A solution for supply chain logistics and urban congestion.
THE U.S. COASTAL SERVICE AWARDED MARAD GRANT
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THE HIGH COST OF TRAFFIC
New York City currently relies on a highway-based freight system that is increasingly expensive, unreliable, and polluting.
“The main entryway for packages into New York City, leading to the George Washington Bridge from New Jersey, has become the most congested interchange in the country.” – New York Times, 10/28/19
“The Brooklyn Queens Expressway (is) a clattery, belching, potholed sluice of despair. The long-neglected midcentury highway is collapsing. Experts give it until 2026.” – New York Times, 4/10/19
OUR SOLUTION
Minimize inefficiencies throughout the current system while giving customers access to under-utilized waterways.
Use the waterways to bypass congested bridges and tunnels.
WHY SWITCH TO WATERWAYS?
“The volume of imports and exports transported by our freight system is expected to more than double over the next 30 years…Most of this additional cargo will ultimately move along our surface transportation corridors, many of which are currently at or beyond capacity.” — Admiral Mark Buzby, Administrator of the Maritime Administration, to Congress 6/19/19
Daily deliveries tripled in NYC from 2009 to 2017
Limited and in-expandable road space with multiple bridge and tunnel bottlenecks
Driver shortages and traffic congestion inflating costs to move cargo from NJ to NY
Congestion pricing as well as access to city landing sites and grants will facilitate increased use of NYC waterways
A REAL SOLUTION FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
To limit global temperature increases to less than 2 degrees Celsius, we must decarbonize the global economy. Shipping with U.S. Coastal Service helps all of us move toward a cleaner and more sustainable mode of transport.
Significantly reduce the number of road miles from origin to delivery
Maximize the volume of freight moved at reduced GHG emissions
Shifting freight from road to water is one of the best and least expensive ways to decarbonize the freight sector
Contact us
401 Park Ave S
8th Floor
New York, NY 10016
info@uscoastalservice.com