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Container traffic in New York Harbor decreased by -2.0% in the first quarter of this year
In March, a drop of -4.1%
May 11, 2020
The Port Authority explained that by comparing midweek rail and road traffic data to and from New York Harbor - New Jersey registered in the period from 30 March to April 3, 2020 compared to midweek data for March 2019 transits through the PATH metro system are results down by -94.3%, transits on bridges and tunnels managed by the authority car traffic of -61.3% and truck traffic fell by -27.6%. To this in addition to a -95.9% contraction in passenger traffic airports in the region.
In March 2020, container traffic moved by the port fell -4.1% to 561,000 compared to 585 thousand teu in March 2019. Full containers fell by -4.1% to 271,000 teu, while full export ones increased by 5.2% rising to 137 thousand teu. Empty containers on import are increased by 41.1% to 2 thousand teu and empty ones on export decreased by -11.8% to 151 thousand teu.
In the first three months of this year, containers full of 895 thousand teu (-1.2%) and those of 369 thousand teu (up 3.9%). Empty containers at landing are 5,000 teu (up 56.4%) and those boarding at 488 thousand teu (-7,6%).
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The Port Authority explained that by comparing midweek rail and road traffic data to and from New York Harbor - New Jersey registered in the period from 30 March to April 3, 2020 compared to midweek data for March 2019 transits through the PATH metro system are results down by -94.3%, transits on bridges and tunnels managed by the authority car traffic of -61.3% and truck traffic fell by -27.6%. To this in addition to a -95.9% contraction in passenger traffic airports in the region.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
