dollars, including larger cranes, bigger railyard facilities, deeper channels, and expanded wharves.[5]

Rail facilities edit

 
Port Newark and the adjacent Doremus Ave. Auto Terminal auto processing facilities

ExpressRail, an initiative of the PANYNJ, provides dockside transloading operations at both Port Elizabeth (operated by Millennium Marine Rail) and Port Newark. Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CRCX) is the terminal railroad connecting to the Chemical Coast for CSX Transportation (CSX) and Norfolk Southern (NS).

The auto-processing facilities at the north end of Port Newark and the adjacent Doremus Ave. Auto Terminal are served by dockside trackage. Oak Island Yard, the major classification yard in the region, is just north of the port. NS operates an ExpressRail yard south of the port next to Jersey Gardens.

History edit

 
Early reclamation efforts
 
Port Newark

The western edge of Newark Bay was originally the Newark Meadows, shallow tidal wetlands covering about 12 square miles (31 km2). In the 1910s, the city of Newark began excavating an angled shipping channel in the northeastern quadrant of the wetland. This became the basis of Port Newark.[7][8] Work on the channel and terminal facilities on its north side accelerated during World War I, when the federal government took control of Port Newark. During the war, nearly 25,000 troops were stationed at the Newark Bay Shipyard.[9]

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was formed in 1921,[10] and the Newark Bay Channels were authorized by the Rivers and Harbors Acts in 1922. Shipping operations languished after the war, and in 1927, the city of Newark started construction of Newark Airport (now known as Newark Liberty International Airport) on the northwestern quadrant of the wetlands that lay between Port Newark and the edge of the developed city. The port authority took over the operations of Port Newark and Newark Airport in 1948 and began modernizing both facilities and expanding them southward.

The SS Ideal X, considered the first container ship, made her maiden voyage as a container carrier on April 26, 1956,[11] carrying 58 containers from Port Newark to the Port of Houston.[12][13] SeaLand expanded its operations into the newly developed container terminal.

In 1958, the port authority dredged another shipping channel, which straightened the course of Bound Brook, the tidal inlet forming the boundary between Newark and Elizabeth. Dredged materials were used to create new upland south of the new Elizabeth Channel, where the port authority constructed the Elizabeth Marine Terminal. The first shipping facility to open on the Elizabeth Channel was the new 90-acre (36 ha) Sea-Land Container Terminal, which was the prototype for virtually every container terminal constructed thereafter.[12]

This new port facility antiquated most of the traditional waterfront port facilities in New York Harbor, leading to a steep decline in such areas as Manhattan, Hoboken, and Brooklyn. The automated nature of the facility requires far fewer workers and does not require the opening of containers before onward shipping.[14]

In 2000, a Congressional study deemed the port and other transportation, communications, oil, and chemical facilities along a 2 miles (3.2 km) stretch of New Jersey "the nation's most enticing environment for terrorists", according to a 2005 New York Times article.[15]

In 2011, PANYNJ restructured the lease of a major tenant, Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT), whose owner had been subject of the Dubai Ports World controversy. The agreement calls for a 20-year extension of PNCT's existing lease through 2050, subject to PNCT's investment of $500 million and an expansion from 180 acres (73 ha) to about 287 acres (116 ha) to accommodate additional volume. It is expected to generate an annual increase in container volume from Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world's second-largest shipping company, from 414,000 to 1.1 million containers by 2030.[16][17] Various planned steps to accommodate this growth include deepening the Kill van Kull, raising the Bayonne Bridge, and expanding rail freight facilities. Highstar Capital, the owner of PNCT's parent company Ports America is shopping the company.[18] In 2017, a Turkish company seeks to buy Ports America.[19]

In July 2023, an Italian-flagged ship owned by the Grimaldi Group carrying close to 1,200 vehicles for export caught fire, resulting in the death of two Newark Fire Department firefighters.[20][21]

