Infrastructure
New York City (NYC)
Port Authority
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is the largest port on the East Coast and third-largest in the nation. The Port handles many types of cargo including containers, roll on-roll off automobiles, liquid and dry bulk, breakbulk and specialized project cargo. The port has 54 container cranes ready to handle all types of cargo, including the Chesapeake 1000 which is the largest crane barge on the East Coast with a 1,000-ton capacity. In 2012, the New York-New Jersey Port supported 165,350 direct (onsite) jobs, 296,060 total jobs, over $18.3 billion in personal income, and nearly $28.9 billion in business income. The port generated more than $6.1 billion in annual tax revenues to the federal, state, and local governments.
Because of the bustling maritime activity during the early 1900s, New York and New Jersey frequently fought over jurisdictional rights of the Hudson River. In 1921, the two states agreed to create The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to develop and modernize the port district.
The Port of New York and New Jersey is the largest port in U.S. for automobile imports and exports. Automobiles and other vehicles usually ship on a roll on-roll off vessel where vehicles are driven on and off the ship opposed to being lifted off by a crane or derrick. In 2013, the Port Newark/Elizabeth Marine Terminal complex handled 745,419 new and used vehicles.
The ExpressRail system has three major terminals: Elizabeth, Newark, and Staten Island. After suffering through the two World Wars and Great Depression, ExpressRail Newark was repaired in 1951 and accommodated the largest ships at the time. ExpressRail Elizabeth, nicknamed America's Container Capital, was opened in 1962 and was the first container port in the world. The size of the terminals range from 80 acres to 445 acres. Ship berths at these terminals range from 1,800 feet to 10,128 feet. All terminals have reefer plugs that allow for temperature-and-humidity-controlled cargos including frozen ice cream, juice concentrates, and meats. The standard containers are twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) and can be easily transferred between ships, trains, and trucks.
The Intermodal Rail covers the eastern half of the United States and Eastern Canada. The trucking and roadway network of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is situated within 700 miles of major cities and populations centers in the Northeast. Shippers can reach 100 million consumers within a day's departure from the port.
Foreign-Trade Zone 49 (FTZ 49) is used by many manufacturers to lower import duties and taxes because the merchandise they receive there is considered international commerce. In fiscal year 2010, the value of foreign merchandise received and forwarded through FTZ 49 totaled $22.6 billion. This represents an 11% increase from the previous fiscal year. FTZ 49 directly employs approximately 5,000 people.
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The Erie Canal Subway System Railroads
Source:
panynj.gov