Newark Bay Looking South
With the advent of containerization, all of the piers on the nearby Hudson River, except passenger ship terminals, disappeared or were converted to other uses. Modern day container ship ports require much land in order to offer ships quick turn-arounds. The containers on land need to be out of one another's way and not bottle necked. A big ship can exchange much of its cargo and be on its way in a few hours*. On the right is Port Elizabeth and below that is a small part of Port Newark. Most ships come in through Kill Van Kull - middle left - which connects to upper NY Bay. Other ships come in through Arthur Kill from Raritan Bay up top.
*See my caption under www.flickr.com/photos/62890821@N08/24997057331/in/album-7...
Also see this view from boat: www.flickr.com/photos/62890821@N08/49508401951/in/photost...
Newark Bay Looking South
With the advent of containerization, all of the piers on the nearby Hudson River, except passenger ship terminals, disappeared or were converted to other uses. Modern day container ship ports require much land in order to offer ships quick turn-arounds. The containers on land need to be out of one another's way and not bottle necked. A big ship can exchange much of its cargo and be on its way in a few hours*. On the right is Port Elizabeth and below that is a small part of Port Newark. Most ships come in through Kill Van Kull - middle left - which connects to upper NY Bay. Other ships come in through Arthur Kill from Raritan Bay up top.
*See my caption under www.flickr.com/photos/62890821@N08/24997057331/in/album-7...
Also see this view from boat: www.flickr.com/photos/62890821@N08/49508401951/in/photost...