What does Port Newark/Elizabeth have to do with your morning glass of OJ?
On Friday, April 10 Bloustein graduate students in Professor Anne Strauss Wieder’s Freights & Ports class again took their learning beyond the classroom and straight to the docks to see how goods move through one of the region’s busiest ports.
The class enjoyed a visit to Port Newark/Elizabeth’s Maher Terminal, led by Port Department staff responsible for port security, emergency response, and environmental programs. Students got an up-close look at various cargo operations and environmental initiatives, including rare access inside two of the largest container operations at the Port.
Students learned about the Orange Blossom 2, a tanker dedicated entirely to bringing orange juice into the region for processing at an adjacent facility. Its berth is a piece of New Jersey history: the site of the first container vessel operation in 1956. The facility also imports, processes, and multimodally ships edible oils.
Curious about freight planning and transportation policy? Freights & Ports (34:970:560) is a spring elective in the graduate Urban Planning program that goes beyond the classroom with site visits to supply chain operations across New Jersey. Interested students should check the Rutgers Schedule of Classes to verify the specific semester and schedule for the upcoming academic year.
