Shipping to be part of Howland Hook waterfront for next half-century

The Port Authority has signed a 35-year lease extension with the city for the 202-acre Howland Hook Marine Terminal in Mariners Harbor. The agency also extended its lease for the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal by 20 years, with the option of further lengthening it to 2058.

Bayonne Bridge Lift

There’s no debate that the Bayonne Bridge is too low for the increasingly larger ships entering the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Cruising from New York

Steep Discounts & Great values on large and small vessels to a variety of locations from New York this Fall 2009.

Waterfront job referral spurs mob ties probe

Investigators are probing whether a top Waterfront Commission official recommended the manager of a mobbed-up Staten Island strip club for a job as a harbor cop, the Daily News has learned.

Cleaning Up Pollution at New York’s Ports

Our region depends on international shipping to maintain our daily habits and our long-term economic growth. Every day, huge ships bring goods from around the world to the Port of New York and New Jersey.

For Sale: Harbor View, Needs Work

THE West Bank Lighthouse stands about three miles east of New Dorp Beach on Staten Island. From there, in the view to the north, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge seems delicately placed on the horizon.

Cleaning the Big Apple

The Big Apple is a big opportunity for clean truck advocates. The Port of New York and New Jersey is the third largest container port in the nation, handling more than 5 million containers and 30 million tons of ocean cargo a year.

Port authority reviews cross-harbor project, freight movement strategy

Last week, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) officials and area government and transportation representatives met to discuss ways to move more freight throughout the already-congested bi-state region. During the next 20 years, the region’s freight traffic is expected to skyrocket 70 percent.

Big Apple Cleans Up

Officials at The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey say a clean truck program similar to the one recently started in Southern California is inevitable.

Douglas Tilden and Ken Bloom to receive 2008 “Connie” awards from Containerization & Intermodal Institute

The Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII) will present the 2008 Connie Awards this year to Douglas Tilden, Chairman of Ports America Group and Ken Bloom, Chief Executive Officer for INTTRA.

Cape Liberty: Cruise Gateway to Manhattan

New Jersey’s Cape Liberty Cruise Port, across the Hudson River from Manhattan, is increasingly popular for those embarking on year-round Royal Caribbean cruises

area ports at crossroads

The Delaware River ports are at a critical crossroads where the potential for growth exists, but it will hinge on the region’s ability to take a coordinated approach to future development,

Shipments through Port Authority spike 425%

When it comes to exports, New Jersey is consistently infamous. Huge volumes of waste paper, scrap metal, wood pulp and chemicals — some of the grimiest remnants of manufacturing and modern-day life — leave the Port of New York and New Jersey each year for other parts of the world.

NYCruise Generates over $1 Billion

Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) newly released Economic Impact Study revealed that the New York City cruise industry generated over $1 billion dollars in 2006 and was responsible for over 13,420 local jobs. More than one million passengers came through the City’s cruise facilities this past year making New York the nation’s sixth busiest cruise port during 2006.

Authorities Investigate a Watchdog of the Docks

The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, an agency created more than 50 years ago to root out corruption on the docks that was immortalized by Marlon Brando, is itself now at the center of a wide-ranging investigation.

Port Plan Will Meet Council Resistance

A City Council member is expected to introduce a resolution today calling on the city to drop plans to close the last container port in Brooklyn.