Port Jersey
Port Jersey, with the Statue of Liberty in the foreground | |
| Type | Intermodal freight transport facility |
|---|---|
| Locale | Bayonne & Jersey City New Jersey |
| Official name | Port Jersey Port Authority Marine Terminal |
| Owner | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
| Operator | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey New York New Jersey Rail, LLC Conrail Shared Assets Operations Port Liberty Bayonne LLC (CMA-CGM) |
| Characteristics | |
| Clearance below | 50 feet (15 m) |
| History | |
| Coordinates | 40°40′16″N 74°04′26″W / 40.671°N 74.074°W |
Port Jersey, officially the Port Jersey Port Authority Marine Terminal and referred to as the Port Jersey Marine Terminal, is an intermodal freight transport facility that includes a container terminal located on the Upper New York Bay in the Port of New York and New Jersey. The municipal border of the Hudson County cities of Jersey City and Bayonne runs along the long pier extending into the bay.
The facility was created between 1972 and 1976 and acquired by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in July 2010. CMA CGM operates a post-panamax shipping facility at this terminal under the name Port Liberty Bayonne.
Much of Port Jersey is part of United States Foreign-Trade Zone 49. Most of the area in and around the facility is restricted, though a walkway along its northern side is accessible to the general public and may eventually connect with the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway. A very small bird sanctuary (specifically for the least tern) is also located on the promenade.