Red Hook Container Terminal

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The Red Hook Marine Terminal is an intermodal freight transport facility in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, on the Upper New York Bay in the Port of New York and New Jersey. The maritime facility handles container ships and bulk cargo and includes a container terminal.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/29/nyregion/29waterfront.html?_r=1&|title = Shipping is up in Brooklyn, but Future is Shaky|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 29 June 2006|last1 = Bagli|first1 = Charles V.}}{{cite press release |publisher=New York City Office of the Mayor |date=May 3, 2000 |title=City Purchases New Container Cranes for Brooklyn's Red Hook Container Terminal |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/2000a/pr157-00.html |accessdate=2011-10-29}}{{cite web |url=http://www.asiterminals.com/ |title=Red Hook Container Terminal |work=American Stevedoring Inc. |accessdate=2011-10-29}}

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) bought the piers in the 1950s when there was still much break bulk cargo activity in the port. The container terminal was built in the 1980s.{{cite news | last = Fiala | first = George | title = Are the Red Hook cranes headed to Sunset Park? by George | work = Red Hook Star-Revue | date = January 21, 2015 | url = http://www.star-revue.com/red-hook-cranes-headed-sunset-park-george-fiala/ | accessdate = 2015-02-25}} Nearly all labor on the terminal is supplied by Local 1814 of the International Longshoreman's Association union.{{cite news |date=November 1, 2011 |title=ILA 1814 President Louis Pernice Says Shipping Continues Here for 20 Years |url=http://www.redhookstar.com/Star%20Revue%20Archive/Red%20Hook%20Star-Revue%20November%201%20for%20web.pdf |work=Red Hook Star-Revue}}

There are two active container cranes along 2,080 feet berth, 3,140 feet of breakbulk berth space, two major bulk-handling yards, and approximately 400,000 square feet of warehouse.{{Cite web |title=Red Hook Container Terminal |work=Seaports Publications Group | url=http://www.seaportsinfo.com/panynj/portfacilities/?page=redhook |accessdate=2011-10-28}} In October 2011 the PANYNJ took over operations at the site.{{cite news |title=NY-NJ Port Authority Buys Out Terminal Lease |first=Peter T. |last=Leach |url=http://www.joc.com/portsterminals/ny-nj-port-authority-buys-brooklyn-terminal-operator |newspaper=The Journal of Commerce |date=October 27, 2011 |accessdate=2011-10-29}}{{cite news |title=Upgrade due on the waterfront |first=Gary |last=Buiso |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/upgrade_due_on_the_waterfront_pTSrNq0jIJDstfsJ20YPqJ |newspaper=New York Post |date=October 22, 2011 |accessdate=2011-10-29}} In 2011, the terminal handled 110,000 containers.{{cite news| url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/deal-preserves-red-hook-ports-customs-inspections/?ref=portauthorityofnewyorkandnewjersey | work=The New York Times | first=Christine | last=Haughney | title=Deal Preserves Red Hook Port's Customs Inspections | date=2012-04-05}} Red Hook Container Terminal LLC operates the terminal in an agreement made in 2011 with the Port Authority when it had control over the facility.{{cite web |url=http://www.redhookterminal.com/ |title=Home |website=redhookterminal.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.star-revue.com/red-hook-cranes-history-michael-cobb/#sthash.HRXts8Le.dpbs|title=Red Hook cranes could be history|first=Michael|last=Cobb|date=4 June 2017|website=Red Hook Star-Revue}} In May 2024, the Port Authority transferred ownership of the terminal to the New York City government.{{Cite web |title=NYCEDC Announces Brooklyn Marine Terminal Task Force Appointees to Serve Alongside Rep. Dan Goldman, State Senator Andrew Gounardes, Council Member Alexa Aviles {{!}} NYCEDC |url=https://edc.nyc/press-release/nycedc-announces-brooklyn-marine-terminal-task-force-appointees-serve-alongside-rep |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=edc.nyc |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul, NYCEDC, and Port Authority Announce Plan to Transform Brooklyn Marine Terminal With Investment in 122-Acre Brooklyn Waterfront, Support Future Growth of Howland Hook Marine Terminal {{!}} NYCEDC |url=https://edc.nyc/press-release/city-announces-investments-to-transform-and-modernize-brooklyn-marine-terminal |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=edc.nyc |language=en}}