The Port of New York and New Jersey saw its busiest start to the year since the pandemic cargo surge and its third busiest January ever.

The port moved 720,747 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in January 2025, an 8% increase over January 2024's total and a 16% increase over pre-pandemic January 2019.

Volumes rose 5% from December 2024 to January 2025.

Port of New York and New Jersey reported handling 688,180 TEUs in December and 718,826  TEUs in November last year.

The port authority said the Port of New York and New Jersey continued its status as the busiest on the East Coast and among the top three busiest in the country following these results.