{"id":78226,"date":"2026-10-26T15:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T14:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aivp.org\/logistique-urbaine-fluviale-le-groupe-de-travail-villes-portuaires-fluviales-explore-les-blue-highways-de-new-york\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T15:52:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T14:52:31","slug":"urban-waterborne-logistics-the-river-port-cities-working-group-explores-new-yorks-blue-highways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aivp.org\/en\/urban-waterborne-logistics-the-river-port-cities-working-group-explores-new-yorks-blue-highways\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban waterborne logistics: the River Port Cities Working Group explores New York\u2019s Blue Highways"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 14 October 2026, AIVP\u2019s River Port Cities Working Group met online to explore how waterways can support urban freight transport. Chris Canary<\/strong>, Vice President in the Ports, Waterfront and Transportation Department at the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), presented the Blue Highways programme. The session provided an opportunity to discuss New York\u2019s approach and compare experiences with other port cities.<\/p>\n

The Blue Highways programme<\/strong> aims to shift more freight from roads to waterways, easing pressure on congested streets and strengthening supply chain resilience. Its Action Plan builds on decades of efforts to move waste by barge, reduce truck trips, and streamline freight transport, offering an alternative to the limited road crossings over the Hudson River and connecting goods arriving west of the river with more than 11 million consumers to the east. Through this approach, it seeks to support maritime activity and economic development while answering residents\u2019 concerns about traffic, quality of life, job opportunities, and housing.<\/p>\n

The programme has several waterfront projects<\/strong>: a microfreight landing at Downtown Skyport in Lower Manhattan, a facility for aggregates and microfreight developed with the Fulton Fish Market at Hunts Point, and a further microfreight terminal planned in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. These will be complemented by the Hunts Point Marine Terminal, planned for 2030 on the former site of Vernon C. Bain jail barge. It would handle containerised freight, with a proposed electric tug-and-barge connection to Brooklyn Marine Terminal. Additionally, the programme seeks to preserve the working waterfront and support maritime jobs.<\/p>\n

Exchanges with participants and their experiences highlighted many points. Notably:<\/strong><\/p>\n