The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on September 4, 2025 announced that its commercial airports turned up the heat to their second-busiest July ever in July 2025, welcoming 13.3 million passengers.
The Port of New York and New Jersey sailed to its second-busiest July ever, behind only July 2024. The PATH commuter rail system held strongly at 74 percent of pre-pandemic volumes, a 9 percent jump in ridership in July 2025 compared to July 2024. The agency’s vehicular crossings showed strong volume consistent with 2024 and pre-pandemic 2019.
Port of New York and New Jersey
In July 2025, the Port of New York and New Jersey handled 794,268 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units), sailing to its second-busiest July ever. The total was 1.5 percent behind July 2024. July 2025’s total was a 19.8 percent increase from July 2019.
From January through July 2025, the Port of New York and New Jersey moved 5,211,550 total TEUs. The figure was a 3.9 percent increase from the same period of 2024 and a 20.1 percent jump from the first seven months of pre-pandemic 2019. The Port of New York and New Jersey continued its strong showing over the first seven months of the year, maintaining its status as the second-busiest U.S. port for loaded TEUs.
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Source: Port Authority NY/NJ
