b'6American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(BUILDINGcontinuedin Red Hook, giving the citymechanicalornavigational from page 2) full ownership of the property.issue.AsBethannRooney, inbound surge into the Port of(See Brenda Silva article ondirectorofthePortDepart-New York/New Jersey to beatpage 4) ment at the Port Authority of thepresidentialinaugura- ButwhiletheHowlandNewYorkandNewJersey tion date of January 20 th . ThisHookdealisabigdealforexplained,Thispartnership timing also backs up againsttheBigApple,thereareawiththeArmyCorpshelps the Chinese Lunar New Yearnumberofprojectsunder- thePortofNewYorkand period which begins JanuarywaythatwillimproveportNew Jersey bolster its inter-28 thand signals a holiday pro- operationsgoingforward.national reputation as a safe, ductionslowdowninChinaPANYNJ and the U.S. Armysteady and efficient commer-and other parts of East Asia.Corps of Engineers (USACE)cial gateway for the densest outlined more than $50 mil- populationofcustomersin pONyNJ: a p Ort OF lion worth of projects fundedtheUnitedStates.Adding, p rOJects throughtheHarborMainte- Theseprojectswillmake ThePortofNewYork/ nance Trust Fund (HMTF) forit possible for our seaport to NewJersey(PONYNJ)isathe Ports berth maintenanceserve a region whose demand Port of projects. And 2024 hasdredging,berthrehabilita- forproductsmadeoverseas been a big year as the PONYNJtion and berth reconstruction.issteadilyincreasing.The embarkedonanumberofSeparately, another $32 mil- levelsofcargogrowthwe projectsandinfrastructurallioninfundingwasdesig- saw during the pandemic will investments. Perhaps the big- nated for projects to deepenreturn as the new normal, and gest was PANYNJ announce- andwidentheGravesendwealong with everyone in mentthattheagencywouldAnchorageoutsidetheKillthe supply chainmust pre-takefullownershipofthevanKullwaterwayfromitspare now for that future.HowlandHookMarineTer- currentdepthof47feettoAnothermajorproject minal on Staten Island under50feet,whichwillprovideunderway in the PONYNJ is an agreement with the city ofa location for large ships tothe Modernization of Road-NewYork,NewYorkstateanchorbetweenAmbroseway Network or Port Street and the New York City Eco- AnchorageintheAtlanticCorridorImprovementProj-nomic Development Corpora- OceanandthePONYNJsect.Theinvolvesamajor tion, enabling the PANYNJ tocontainerterminals.Addi- overhaul of the road network continue to oversee the agen- tionally, the project will pro- leadingintoPortNewarkSincetheroadprojectisheavilytraffickedCorbin cysHowlandHookcargovide a layer of safety for theandtheadjacentElizabethbeingreconstructedwiththeStreet ramp. The project will container terminal plan and itsvesselscallingbyallowingPortAuthorityMarineTer- container terminals in full oper- consistofdemolishingthe future. In exchange for controlthelargernextgenerationminal.Theprojectreceivedation, its been described as asix-decadeoldrampfrom ofHowlandHook,thecityboxships to move closer to thea $44 million grant from theprojectakintorepairingthePort Street to Corbin Street, willgaincontrolofthePortport during inspections, refu- U.S.DepartmentofTrans- wing of a plane while its flying.and a rebuild to modern road-Authoritys partial ownershipelingorinclementweatherportationsInfrastructureforThis analogy particularly applieswaystandards,includinga stakeintheBrooklynPortandtohaveanemergencyRebuilding America (INFRA)tothereconstruction,which(BUILDINGcontinued on AuthorityMarineTerminalrefuge area in the event of aprogram back in July 2021.startedinSeptember,ofthepage 8)263 DISTRIBUTION STREET, PORT NEWARK, NJ [email protected](973) 465-5310'