The Port Authority’s New York and New Jersey ports handled more cargo bound for stores and warehouses in March than any other port in the nation. If it is a product that consumers buy, drive, wear or eat — those items likely arrived by ship at the port.
Port Newark Container Terminal unveiled a $100 million facility Wednesday as part of a larger $1 billion investment to expand the port, add jobs and reduce air pollution.
The $100 million includes the purchase of 35 giant hybrid-powered straddle carriers, the massive machines that move and lift cargo containers on and off trucks. They’ll be repaired in a new high-tech maintenance building to keep them running. PNCT also purchased 54 near-zero-emission yard tractors…