New York/New Jersey on top again

Ports on the east of the US face a triple challenge from the drought in Panama, the Suez Canal security issue, and the ILA’s determination to fight automation.

The CMA CGM Group, which recently completed the acquisition of the Bayonne and New York container terminals operated by Global Container Terminals in the Port of New York/New Jersey, is to invest US$600M in the facilities and forge a new business plan for them.

NY/NJ saw its container throughput fall 20% in April, but the port held on to second spot in the US container port rankings on year-to-date figures.

The US Supreme Court has ruled that New Jersey can withdraw from the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor.

Colombian ports reported a downturn in traffic for 2022, with total volumes declining from 168.33 million tonnes to 164.5 million tonnes.

Ports America and NAWE say it is “quite frankly astonishing” that the FMC would seek to limit a marine terminal operator’s ability to charge demurrage in its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.