Port of New York and New Jersey facilities edit

Other seaport terminals of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey include:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Alex, Patricia; Lynn, Kathleen (July 18, 2019). "How Port Newark Moves the World". New Jersey Monthly.
  2. ^ Lipton, Eric (November 22, 2004). "New York Port Hums Again, With Asian Trade". The New York Times. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  3. ^ Burnson, Patrick (May 5, 2021). "Top 30 U.S. Ports: Big ports got bigger in 2020". Logistics Management.
  4. ^ Foreign imports to USA ports, measured in kilograms, from Germany (from 'worldportsource.com'. Accessed 2008-02-14.)
  5. ^ a b Strunsky, Steve (May 18, 2014). "Giant shipping cranes arrive at port, heralding 'super post-Panamax' era". NJ.com. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  6. ^ "Bayonne Bridge Navigational Clearance Program". The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  7. ^ "To Make Newark Bay A Big Port; The Jersey Meadow's Being Transformed Into a Busy Spot, with Docks and Reclaimed Land" (PDF). The New York Times. June 27, 1915.
  8. ^ French, Kenneth (February 24, 2002). Images of America:Railroads of Hoboken and Jersey City. Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 25–29. ISBN 978-0-7385-0966-2. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  9. ^ Newark Bay Shipyard. Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved on 2014-06-23.
  10. ^ "The page you're looking for can't be found - the Port Authority of NY & NJ". www.panynj.gov. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  11. ^ "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey - Press Release".
  12. ^ a b History - Port of New York and New Jersey - Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. Panynj.gov. Retrieved on 2014-06-23.
  13. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ Levinson, Marc (2016). The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger (2nd ed.). Princeton: Princeton University Press. pp. 102–134. ISBN 9780691170817.
  15. ^ Kocieniewski, David (May 9, 2005). "Facing the City, Potential Targets Rely on a Patchwork of Security". The New York Times. New York City. The New York Times. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  16. ^ Strunsky, Steve (June 17, 2011), "Port Newark terminal lease deal to double volume", The Star-Ledger, retrieved July 28, 2011
  17. ^ Gibson, Ginger (July 27, 2011), "Expansion of Port Newark Container Terminal will spur job growth, Gov. Christie says", The Star-Ledger, retrieved July 28, 2011
  18. ^ Tan, Wei Zhe (July 6, 2017). "Yildirim eyes CMA CGM stake sale to fund Ports America purchase". Lloyd's List. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  19. ^ Barnard, Bruce (July 6, 2017). "Yildirim, pursuing Ports America, seeks buyer for CMA CGM stake". JOC.
  20. ^ Tully, Tracey; Ives, Mike; Young, Elise (July 6, 2023). "How 2 Firefighters Died in a Blaze They Were Ill-Equipped to Face". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  21. ^ Rodas, Steven; Livio, Susan K. (July 9, 2023). "Port Newark channel reopens for business after deadly cargo ship fire".

