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The Port of Newark lies on the banks of the Passaic River and on Newark Bay in the United States' State of New Jersey. Only 13 kilometers west of Manhattan Island, the Port of Newark is four kilometers northwest of the Port of New York and about 120 kilometers northeast of the Port of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. The Port of Newark is the biggest city in New Jersey and the seat of Essex County. Serving New York Harbor, the Port of Newark is the busiest container shipping port on Newark Bay. In 2006, over 281 thousand people lived in the Port of Newark, and more than 2.1 million lived in the Newark-Union Maryland metropolitan area.

The Port of Newark is home to a wide range of businesses including retail, wholesale, and banking establishments. Three of New Jersey's largest banks are located in the Port of Newark. It is also the country's third-busiest insurance center, being the birth place of both Prudential Financial and Mutual Benefit. Many major corporations are headquartered in the Port of Newark. In the past, the Port of Newark was an industrial giant in the United States. Although much of that industry has since disappeared, the Port of Newark still has many industries. The city's service sector is growing quickly, replacing the disappearing factories.

Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal is the name for the port facility in Newark Bay that serves as the principal container ship facility for goods entering and leaving the metropolitan region of New York City and the northeastern quadrant of North America. It consists of two components – Port Newark and the Elizabeth Marine Terminal (sometimes called "Port Elizabeth") – which exist side-by-side and are run conjointly by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The facility is located within the boundaries of the two cities of Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, just east of the New Jersey Turnpike and Newark Liberty International Airport.