The Port of New York and New Jersey finished 2023 with volume totals that exceeded 2019’s pre-COVID numbers by 4.4 percent. December’s total volume added to the positive numbers, reaching 633,925 TEUs (351,402 containers), a 3.4 percent increase compared to the 613,011 TEUs (341,108 containers) recorded in December 2022. This number brings the Port of New York and New Jersey’s 2023 total to 7,810,005 TEUs (4,328,153 containers).
Imports also rose in December at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Compared to the previous year, imports increased by 7.5 percent, totaling 326,412 TEUs (180,534 containers) and 303,596 TEUs (169,605 containers). For 2023, total imports reached 3,990,270 TEUs (2,212,980 containers), a 16.9 percent decrease compared to the 4,804,436 TEUs (2,663,226 containers) recorded in 2022.
In 2023, the seaport was the second busiest in the nation for loaded imports and exports, handling 5.3 million loaded TEUs throughout the year.
Export empties decreased by 1.7 percent in December, totaling 200,746 TEUs and 204,115 TEUs in December 2022. A total of 2,512,038 export empties were recorded in 2023, a 25.4 percent decrease compared to the 3,369,519 TEUs of 2022. Import empties rose by 10.1 percent in 2023 versus the previous year.
December rail volume increased 9.8 percent from the previous year’s December figure, totaling 50,442 containers. Rail volume for 2023 was 11 percent less than in 2022. A total of 30,633 autos moved through the Port of New York and New Jersey in December, a decrease of 19.2 percent compared to December 2022. Auto volume for 2023 was 12.9 percent below 2022’s figure.
