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Port Authority NY & NJ 2003 Annual Report At Howland Hook in Staten Island, N.Y., the Port Authority completed the southerly 200-foot extension of the existing wharf, the first step to creating a 3,000-foot long deepwater berth. Work also began on construction of a 39-acre intermodal ship-to-rail terminal on the “Port Ivory” property, east of the existing container terminal, to serve Howland Hook. In conjunction with this project, the Port Authority will construct a connection between the Staten Island Railroad and the Conrail “Chemical Coast Line” in Elizabeth, just across the Arthur Kill from Howland Hook. When both projects are completed, Howland Hook and Staten Island will benefit from direct freight rail service for the first time in more than a decade.In order to maintain the port’s position as the premier East Coast shipping destination with the ability to serve many of the world’s largest containerships, the Port Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers advanced several major channel-deepening projects in 2003. Work began on the final stage of the Army Corps’ deepening of the Kill Van Kull/Newark Bay Channels from 40 feet to 45 feet to provide critical access to the Port Newark and Elizabeth-Port Authority marine terminals. The Port Authority is also the local sponsor of a project, which began in 2003, to deepen the Arthur Kill Channel between the Kill Van Kull confluence and Howland Hook from 35 to 41 feet.As part of our ongoing commitment to the environment, the Port Authority continued to apply environmentally sound and innovative practices to our dredging operations. Now, nearly 100 percent of all dredged material is beneficially used throughout the region, from remediating brownfields to creating fish and other marine habitats.Amid an extensive capital construction program, the Port of New York and New Jersey once again experienced significant increases in cargo volumes during 2003. Container volumes at all facilities rose nine percent in 2003 with a total of 2,818,557 loaded twenty-foot-equivalent (TEUs) container units moved through the port. Exports rose 11.6 percent while imports increased by 6.4 percent over 2002 volumes. The port’s on-dock rail business set a new record with 232,867 lifts, a 1.1 percent increase over 2002. Strong business from Canada (up 17 percent over 2002) contributed to the rise, along with the new Port Newark rail facility, which completed its first full year of operation with more than 25,000 lifts. Because on-dock rail capabilities are essential to rapid and efficient inland distribution, we are developing more on-dock opportunities. At Port Newark/Elizabeth, a ceremonial first spike was driven by Governor McGreevey
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