The port's last major container pier tenant, Evergreen Lines, announced it would leave later this year, and only two piers now handle large-scale cargo shipping.
The ship carries containers, which is the fastest developing sector in cargo shipping.
Internationally, Seaboard also has operations in cargo shipping, commodity merchandising, sugar and citrus production and flour milling.
Some cargo shipping remains; for example, Brooklyn still handles the majority of cocoa bean imports to the United States.
The agreement relating to cargo shipping allowed direct shipping between 11 sea ports in Taiwan and 63 in mainland China.
Barnett spent much of his adult life working in the field of cargo shipping and still remains involved.
The airport itself is used for recreational flying, flight training, small cargo shipping, refueling stops, and medical flights.
In addition to its cargo shipping, the company expanded its overnight passenger shipping traffic as well.
She finishes her service with the Navy and then goes into cargo shipping.
New York's ports, particularly New York City's, handle a large part of the nation's general cargo shipping.