January container volumes at the Port of New York and New Jersey showed continued growth at the East Coast’s largest import gateway.
The hub handled 667,346 twenty-foot equivalent units, according to the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, an increase of 3.4% y/y and the port’s third-highest ever for the month.
The fast start continues the growth trend observed in recent years, topped only by January 2022 at 765,050 TEUs and January 2021’s 721,284 TEUs.
The growth continues the port’s positive momentum from 2024, when frontloading by imports ahead of tariffs and potential labor disruptions boosted import volumes. Flows were also aided by importers pulling imports forward ahead of Lunar New Year.
Loaded containers saw a 2.6% year-over-year increase, rising from 436,249 TEUs in January 2024 to 447,514 TEUs in January 2025. Empty container volume grew at a faster rate, increasing by 5.1% from 209,180 TEUs to 219,832 TEUs.
Loaded import TEUs rose by 5.8%, from 323,980 in January 2024 to 342,790 in January 2025. Export loaded TEUs experienced a decrease of 6.7%, from 112,269 to 104,724 over the same period.
Intermodal rail lifts saw a slight decline of 1.3%, from 53,737 in January 2024 to 53,013 in January 2025.
January’s volume represents 7.7% of the previous year’s total traffic of 8,697,767 TEUs.
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