Shipping container ordinance

An attorney for container operators said the city was sanctioned in the 2024 ordinance lawsuit, the promised repeal never happened, and the new $3-per-container fee could cost a 1,600-container operator millions — more than what operators charge customers.

Another industry attorney called the ordinance ambiguous, warned it could sweep in unrelated uses like truck parking, said a client already pulled out of a lease over it, and dubbed it 'Newark's version of the Trump tariffs.'