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Editor’s note: Curious how other ports are doing? See our tracker of monthly container volumes at the largest U.S. ports by volume.
Cargo volumes at the Port of New York and New Jersey fell 11% year over year to 644,439 total TEUs in November.
Total TEUs also showed a 13% decrease from October 2023, “which marked the seaport’s busiest month of the year as retailers made final preparations for the holiday shopping season,” according to a port press release.
Both loaded imports and empties decreased YoY by 7% and 21%, respectively, but the port’s loaded exports increased by roughly 2% YoY as well.
Despite the lower YoY volumes, volumes processed at the East Coast port were 7% higher compared to November 2019.
Cargo volumes by the numbers
Container volumes processed at the Port of New York and New Jersey in November 2023.
