The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that it was the nation’s busiest cargo gateway in March and handled 2.2 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) over the first three months of the year, while the agency’s vehicular crossings measured 27.1 million eastbound crossings from January through March.
The Port of New York and New Jersey handled 837,993 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units).
Many vessels scheduled to call the port in late February were delayed to early March due to winter weather. March 2026 volume increased 6.9% from March 2025.
Over the first three months of the year, the port handled 2,177,694 TEUs. This was a 1.2% decrease from the same period of 2025.
