No staffing problems at NY/NJ terminals after storm

North America

Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Hurricane Sandy destroyed thousands of homes, left millions without power, and caused shortages of gasoline in the New York and New Jersey area, but getting sufficient workers to man marine terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey when they reopened this week has not been an issue. Beverly Fedorko, a spokesperson for the New York Shipping Association, said longshoremen were eager to return to work and "anxious to get the port back and running and get that feeling of co...

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