External links edit

  • Official website

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Not to be confused with Port Elizabeth New Jersey Port Newark Elizabeth Marine Terminal a major component of the Port of New York and New Jersey is the principal container ship facility for goods entering and leaving the New York metropolitan area and the northeastern quadrant of North America Located on Newark Bay the facility is run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Its two components Port Newark and the Elizabeth Marine Terminal sometimes called Port Elizabeth sit side by side within the cities of Newark and Elizabeth New Jersey just east of the New Jersey Turnpike and Newark Liberty International Airport 1 Port Newark Elizabeth Marine TerminalPort Newark Elizabeth Marine Terminal in New JerseyClick on the map for a fullscreen viewDetailsDraft depth50 feet 15 m Air draft215 feet 66 m Bayonne Bridge The port facility in pink along with the usual route of ships entering Newark Bay via The Narrows and Kill Van Kull between Bayonne New Jersey and Staten Island Container port facilities at Port Newark Elizabeth Marine Terminal seen from Bayonne New JerseyPart of the A P Moller Container terminal at Port ElizabethUSACE patrol boat on Newark Bay Contents 1 Operations 1 1 Improvements 2 Rail facilities 3 History 4 Port of New York and New Jersey facilities 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksOperations editAs of 2004 update the facility was the largest on the U S East Coast and the second largest in the country 2 3 Container goods typically arrive on container ships through The Narrows and the Kill Van Kull before entering Newark Bay a shallow body of water that has been dredged to accommodate large ships some ships enter Newark Bay via the Arthur Kill The port facility consists of two main dredged slips and multiple loading cranes Shipping containers are arrayed in large stacks visible from the New Jersey Turnpike before being loaded onto rail cars and trucks Since 1998 the port has seen a 65 increase in traffic citation needed In 2006 it handled more than 20 of all US imports from Germany more than any other US port 4 In 2009 the major port operators at Port Newark Elizabeth included Maher Terminals APM Terminals part of A P Moller Maersk and Port Newark Container Terminal owned by Ports America Inc Improvements edit The port received new cranes in May 2014 5 The height of ships serving the port is limited by the Bayonne Bridge over Kill Van Kull This limitation grew more serious with the Panama Canal s 2016 expansion that enabled bigger New Panamax ships to reach the port from Asia In 2012 the Port Authority announced plans to raise the Bayonne Bridge s roadway to 215 feet 66 m over the water at a cost of around 1 7 billion 6 The increased navigational clearance was achieved in June 2017 and the overall bridge project was completed in 2019 Other improvements are expected to cost additional billions of dollars including larger cranes bigger railyard facilities deeper channels and expanded wharves 5 Rail facilities edit nbsp Port Newark and the adjacent Doremus Ave Auto Terminal auto processing facilitiesExpressRail an initiative of the PANYNJ provides dockside transloading operations at both Port Elizabeth operated by Millennium Marine Rail and Port Newark Conrail Shared Assets Operations CRCX is the terminal railroad connecting to the Chemical Coast for CSX Transportation CSX and Norfolk Southern NS The auto processing facilities at the north end of Port Newark and the adjacent Doremus Ave Auto Terminal are served by dockside trackage Oak Island Yard the major classification yard in the region is just north of the port NS operates an ExpressRail yard south of the port next to Jersey Gardens History edit nbsp Early reclamation efforts nbsp Port NewarkThe western edge of Newark Bay was originally the Newark Meadows shallow tidal wetlands covering about 12 square miles 31 km2 In the 1910s the city of Newark began excavating an angled shipping channel in the northeastern quadrant of the wetland This became the basis of Port Newark 7 8 Work on the channel and terminal facilities on its north side accelerated during World War I when the federal government took control of Port Newark During the war nearly 25 000 troops were stationed at the Newark Bay Shipyard 9 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was formed in 1921 10 and the Newark Bay Channels were authorized by the Rivers and Harbors Acts in 1922 Shipping operations languished after the war and in 1927 the city of Newark started construction of Newark Airport now known as Newark Liberty International Airport on the northwestern quadrant of the wetlands that lay between Port Newark and the edge of the developed city The port authority took over the operations of Port Newark and Newark Airport in 1948 and began modernizing both facilities and expanding them southward The SS Ideal X considered the first container ship made her maiden voyage as a container carrier on April 26 1956 11 carrying 58 containers from Port Newark to the Port of Houston 12 13 SeaLand expanded its operations into the newly developed container terminal In 1958 the port authority dredged another shipping channel which straightened the course of Bound Brook the tidal inlet forming the boundary between Newark and Elizabeth Dredged materials were used to create new upland south of the new Elizabeth Channel where the port authority