Port of NY-NJ Hit Record Container Traffic in 2011

2/20/2012 9:53:13 AM

Container volume at the Port of New York and New Jersey in 2011 rose nearly 4 percent year-over-year, breaking the annual record set in 2007 before the start of the global economic downturn. The port handled 5.5 million 20-foot equivalent units in 2011, while the port’s ExpressRail on-dock rail system also set a new record in 2011, handling 422,144 containers, or 12 percent more than in 2010. Loaded import container in 2011 rose 4 percent year-over-year to 1,562,413 TEUs, while loaded exports increased 6.6 percent to 918,316 TEUs in the same period. The Journal of Commerce Online

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