••• JOBS by sector:  Trucking Operations - 57,100; Water Transportation - 17,400; Rail Freight Transportation - 1,700; Air Cargo Transportation - 11,900; Public & Private Warehousing - 404,717; Freight Transportation Arrangement - 8,300:  2004  Total - 501,117 •••CONTAINERIZED CARGO 2006 volumes rose nearly 8 percent; the dollar value of all cargo moving through the port exceeded $149 billion, up 13 percent from 2005. •••

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RecordDate: 10/24/2007 8:00:00 PM

About Us

Why Do We Exist

Our collective challenge is to integrate our various constituents' needs and expectations into a plan and take subsequent actions that will:

  • Grow our regional economy
  • Maximize the value of our infrastructure investments
  • Work in partnership with the environment
  • Foster a superior quality of life for the residents of the New Jersey/New York

Mission

Promote the sustainable international movement of goods through a world-class logistics system while building the region's economy.

Goals

  • Be a forum for stakeholders in this transportation system to identify and resolve current deficiencies, and quantify future asset and service requirements
  • Be a catalyst and coordinator in mobilizing private and public resources to improve the system, provide for future growth and establish competitive economics
  • Assist in the marketing of the transportation system to end-users and promote the need for and value of this system to relevant parties