“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.”
Through September 2025
Rail Volume Continues to Rise in September at the Port of NY and NJ
The Port of New York and New Jersey maintained its status as the second-busiest U.S. port for loaded TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) both for the month of September and over the first nine months of the year. Total volume for September dropped slightly to 740,254 TEUs (404,642 containers), a 5% decrease from the 779,388 TEUs (426,407 containers) recorded in September 2024. Many shippers imported holiday related cargo earlier in 2025 in anticipation of tariff policy changes. This number brings the port’s total volume over the first nine months of the year to 6,787,649 TEUs (3,730,447 containers).
September imports totaled 363,790 TEUs (199,489 containers), a 4.6% decrease from the previous year’s 381,440 TEUs (208,882 containers). From January through September, the Port of New York and New Jersey imported 3,433,327 TEUs (1,893,821 containers), a 2.3% increase from the 3,357,394 TEUs (1,857,035 containers) imported in the same period of 2024. Import empties were down 30.6% from January through September compared to the same period in 2024.
PANYNJ handles 484,000 TEUs in September
October 30, 2025 | By Syed Rakin Rahman
- The Port of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) recorded a throughput of 484,586 loaded TEUs for the month of September. PANYNJ thus maintained its status as the second-busiest US port for loaded TEUs.
- In September 2025, the seaport’s total TEU count reached 740,254, which was 5% below September 2024’s figure.
- Many shippers imported holiday-related cargo earlier in 2025 in anticipation of tariff policy changes.
- From January through September, the port handled 6.78 million TEUs, a 3.1% increase from the same period in 2024.
Source: PANY&NJ / © The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. All Rights Reserved.
Port Resources
Drayage Cost Analysis
As of March 31, 2025
COST PER CONTAINER AVERAGE (BASE + FUEL ONLY) WITH AVERAGE ONE-WAY MILEAGE
Drayage cost estimates provided by DRAYAGE.COM. Drayage.com is owned and operated by LoadMatch Inc. ®
| CITY | SUBMARKET | COST PER CONTAINER | FROM PORT NEWARK/ELIZABETH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlstadt | Meadowlands | $558.00 | 16 Miles |
| Secaucus | Meadowlands | $517.00 | 12 Miles |
| Newark | Newark | $484.00 | 6 Miles |
| Port Newark / Elizabeth | Linden / Elizabeth | $462.00 | 0 Miles |
| Elizabeth | Linden / Elizabeth | $488.00 | 5 Miles |
| Linden | Linden / Elizabeth | $498.00 | 12 Miles |
| Bayonne | Hudson Waterfront | $574.00 | 9 Miles |
| Carteret / Exit 12 | Carteret / Avenel | $540.00 | 14 Miles |
| Edison | Route 287 / Exit 10 | $583.00 | 19 Miles |
| Perth Amboy | Route 287 / Exit 10 | $600.00 | 20 Miles |
| Staten Island | Staten Island | $874.00 | 11 Miles |
| Cranbury | Exit 8A | $634.00 | 40 Miles |
| Robbinsville | Exit 7A | $680.00 | 42 Miles |
| Allentown, PA | Lehigh Valley | $924.00 | 81 Miles |
| Harrisburg, PA | Central Pennsylvania | $1,135.00 | 160 Miles |
