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CONTACT:<br />
Port Authority<br />
of New York and New Jersey<br />
212-435-7777<br />
Since 2000, the Port Authority has invested $2 billion to prepare the region’s port for future<br />
growth. Today, the Port of New York & New Jersey is the third largest port in the nation.<br />
crease in cargo volumes in 2015.”<br />
One of the consultant’s primary<br />
tasks will be to develop an outreach<br />
plan with Port Authority staff<br />
to work with and solicit ideas and<br />
opinions from a variety of internal<br />
and external port stakeholders.<br />
These include federal, state and local<br />
government agencies, neighboring<br />
communities, tenants, industry<br />
representatives, elected officials, labor<br />
organizations and the public.<br />
The review also will explore industry<br />
trends and developments<br />
that could impact the port, and analyze<br />
the ability of the existing complex<br />
to effectively and efficiently<br />
meet future demand while generating<br />
increased revenues for the agency<br />
and stakeholders and increased<br />
economic activity for the region in<br />
a sustainable manner.<br />
The selected consultant will be<br />
asked to conduct a market analysis<br />
and identify emerging technologies<br />
and potential changes in operating<br />
practices that could improve efficiency.<br />
The review also will look at port<br />
capacity, the current tenant mix and<br />
whether the current structure will<br />
allow for future demand to be effectively<br />
met. It also will look at other<br />
unique strategies such as off-port<br />
support facilities, inland ports, expansion<br />
of the free-trade zone and<br />
short sea shipping.<br />
Firms can obtain a copy of the<br />
RFP online at:<br />
http://www.panynj.gov/businessopportunities/bid-proposal-advertisements.html?tabnum=6.<br />
Founded in 1921, the Port Authority<br />
of New York and New Jersey builds,<br />
operates, and maintains many of<br />
the most important transportation<br />
and trade infrastructure assets in<br />
the country. The agency’s network of<br />
aviation, ground, rail, and seaport<br />
facilities is among the busiest in the<br />
country, supports more than 550,000<br />
regional jobs, and generates more<br />
than $23 billion in annual wages and<br />
$80 billion in annual economic activity.<br />
The Port Authority also owns and<br />
manages the 16-acre World Trade<br />
Center site, where the 1,776-foottall<br />
One World Trade Center is now<br />
the tallest skyscraper in the Western<br />
Hemisphere. The Port Authority receives<br />
no tax revenue from either the<br />
State of New York or New Jersey or<br />
from the City of New York. The agency<br />
raises the necessary funds for the<br />
improvement, construction or acquisition<br />
of its facilities primarily on its<br />
own credit. For more information,<br />
please visit http://www.panynj.gov.<br />
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