Container volume
New York/New Jersey container volume (TEU)
Monthly loaded imports, loaded exports and empties at the Port of New York/New Jersey, in TEU
Data through Apr 2026 · page updated Jul 10, 2026
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- Loaded imports
Loaded imports at New York/New Jersey were 340,365 TEU in April 2026, down 12% year over year and up 14% versus the same month of 2019. Loaded imports are the import-demand read; empties are repositioned boxes. This is the latest month published, not the current week.
| Stream | Latest (April 2026) | MoM | YoY | vs 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loaded imports | 340,365 TEU | -20.0% | -12.0% | +14.3% |
| Loaded exports | 121,258 TEU | -12.4% | -0.4% | -7.7% |
| Empty containers | 225,182 TEU | -17.5% | -6.7% | +29.0% |
About New York/New Jersey container volume (TEU)
This page tracks monthly container volume at the Port of New York/New Jersey in TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units, split into loaded imports, loaded exports and empty containers. Loaded imports are the demand signal a US importer watches; empties are a tell about trade imbalance and equipment. The numbers are the port authority's own, re-published by BTS, and they land weeks after the month they cover, so a reading here is the latest month available rather than the current week.
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