At Capacity LLC we're proud to call New Jersey home (not forgetting our crucial California warehousing operation!). We already know that the area is a vital distribution hub, of course, but it's always welcome to have that viewpoint validated by a third party, as this feature on DC Velocity explains.
The Port of New York/New Jersey is one of the largest entry points for goods coming into the U.S., behind only its West coast peers in Los Angeles and Long Beach. The port district itself is 25 miles long and handles in excess of 75 million metric tons (RITA, 2009) every year. That's a lot of cargo to sort, store, and redistribute to final destinations! Whether moving further into the U.S. via intermodal transport solutions or finding a consumer closer to the New Jersey-area, goods must move quickly through the port and make use of solid infrastructure to travel to a distribution center (DC) to await the next phase of their journey. New Jersey - and particularly central NJ - provides "easy access to all the major modes of transportation: road, rail, air, and ocean."
With a high concentration of the population in the Northeast, New Jersey doubles as a core base of operations for warehousing and logistics. We see time and again that major retailers find their sweet spot in this state, whether that means creating their own facility, as exemplified by Amazon's massive facility under construction in Robbinsville, NJ, or employing a company like Capacity LLC to provide retail fulfillment solutions, as have brand names like Macy's and Target. The combined efficiency of pulling cargo straight from port to DC, and efficiently managing its storage/delivery through to final point-of-sale is an attractive proposition for company and consumer alike.
Even with this prime position, however, New Jersey's logistics providers can't rest on their laurels. Major impacts are expected from such transport developments as the impending Panama Canal expansion, meaning that the state and region must be ready to handle the anticipated growth. Already an efficient operation, new developments will see billions of dollars of investment come to fruition in the near future, with the raising of the Bayonne Bridge and the implementation of the ExpressRail System being two projects at the heart of this expansion.
The jobs and economic growth that come with this adaptation of our industry is hugely welcome after a tough year of natural disasters and the struggle to get things back to normal. Watching our area develop is one of the highlights and, we'll say just one more time, something that we at Capacity LLC are proud to play a part in!
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