b'10American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(BIGcontinued fromsignificantmilestonefortheAlso, it is not just the sizeleaseextension.Theleasecommittedtoachievingthe page 2) PortofNew YorkandNewof the ships but the nature ofextensionwithPANYNJisnet-zero greenhouse gas emis-the full effects of the TrumpJersey.The16,828TEUthe calls to the Port. Accord- described as taking a unique,sionsinitsoperationsand Administrationstariffsandvesselwasatthetimetheing to PANYNJ there are 54nontraditionalapproachofsupportthePANYNJsgoal maritimeregulatoryregimelargest ship to call at the Port.individualservicescallingincorporatingperformance,of reaching net zero by 2050. come into play. What made the call pos- atthePortofNY/NJ,withinfrastructure, and sustainabil- Underthenewagreement, siblewasin2016,thePort47 of them regularly calling.ity requirements into the con- APM Terminals will invest in 2025: a g reaTy ear in The Authority and the US ArmyOf those 47 regular services,tract, essentially establishingzero-emissioncargo-handling m aking * Corps of Engineers (USACE)44 are weekly services. AndanewframeworkforP3sequipment and as lessee, the Its possible in the futurecompleted a project that began73% of them are making their(public-private-partnerships)terminal operator is also sub-theNewYork/NewJerseyin 1999 to deepen the harborfirst port of call in the Port ofthat are becoming an import- ject to the Authoritys marine port community will put 2025to 50-feet. And in 2019, theNY/NJwhile13%ofthemant method for ports to handleterminal tariff (through which in the record book as a GreatPort Authority completed theare making the last call in theinfrastructure expansion. PANYNJincentivizesthe Year but like Roger Maris 61raising of the roadway of thePort. And having first and lastAPMTerminalsistheadoption of cleaner equipment home run record, it may wellBayonneBridgetoanavi- callsinarotationisagoodoperatorofthePortssec- asnewtechnologybecomes be tagged with a big asterisk.gationalheightclearanceofmeasureoftheimportanceond-largest container terminalcommercially available). Nota-ThePortsnumbersas215-feet.Withtheincreaseof a Port to the containershipand the extension agreementbly,theAuthorityandAPM they were in 2024 are againin channel depth and air draftoperatorsandthePortincludesmajorinvestmentsTerminalswillexpandthe in2025verygoodandthethePortcannowaccom- ofNewYork/NewJerseyisandcapacityenhancementsleasetoincludeportionsof PANYNJnotchedanumbermodatecontainershipslikeclearly at the top of their listby APM Terminals at its con- an adjacent parcel of land to of notable accomplishments. theOOCLIris.AsRooneyon the East Coast.tainerterminal.UndertheAPM Terminals for enhanced The latest 2025 TEU num- pointed out in the State of thenewagreement,APMTer- productivity. And with inking bers through August are point- Port meeting, Nearly 70% ofaPm L eaSe : L anDmarkD eaL minals will invest over $500the APM extension, a major-ing to 2025 being a very solidthe containerized cargo thatsOn March 24 thPANYNJmillion to improve cargo-han- ity of the Ports terminal ten-year. According to PANYNJ,coming into the Port of NewandAPMTerminals(andlingcapacityatthe350- ants are now booked in with August 2025 was the Port ofYork and New Jersey today isindependentdivisionofA.P.acre terminal. APM has alsolong-termagreements:APM New YorkandNewJerseyscoming in on a ship that couldMllerMrsk)announcedcommitted to the replacementTerminals through 2062, Port second-busiestAugustevernotfitundertheBayonnewhat was described as a land- and maintenance of all wharfLibertyBayonneandNew asthePorthandled835,845Bridge six years ago. mark agreement on a 33-yearand berth structures. APM is(BIGcontinued on page 26)TEUs which was fractionally 0.9percentbelowthesetin 2022duringpost-pandemicREGISTER NOWOct. 29-31, 2025Newport, RIcargosurgeand5.7percent over2024andup23%overCONECTS 29 THANNUALthe August 2019 pre-pandemic total.Moresignificantly,theNORTHEAST TRADE Port ranked second in the US for loaded TEUs over the first eight months of the year. From& TRANSPORTATIONJanuary to August the Port of NewYork/NewJerseyhan-dled 6,047,395 TEUs4.1%CONFERENCEover2024andawhopping 21.1% over the same period in pre-pandemic 2019. So,whatsbehindthe Ports solid numbers? The front-loading imports by shippers to tap down the potentialcostincreasesdue totheTrumpAdministra-tionstariffblitzhasbeenwww.conect.organimportantelementinthe riseinTEUsin2025,not onlythePortofNew York/NewJerseybutalsootherNavigating the Challengeshub ports in the US. 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Harvard UniversityOcean Network Express front-loading was a strongerSenior Advisor, (ONE)demand earlier in the calendarMcKinsey & CoBCO Focus Panel with Peter Tirschwellahead of the traditional peakOff the Record with Peter Friedmannseasonwhichcoupledwithstrong regional economic fig- U.S. Customs and Border Protection KeynoteurestranslatedintothePortPLUS: Networking receptions and Harvest Dinner at a local vineyardof NY/NJ handling more than 6 million TEUs over the first eight months.Secondly, the Port of NY/ REGISTER NOW AT Alan Murphy, Peter Tirschwell,NJ is simply handling bigger ships.Forexample,inFeb- CONECT.ORG!CCS/CES/MCS/MESCEO & FounderVice PresidentSea-Intelligencefor Maritime & Trade ruary the Port celebrated thepoints available. S&P Global Market arrivaloftheOOCLIrisatIntelligenceMaherTerminalsmarkinga 2025T&T_072725v5.indd 1 8/15/25 9:38AM'