At the beginning the the Port Redevelopment Project, four separate container terminals were located at the Port Newark/Elizabeth Marine Terminal complex: the Port Newark Container Terminal on the north side of the Elizabeth Channel; Maher Fleet Street and Maher Tripoli Street terminals, two distinct operations separated by the ExpressRail terminal and the vacant Bay Avenue Terminal; and Maersk Sealand's consolidated terminal on the former Sealand Terminal site. Between 2001 and 2004, the Port Authority plans to consolidate Maher's two separate operations into a 445-acre single terminal, and expand the Maersk Sealand operation from 266 to 350 acres, while constructing a new, expanded ExpressRail on-dock rail terminal at 72 acres.

Each terminal operator will be making significant investments as well -- in new container cranes, gate systems, reinforced and deeper berths.

1. Portside lead track and storage facility (completed in Spring 2001).
2. Warehouse demolition, track removal and paving and utilities (under way).
3. ExpressRail lead track and McLester Street Bridge (under way).
4. Building demolitions, ExpressRail construction, paving and utilities. (2002-2003)
5. "Old" ExpressRail track removal and paving (2004).

At the completion of the redevelopment project, there will be three major container terminals at the Port Newark/Elizabeth complex:
1. Port Newark Container Terminal.
2. The combined 445-acre Maher Terminals.
3. The expanded 350-acre Maersk Sealand Terminal.
4. A new, 72-acre ExpressRail terminal at Elizabeth, adjacent to both the Maher and Maersk Sealand terminals.