Howland Hook Marine Terminal
| Company type | Container shipping facility |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipping, Port operations |
| Predecessor | American Export Lines |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Fate | Acquired by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in 2024 |
| Headquarters | Staten Island, New York City , United States |
Area served | Port of New York and New Jersey |
| Products | Container terminal services, intermodal freight transport |
| Owner | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
| Parent | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
The Howland Hook Marine Terminal,, also known as Port Liberty New York,, is a container shipping facility situated within the Port of New York and New Jersey on the northwestern shore of Staten Island, New York City. Positioned along the eastern bank of the Arthur Kill, it lies at the gateway to Newark Bay, just to the north of both the Goethals Bridge and the Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge.
The terminal's origins trace back to its construction by American Export Lines, featuring a B & O coal dumper completed in 1949 capable of processing 100 railcars during an eight-hour work period. Coal deliveries were made by barge to support harbor utilities. This coal handling infrastructure was removed by the middle of 1965. In 1973, New York City acquired the property for $47.5 million, after which United States Lines transferred its container operations to this location. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) secured a 38-year lease on the terminal in 1985 and assumed full ownership in 2024. Currently, PANYNJ contracts with CMA CGM to manage terminal operations.
Spanning , the terminal expanded following its 2001 acquisition of neighboring Port Ivory, previously managed by Procter & Gamble.
The facility includes a wharf stretching along Arthur Kill, equipped with three berths designed for container vessels. The wharf depths accommodate ships as follows: for , for , and for berths. Plans are underway to develop a fourth berth measuring with a depth of , located on the former Port Ivory grounds. Onsite amenities comprise container storage areas, a refrigerated warehouse, and facilities for U.S. Customs inspections.
Additionally, the terminal serves as a transfer point where containerized municipal waste is moved from barges onto trains, handling approximately fifty percent of New York City's barged refuse.
A seven-track ExpressRail intermodal yard on premises connects through the Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge to New Jersey’s rail network and beyond. Two of these tracks are specifically allocated for waste container transfers. Opened in 2007, this rail yard repurposes segments of the former North Shore Branch of the Staten Island Railway, providing links to Arlington Yard and the Travis branch along Staten Island’s West Shore.
See also
- Port Jersey Marine Terminal
- Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal
- Red Hook Marine Terminal
- Geography of New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary