Because the Port of New York and New Jersey may not be your cargo's final destination, we are working to create an extensive network of rail and barge services at our terminals to efficiently facilitate the flow of international cargo to points beyond our port. By reducing reliance on truck trips, our inland distribution network achieves an important environmental objective: to ease traffic congestion on the region’s highways and lessen air emissions.

PIDN, a hub-and-spoke system, aims to lower inland distribution costs, increase throughput capacity and spur economic development at feeder ports and hinterlands by providing new port platforms for value-added warehousing and distribution opportunities.

Essential PIDN partners include the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, prospective feeder port operators and state and local government agencies. Other stakeholders include ocean carriers and shippers who would use the system, the barge operators and local truckers, who will provide service support, and regional consumers and residents. Federal programs, such as the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) and the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) are potential federal sources for capital and operating funding.

Please be advised that the Albany ExpressBarge service has been temporarily suspended.

For more details on our port inland distribution network, click below for the fact sheet.