New York – The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has launched a nationwide search for a new director of its Port Department to succeed Molly Campbell. Effective October 26, Campbell will…
Busy July boosts GPA container trade 12.7 percent
Savannah, Ga. – The Georgia Ports Authority moved 378,767 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUS) in July, an increase of 12.7 percent, or 42,668 TEUs, compared to the same month last…
N.Y./N.J. Port Authority airports set passenger record
New York – Commercial airports operating as part of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey set a record with 66.5 million passengers in the first half of…
Savannah TEU volume reaches 4.2 million in FY18
Savannah, Ga. – The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) handled a record 4.2 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in Fiscal Year 2018 (July ’17 – June ’18), for an impressive 8.4 percent increase year-over-year,…
Port of New York and New Jersey reports record cargo volumes
New York — Cargo volumes in the Port of New York and New Jersey set a record for the first half of 2018, with volumes up 6.8 percent compared to…
Trade volumes, LNG bring Panama into the news
ATLANTA, June 27 – Panama and the booming traffic in the Panama Canal have been making headlines in trade publications and news reports. The Canal is experiencing record volumes due…
N.Y./N.J. Port Authority marks first anniversary of completion of raising Bayonne Bridge
New York – A year after the completion of a project to raise the Bayonne Bridge’s navigational clearance to 215 feet, the Port of New York and New Jersey is…
Georgia Ports Authority sees busiest May for total tons, TEUs
Savannah, Ga. – The Port of Savannah handled 3 million tons of cargo in May, an increase of 8.9 percent or 247,671 tons compared the same month a year ago. Total…
Record April boosts Savannah’s containerized trade
Savannah, Ga. – The Georgia Ports Authority‘s busiest April ever pushed its fiscal year-to-date totals to more than 3.4 million twenty-foot equivalent container units, an increase of 8.8 percent (280,000 TEUs)…
JFK Airport improves winter storm response
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced that JFK Airport has adopted further improvements in airport procedures during winter storms. The measures supplement and/or replace the 10…