Q: What is the NYSA?
A: The New York Shipping Association is a non-profit corporation of ocean cargo carriers, terminal operators, stevedores and marine-related businesses that operate the ships, move the cargo, train and employ the laborers, provide and maintain the equipment that moves goods and products to the largest and richest consumer market in the world.
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Q: Who are the members of the NYSA?
A: Current list of the NYSA members.
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Q: Why is NYSA sponsoring the "Delivering Prosperity" campaign?
A: Delivering
Prosperity is a public
education campaign sponsored
by the New York Shipping
Association to provide
residents of New Jersey
and New York with information
about the Port of New
York and New Jersey,
what it does and how
it affects the region.
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Q: Where does the port of New York and New Jersey rank among U.S. ports?
A: The
Port of New York and
New Jersey is the third
largest port in the U.S.,
as measured by the number
of shipping containers
that are unloaded each
year. The largest in
the nation is Los Angeles,
and the second largest
is Long Beach, California.
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Q: Is the economic contribution of the port to the region increasing or decreasing?
A: Increasing. Cargo
volumes in the Port of
New York and New Jersey
achieved record levels
in 2005. In an annual
press release the Port
Authority of NY and NJ
indicated “The
dollar value of all cargo
moving through the port
exceeded $132 billion
for the first time, up
15.6 percent from 2004.
The record cargo volume
was attributed to a 17
percent increase in trade
with Far East Asia and
a 15 percent increase
in trade with Southeast
Asia, a trend that began
three years ago.”
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Q: Where are the jobs that are created by the port?
A: Of the
roughly 415,000 jobs
created by the Port of
NY and NJ, 239,000 are
full time equivalent
jobs in the bi-State
area. A third are in
New Jersey and roughly
a quarter are located
in New York. Among these
jobs are included those
related to water transportation,
wholesaling and warehousing,
banking, insurance, freight
forwarding, and state
and local government.
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Q: Are jobs at the port good jobs?
A: Yes.
The Port of New York
and New Jersey has the
most highly skilled workforce
of any port in the nation,
and technologically it
is the most advanced
port in the country.
Jobs at the terminals
pay an average of $90,000
per year, over twice
the average salary in
the state of New Jersey.
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Q: What is the status of the port dredging that I have heard something about?
A: By the end of 2004, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) completed deepening of the Kill Van Kull/Newark Bay Channels from 40 to 45 feet. The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey is the local sponsor of the project, which has been under way since 1999. The ambitious deepening project was completed earlier than originally forecast and came in under budget. The Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay channels provide access to the Port Newark and the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal, and connect with the Arthur Kill Channel, which provides access to New York Container Terminal in Staten Island, N.Y. With the 45-foot deepening in place, the Corps is poised to begin another major project, the deepening of the Ambrose, Anchorage, Kill Van Kull, Newark Bay, Arthur Kill, Port Jersey and Bay Ridge channels to 50 feet. Work began in the Kill Van Kull in 2005 and will continue for several years. The Arthur Kill Channel will be deepened from 35 to 41 feet from the confluence with the Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay south to and including Howland Hook. The channel will be deepened to 40 feet further south of Howland Hook. The Corps also began the deepening of the Port Jersey Channel, sponsored locally by the State of New Jersey. The project, which provides access to the privately owned Global Container Terminal, in Jersey City, and the former Military Ocean Terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey, where the new passenger ship terminal operated by Ceres is located, will deepen the channel to 41 feet.
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Q: What is the environmental impact of the port?
A: Balancing the economic assets with the environmental resources supporting our facilities and region has been a major initiative for the New York Shipping Association. Through active participation in various forums and partnerships, including the Harbor Estuary Program, the NYSA members have supported all of the major environmental initiatives in the region. Members have made significant investments to support improvements in their business practices to reduce dependence on diesel fueled equipment, supported the development of a major rail distribution network and supported the largest environmental dredging project in the nation. In addition, members of NYSA participated on task forces and work groups to support the removal of contaminated sediments in our harbor through significant dredging and beneficial use of the dredged material. Furthermore, expanded gate hours; the implementation of a port inland distribution network; use of low sulfur fuels on vessels; alternatively fueled vehicles; elimination of diesel cranes and substitution by electrically powered equipment throughout the marine terminals; more efficient terminal operations; electronic gate systems; and continued development of other initiatives to eliminate environmental impacts of day-to-day port activities, including the possible use of alternative technologies for short rail service; serve to meet our shared goal of a healthy environment and an estuary flourishing with natural resources.
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Q: How is security handled by the port?
A: As a
result of a number of
legislative initiatives
and operational improvements
undertaken since the
tragic events of 9/11,
the maritime transportation
system in the U.S. is
more secure today than
ever before. Rigorous
domestic and international
standards have been implemented
for port and cargo security.
Customs and Border Protection
now screens cargo information
on 100 percent of import
cargo containers to identify
high-risk cargo before
it enters the U.S. and
customs personnel physically
inspect every container
identified as high risk
upon arrival in the U.S.
The New York Shipping
Association is an active
and founding member of
The
Coalition for Secure
Ports.
Enhancing
maritime security requires
the cooperation
of government, companies,
and international trading
partners. To ensure
cargo chain security,
a unified
and cooperative effort
is necessary - from
the shippers who stuff
the
containers overseas,
to the ocean carriers
that transport them,
to the ports and terminals
that transfer them
to land-based transportation
modes, to the trucks
and railroads that
deliver
them to their eventual
destination and, of
course, to the government,
which
has the ultimate investigative,
law enforcement, and
regulatory authority.
NYSA, working with
The Coalition for Secure
Ports, is working towards
requiring enhanced
cargo
information, for example,
knowing the contents
of each cargo container
before it enters the
country; creating an
advanced system that
monitors global container
locations and identifies
tampering or unauthorized
access; and implementing
a Transportation Worker
Identification Credential
program to ensure that
the identification
of individuals with access
to cargo can be verified
reliably and expediently.
Our
port is the only east
coast port to participate
in a pilot program testing
a “Container Security
Unit” or CSU. The
CSU is a black box that
is monitored using global
positioning satellites.
It monitors five sensors
that measure anomalies
involving the doors to
the container, light
entering the container,
radiation, and carbon
monoxide. This experiment
will test the possibility
of providing surveillance
at many different points
in the supply chain.
The globalization of
the world’s economy,
and its growth over the
last decade and a half,
make supply chain security
a linchpin in our nation’s
overall security posture.
Preparedness, prevention
and response are the
underpinnings of a sound
worldwide supply chain
security system.
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Q: What is the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey?
A: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey manages and maintains the bridges, tunnels, bus terminals, airports, PATH and seaport that are critical to the bistate region's trade and transportation capabilities. Through its facilities and services, people are able to make vital connections and businesses are able to grow.
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