The United States' economy is increasingly dependent on international trade. The continued growth and prosperity of the U.S. is dependent on global, national, and local business enterprises and their employees having access to modern transportation services. Shipper worldwide will seek new routes to their customers if they experience inefficiencies and higher costs in their current routes. Over the past several years it has become apparent that in order to meet the anticipated expansion in consumer demand for international goods, the nation's transportation industry will have to enhance its infrastructure, particularly its navigation channels, terminals, and intermodal transportation elements. The Port of New York and New Jersey is investing in its infrastructure to keep pace with the demands of industry. Economic forecasts show that the amount of container cargo entering the New York/New Jersey region could double by 2010 and quadruple by 2040. Although it is the third largest port in the nation, existing Port facilities, including channels and terminals, will not be able to handle this cargo increase. Since the new generation of container megaships requires drafts of 15 meters, multiple channel improvement projects are being planned and constructed in the Port complex, including entrance and access channel deepening. Currently, the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are deepening the Kill Van Kull/Newark Bay Channel to 13.7 meters. Two other channel improvement projects (12.5 meters) in the harbor, Arthur Kill Channel and Port Jersey Channel, are under construction. The Water Resources Development Act of 2000 authorized the New York and New Jersey Harbor Deepening Project. The project envisions further deepening of six key channels in the Port to 15.2 meters. With the channel construction, the Port Authority and other port stakeholders are redeveloping terminals and constructing intermodal connections to accommodate the rapidly growing volumes of international cargo.
International Trade and Port Infrastructure Development
Ports Conference 2004 ; 2004 ; Houston, Texas, United States
Ports 2004 ; 1-10
2004-05-13
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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