Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A boat tour with Port of NYNJ Director Beth Rooney inside the largest container port on the U.S. East Coast at New York & New Jersey.
Open House New York ohny.org
Secrets of the Port of NY/NJ: Behind-The-Scenes w/Open House New York
panynj.gov/corporate/en/government-ethics/leadership.html
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Director Rooney explains how it all works: the massive container ships, giant cranes, bulk cargo, international shipping, logistics, tariffs, infrastructure, dredging, bridge upgrades, etc. This port is the most critical element on the US East Coast in ocean freight and worldwide shipping network that moves goods throughout the global supply chain. Learn about the history, technology, and people required to manage this essential infrastructure, including some secrets and insights that only someone this high up in leadership can share.
Inside the Port of New York: A Behind the Scenes Tour
0:00 Preview
0:35 A Tour by Open House New York
0:47 Overview of the Port Authority of NYNJ
2:14 Economics of the Port
2:58 2026: USA's 250th B-day celebration
3:56 NYNJ's rank among large ports
4:49 Prime geography of the Port
5:37 How do ships get from China to New York?
7:10 Modern history of cargo shipping
8:57 Dredging NY's surprisingly shallow harbor
9:46 Panamax ships need 55 feet channels
11:32 U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command
12:28 Preparing infrastructure for sea level rise
13:23 Oil and gas tankers
15:37 A 14,000 TEU megaship
15:51 Raising the Bayonne Bridge
16:32 Tug boat puts on a show
16:58 Tow boats and harbor pilots
18:15 Largest container terminal in the Port
18:40 LNG-powered cargo ships
19:25 Voyage of a 14,000 TEU ship
20:34 Straddle carriers
21:21 How Trump's Tariffs have affected the port so far
22:43 New land from dredged material
23:44 Bulk cargo: scrap metal
24:04 Car carrier
25:07 A much cleaner harbor
26:22 Thank You
A boat tour with Port of NYNJ Director Beth Rooney inside the largest container port on the U.S. East Coast at New York & New Jersey.
Open House New York ohny.org
Secrets of the Port of NY/NJ: Behind-The-Scenes w/Open House New York
panynj.gov/corporate/en/government-ethics/leadership.html
Subscribe for more youtube.com/TheDailyConversation
Director Rooney explains how it all works: the massive container ships, giant cranes, bulk cargo, international shipping, logistics, tariffs, infrastructure, dredging, bridge upgrades, etc. This port is the most critical element on the US East Coast in ocean freight and worldwide shipping network that moves goods throughout the global supply chain. Learn about the history, technology, and people required to manage this essential infrastructure, including some secrets and insights that only someone this high up in leadership can share.
Inside the Port of New York: A Behind the Scenes Tour
0:00 Preview
0:35 A Tour by Open House New York
0:47 Overview of the Port Authority of NYNJ
2:14 Economics of the Port
2:58 2026: USA's 250th B-day celebration
3:56 NYNJ's rank among large ports
4:49 Prime geography of the Port
5:37 How do ships get from China to New York?
7:10 Modern history of cargo shipping
8:57 Dredging NY's surprisingly shallow harbor
9:46 Panamax ships need 55 feet channels
11:32 U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command
12:28 Preparing infrastructure for sea level rise
13:23 Oil and gas tankers
15:37 A 14,000 TEU megaship
15:51 Raising the Bayonne Bridge
16:32 Tug boat puts on a show
16:58 Tow boats and harbor pilots
18:15 Largest container terminal in the Port
18:40 LNG-powered cargo ships
19:25 Voyage of a 14,000 TEU ship
20:34 Straddle carriers
21:21 How Trump's Tariffs have affected the port so far
22:43 New land from dredged material
23:44 Bulk cargo: scrap metal
24:04 Car carrier
25:07 A much cleaner harbor
26:22 Thank You
