“As the largest ports on the East Coast and the second largest in the US, the Port of New York and New Jersey is a passageway to one of the largest and most important consumer markets in the world.”
The Port of New York and New Jersey handled 7,810,005 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) in 2023 making it the third busiest year in its history. 2023’s total was 17.7% below the 2022’s and 4.0% below the five-year annual average.
The Port’s volume in 2023 places it well above the East Coast’s other main ports of Virginia (3,287,546 TEUs) and South Carolina (2,581,373 TEUs).
- The Port’s volume through Q1 2023 was 12% slower compared to the same period last year.
- 2023 started well with a 3.5% increase in January compared to January last year, but has since slowed with decreases of 16% and 20% in February and March, respectively.
- The Port’s decline in Q1 2023 has been most pronounced in empty export TEUs (-33%) and in loaded import TEUs (-27%).
Port Resources
Drayage Cost Analysis
COST PER CONTAINER Plus $100 Port congestion fee, 24% fuel service charge and $33 a day chassis.
Drayage cost estimates provided by DAYBREAK EXPRESS (as of September 1, 2021).
| CITY | SUBMARKET | COST PER CONTAINER | FROM PORT NEWARK/ELIZABETH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calrstadt | Meadowlands | $495.00 | 16.3 Miles |
| Secaucus | Meadowlands | $495.00 | 12.3 Miles |
| Newark | Newark | $395.00 | 6 Miles |
| Port Newark/Elizabeth | Linden/Elizabeth | $395.00 | 0 Miles |
| Elizabeth | Linden/Elizabeth | $495.00 | 7.4 Miles |
| Carteret/Exit 12 | Carteret/Avenel | $495.00 | 16.1 Miles |
| Edison | Route 287/Exit 10 | $495.00 | 26.8 Miles |
| Perth Amboy | Route 287/Exit 10 | $495.00 | 22.1 Miles |
| Staten Island | Staten Island | $795.00 | 39 Miles |
| Cranbury | Exit 8A | $695.00 | 39.3 Miles |
| Robbinsville | Exit 7A | $795.00 | 51.4 Miles |
| Allentown, PA | Lehigh Valley | $1,095.00 | 84.2 Miles |
| Harrisburg, PA | Central Pennsylvania | $1,295.00 | 165 Miles |
