Brooklyn & Howland Hook Marine Terminals Set for Upgrades

Downtown Manhattan as seen from the water
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A port upgrade project that will transform the Brooklyn Marine Terminal into a modern maritime port and mixed-use community hub while also expanding the Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island has been announced by New York authorities.

As part of the initiative, the city will take control of the entire marine terminal in Brooklyn, covering 122 acres of waterfront in Red Hook and the Columbia Street Waterfront District, including the existing Brooklyn Cruise Terminal.

Mayor Eric Adams announced an initial $80 million investment in the Brooklyn Marine Terminal to stabilize and repair Piers 7, 8, and 10, and to fund future planning for the 122-acre waterfront. This includes up to $15 million for a new container crane and $15 million for a future cold storage facility.

The city will also amend its lease of a 225-acre portion of Staten Island’s Howland Hook Marine Terminal to the port authority, which currently leases Howland Hook from the city, to give the port authority full operational control of the site. This change will bring the entirety of Howland Hook under port authority control.

Howland Hook is a key container terminal in New York and recently attracted its largest-ever private investment. 

As part of an amended lease agreement announced in September 2023, Howland Hook’s new operator, French liner CMA CGM, committed more than $200 million to transform the site with modern facilities, expanded capacity, and sustainability upgrades. CMA CGM aims to boost the facility’s capacity by 50% over the next seven years, enabling it to handle up to 750,000 container lifts annually.