constructed the Elizabeth Marine Terminal The first shipping facility to open on the Elizabeth Channel was the new 90 acre 36 ha Sea Land Container Terminal which was the prototype for virtually every container terminal constructed thereafter 12 This new port facility antiquated most of the traditional waterfront port facilities in New York Harbor leading to a steep decline in such areas as Manhattan Hoboken and Brooklyn The automated nature of the facility requires far fewer workers and does not require the opening of containers before onward shipping 14 In 2000 a Congressional study deemed the port and other transportation communications oil and chemical facilities along a 2 miles 3 2 km stretch of New Jersey the nation s most enticing environment for terrorists according to a 2005 New York Times article 15 In 2011 PANYNJ restructured the lease of a major tenant Port Newark Container Terminal PNCT whose owner had been subject of the Dubai Ports World controversy The agreement calls for a 20 year extension of PNCT s existing lease through 2050 subject to PNCT s investment of 500 million and an expansion from 180 acres 73 ha to about 287 acres 116 ha to accommodate additional volume It is expected to generate an annual increase in container volume from Mediterranean Shipping Company the world s second largest shipping company from 414 000 to 1 1 million containers by 2030 16 17 Various planned steps to accommodate this growth include deepening the Kill van Kull raising the Bayonne Bridge and expanding rail freight facilities Highstar Capital the owner of PNCT s parent company Ports America is shopping the company 18 In 2017 a Turkish company seeks to buy Ports America 19 In July 2023 an Italian flagged ship owned by the Grimaldi Group carrying close to 1 200 vehicles for export caught fire resulting in the death of two Newark Fire Department firefighters 20 21 Port of New York and New Jersey facilities editOther seaport terminals of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey include Red Hook Marine Terminal on Upper New York Bay Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Arthur Kill at Newark Bay Port Jersey Marine Terminal on Upper New York BaySee also edit nbsp Transport portal nbsp New Jersey portalGateway Region Chemical Coast Marine life of New York New Jersey Harbor Estuary List of North American ports List of ports in the United States List of world s busiest container portsReferences edit Alex Patricia Lynn Kathleen July 18 2019 How Port Newark Moves the World New Jersey Monthly Lipton Eric November 22 2004 New York Port Hums Again With Asian Trade The New York Times Retrieved July 20 2011 Burnson Patrick May 5 2021 Top 30 U S Ports Big ports got bigger in 2020 Logistics Management Foreign imports to USA ports measured in kilograms from Germany from worldportsource com Accessed 2008 02 14 a b Strunsky Steve May 18 2014 Giant shipping cranes arrive at port heralding super post Panamax era NJ com Retrieved June 23 2014 Bayonne Bridge Navigational Clearance Program The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Retrieved December 16 2012 To Make Newark Bay A Big Port The Jersey Meadow s Being Transformed Into a Busy Spot with Docks and Reclaimed Land PDF The New York Times June 27 1915 French Kenneth February 24 2002 Images of America Railroads of Hoboken and Jersey City Portsmouth New Hampshire Arcadia Publishing pp 25 29 ISBN 978 0 7385 0966 2 Retrieved November 21 2009 Newark Bay Shipyard Globalsecurity org Retrieved on 2014 06 23 The page you re looking for can t be found the Port Authority of NY amp NJ www panynj gov Archived from the original on June 11 2011 Retrieved February 3 2022 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Press Release a b History Port of New York and New Jersey Port Authority of New York amp New Jersey Panynj gov Retrieved on 2014 06 23 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on October 19 2012 Retrieved August 15 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Levinson Marc 2016 The Box How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger 2nd ed Princeton Princeton University Press pp 102 134 ISBN 9780691170817 Kocieniewski David May 9 2005 Facing the City Potential Targets Rely on a Patchwork of Security The New York Times New York City The New York Times Retrieved September 17 2014 Strunsky Steve June 17 2011 Port Newark terminal lease deal to double volume The Star Ledger retrieved July 28 2011 Gibson Ginger July 27 2011 Expansion of Port Newark Container Terminal will spur job growth Gov Christie says The Star Ledger retrieved July 28 2011 Tan Wei Zhe July 6 2017 Yildirim eyes CMA CGM stake sale to fund Ports America purchase Lloyd s List Retrieved July 29 2017 Barnard Bruce July 6 2017 Yildirim pursuing Ports America seeks buyer for CMA CGM stake JOC Tully Tracey Ives Mike Young Elise July 6 2023 How 2 Firefighters Died in a Blaze They Were Ill Equipped to Face The New York Times Retrieved July 7 2023 Rodas Steven Livio Susan K July 9 2023 Port Newark channel reopens for business after deadly cargo ship fire External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Port Newark Elizabeth Marine Terminal Official website40 40 54 N 74 09 02 W 40 68155 N 74 1505 W 40 68155 74 1505 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Port Newark Elizabeth Marine Terminal amp oldid 1179812046, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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