As Congress considers a bill to slash transportation funding to New Jersey and the nation, U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez (D-Hoboken) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-Cliffside Park) today sent a joint letter to Gov. Chris Christie, asking him to assess how the Republican bill would impact New...

In a deal contingent upon a $500 million facility upgrade, the Port Authority Board of Commissioners today approved an extended lease for Port Newark Container Terminal that includes a guarantee the world's second-largest shipping company will call the port home.

Waste Management Inc. said it opened Camden’s first publicly accessible compressed natural gas, or CNG, fueling station Wednesday. The Houston-based firm, which provides waste collection, disposal and other services, said it will sell the alternative fuel to commercial fleets and individuals with CNG-equipped...

In order to take advantage of similar customer bases and expand services provided, Elmwood Park-based Sealed Air announced Wednesday it has acquired Diversey in a transaction valued at $4.3 billion.

Two companies, both alike in dignity, in fair Westfield, where we lay our scene, from ancient performance break new shipping task… A transatlantic operation will be undertaken this summer to bring The Bard to New York, and a Westfield company is playing a role in the process. Atlantic Container Line will move 90 containers of ...

Despite a slow economy, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will “continue to be the leading economic development and job creation agency in the region,” according to Bill Baroni, executive deputy director. The bistate agency’s $4 billion capital budget “represents a historic high” that will offer plenty of opportunities for New Jersey ...

Whitehouse Station-based Merck & Co. Inc. has completed its takeover of North Carolina-based Inspire Pharmaceuticals Inc., the company said Monday. Inspire is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on ophthalmology. The $430 million deal was announced last month. In a press release announcing the closing of the deal, Beverly Lybrand, Merck’s senior vice president and general ...

The transportation industry faces a host of challenges, and the rising price of fuel is just one of them. The transportation industry also has to cope with challenges like disruptions in Japan’s supply chain and an overall weak economy, said Paul Will, chief operating officer of Celadon Group Inc., an Indianapolis-based publicly held full-truckload freight ...

The proposal to privatize New Jersey Turnpike toll collections was at the center of a heated Assembly committee meeting Thursday.