NY port hits record container volume in 2011

   The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said it handled a 5.5 million TEUs in 2011 (both loaded and empty), about 4 percent more than in 2010.
   The port’s on-dock rail system – known as ExpressRail – also set a new record in 2011, handling 422,144 containers of all sizes, or 12 percent more than in 2010.