b'6American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comVolumes at the Port of New JerseyCirculate New Jersey Promotes and New York present challenges awareness of warehousing and logistics Warehousing space in New Jersey is limited and faces opposition By Debra N. Phillips, AJOT but Circulate New Jersey is using education and hard data to The combined Port of New Yorkpart of global shipping, responsible forshow benefits of warehousing and logistics.andNewJersey(PNYNJ)isthedropping off full containers and pickingBy Debra Phillips, AJOT largest port on the East Coast and theupemptycontainers.Ifbothcanbe third busiest in the United States. Inaccomplished in one trip, or a doubleBusiness is booming in New Jerseyan order, more warehouses are needed 2024,thePorthandled8.78millionmove, truckers gain efficiency whilein the industrial warehouse market. Highto store products.TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units),alsoreducingcongestiononroadsdemand and limited availability have ledWhile some New Jersey municipalities anincreaseof11%over2023.Thearound port terminals, optimizing theto rising rents and a competitive market.seewarehousesasasourceoftax COVID-19pandemicincreasedportflow of goods, and reducing emissions. Even with a surge in new constructionrevenueandwell-payingjobsfor volumes in 2021 and 2022 as shippersTenyearsago,doublemovesand the remediation of older properties,residents, many are actively working adjusted to one of the most dramaticwerethenorm,withapproximatelywarehousespaceisnotkeepingupto limit the expansion of warehouses.supply chain disruptions in history. 75%oftripsinvolvingthesamewith the rising demand. The state hasAccordingtoGreek,theattitude Despitesomeofthechallengeslocation.Now,lessthan30%oftraditionally had a strong industrial base,seems to be, Not in my neighborhood. the ports on the U.S. East Coast facedtruckingtripsaredoublemoves,but recent events are further adding toManybelievethatwarehouses in 2024, including a labor strike and awithcarriersmakingextratrips.the shortage of warehouse space. increaseairpollution.Theyview bridge collapse in Baltimore, the PortThislackofefficiencyhasledtoAfter COVID-19, many companieswarehouses as the source of increased Authority of New York and New Jerseyaconcertedefforttodrivechange,changed their inventory strategies fromtruck traffic leading to congestion on expects volumes to continue to grow inwithgroupslikethe Associationonjust-in-timetomaintainingadditionalhighways and say the constant activity 2025. To handle these levels of cargo,Bi-StateMotorCarriersactivelysafetystock,saidDavidGreek,oftrucksandmachineryiscreating PNYNJ is actively working to enhanceworking to find solutions. Chairman of the organization Circulatenoise pollution.efficiency in on-dock operations. Factors that prevent truckers fromNewJersey.Atthattime,therewasOthersobjecttomoresubjective ThePortisalsoaddressingoperatingmoreefficientlyincludeamadrushforrealestatewithmoreviews, like the desire to preserve historic infrastructure and is currently workingrequeststogotodifferentlocationsindustrial space being sold and rentedsites,andsaythatwarehousescan on a construction project intended toto drop off and pick up containers, thethan in the previous 30 years. alter the character of a neighborhood, improve the flow of traffic leading uplack of availability of appointments atmakingitseemlessresidentialand to marine terminals. This project, whenterminals that require them, and increasede-C oMMerCed eMAnd And more industrial.completed, will increase capacity, easecongestion when only one terminal at aW Arehousingcongestion,andmaketheroadwaysport is accepting appointments. Another factor contributing to theC irCuLAten eWJ erseysafer for all motorists. highdemandforwarehousespaceinGreek is an industrial realtor, but Manystakeholdersareinvolvede xtrAt rips AndA ppointMents New Jersey is the continued growth ofhe has chosen to lead the organization inglobalshipping,includingoceanAreh Ard toM AtCh toF reet iMe E-commerce. Many consumers purchaseCirculateNewJerseytoinformand carriers, intermodal service providers,Theidealsituationforcarriersgoods online rather than shopping in brick- educatethepubliconthenumerous BeneficialCargoOwners(BCOs),istogoinanddropoffanemptyand-mortarretailestablishments.Withbenefitsoflogisticsandwarehouses. and several regulatory agencies. container and pick up full containers,expectationsthatgoodswillappearonHesaid,Unfortunately,alackof Truckingcompaniesareavital(VOLUMEScontinued on page 8) their doorsteps within 48 hours of placing(PROMOTEScontinued on page 14)'