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THE Port of New York and New Jersey saw another double-digit increase for total container volume in May, while rail volume broke its all-time monthly record, reported Jacksonville's Container News.
The total volume for May was 796,693 TEU, which translates to a 48.2 per cent increase in comparison to 537,412 TEU in May 2020. This increase brings total box volumes to over 3.64 million TEU for the year through May.
In particular, imports at the Port of NY & NJ rose 49 per cent in May compared to the previous year, totalling 396,417 TEU, while exports totalled 134,458 TEU, representing a 40.8 per cent increase over the same period of 2020.
Additionally, export empties saw a growth of 50.6 per cent, totalling 263,527 TEU in May.
The port has also set a new monthly rail volume record with a total of 62,026 containers, which represents an increase of 22.8 per cent from the previous year's May figure.
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