Terminal guide
Port Newark Container Terminal
The Newark-side workhorse — 272 acres behind Calcutta Street, with ExpressRail Newark on dock.
- UIIA interchange carrier
- TWIC-credentialed drivers
- EPA SmartWay partner
- Certificates of insurance on request
PNCT works 272 acres on the Newark side of the channel with straddle-carrier operations and its own well-known web tools — its empty-return page is one of the most-checked documents in the port. On-dock ExpressRail Newark connects it straight into the inland rail network.
PNCT's published empty-return matrix changes daily by line and equipment type. Running its gates well is mostly a matter of reading those documents before the move and having the appointment discipline to act on them — which is exactly the part we own.
Trucker notes
- PNCT's EmptyReturn page is the canonical daily reference — never send an empty against yesterday's matrix.
- Straddle-carrier terminals stage differently than RTG yards; drop locations and flip behavior differ — brief drivers accordingly.
- Check the gate-hours page for extended-gate announcements on surge weeks.
How we run this gate
We run PNCT daily for imports, exports, and empties. Dispatch reads the terminal's live pages each morning and matches every empty return against the current acceptance before a driver commits to the Calcutta Street lanes.
Common questions
- What is PNCT's FIRMS code?
- The CBP FIRMS code for Port Newark Container Terminal is F577.
- Where does PNCT publish empty return acceptance?
- PNCT publishes a live empty-return page on pnct.net covering acceptance by steamship line and equipment type. It changes daily — our dispatch checks it before every empty move.
- Does PNCT have on-dock rail?
- Yes — ExpressRail Newark serves PNCT, connecting the terminal directly to the inland intermodal network.
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