Maritime Association of the Port
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It is the mission of The Maritime Association of the Port of New York/New Jersey to serve the maritime community in the New York/New Jersey region by: monitoring and disseminating information about port and ship activity to its members and the public; acting as an advocate for the business interests of the harbor at the municipal, state and federal levels; and promoting the commerce of the port by publishing relevant materials and through business and issue-oriented conferences. The Association will uphold its long tradition of service to the maritime community by creatively and actively giving voice to the collective concerns of the membership. It affirms the proposition that the key to growth of commerce through this great port is a continuing fostering of partnership among the various individual elements that make up the maritime community in this port. .

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10/14/2008      Now - By Diane Buccheri

The Association has been at the fore of other endeavors related to the port over the many years. These include dredging, new pier construction, rail rates, Panama Canal tolls, and improvements on the New York State Barge Canal. Never ending in its efforts, the Association continues in its active endeavors read more »

10/13/2008      IN THE BEGINNING - By Diane Buccheri

The Association’s founders aimed to report ship arrivals and departures, movements to and from other ports, and locations of vessels in the port, accurately and with timeliness. To do so, the Sandy Hook Quarantine and City Island Telegraph Company were formed in 1878 and took over the Sandy Hook Telegraph read more »

10/12/2008      IN THOSE DAYS . . . By Diane Buccheri

Business was conducted at convenient meeting places such as coffee houses. Shipowners, merchants, captains, and traders often convened at the Tontine Coffee House at Water and Wall Streets to arrange details of commercial shipping and share information regarding ship movements. Even the mail was collected at the Tontine which was read more »

10/11/2008      Maritime New York History, By Diane E. Buccheri

In 1873 the port was filled with boats of all sorts going about their business within the bustle. Steamships, sailing ships varying from square riggers to barks, barkentines, and schooners filled the harbor’s docks and shores in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and New Jersey. Others were anchored in the harbor while some read more »

10/10/2008      Changes - By Diane Buccheri

Technology has made changes, vast changes, and quickly. Ocean shipping and cargo handling have certainly been included in these changes! Now passengers are primarily transported by the airplane, which has displaced the spectacular ocean liners once crowding the North River ports. To carry more cargo with each voyage and lessen read more »

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