The Port of New York and New Jersey (Port of NY/NJ) sailed to its second-busiest July ever, trailing only last year's peak.

In July 2025, the Port of New York and New Jersey handled 794,268 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).

The total was 1.5% behind July 2024. July 2025's total was a 19.8% increase from July 2019.

From January through July 2025, the Port of New York and New Jersey moved 5,211,550 total TEUs.

The figure was a 3.9% increase from the same period of 2024 and a 20.1% jump from the first seven months of pre-pandemic 2019.

"The Port of New York and New Jersey continued its strong showing over the first seven months of the year, maintaining its status as the second-busiest U.S. port for loaded TEUs," the announcement said.