The Port of New York and New Jersey is the waterways in the estuary of the New York and northern New Jersey metropolitan area with a port district encompassing an approximate area within a 30-mile radius of the Statue of Liberty The system of navigable waters along 650 miles of shoreline is considered one the finest natural harbors in the world. The port is by tonnage the third largest in the United States and the busiest on the East Coast.
The busy multi user environment of the Port of NY and NJ demands that mariners of all vessels are well informed about each other as possible. Rowers, paddlers, sailors, ferry operators, tour boats, tugs with barges, container ships, cruise ships and recreational motor boaters share these waters and need to have a clear understanding of each other in order to operate safely in the tight confines of the waters in our Port.
The complex waterways of our Port includes unique circumstances such as Security Zones, Waterway Closures, Channel dredging projects and over 900 marine events every boating season. We are accustomed to look over typical maritime information such as tides, currents, weather and winds before we go boating but in the busy Port environment we need to know more. Read more for some useful info on our Port.