Newark, city in northeastern New Jersey. The seat of Essex County, Newark is located on the Passaic River and Newark Bay, just west of New York City. The largest city in the state, Newark is a trade, insurance, financial, and transportation center. Although the city's industrial base has declined in recent decades, firms engaged in making chemicals, food products, and pharmaceuticals are based in the city. Two of the nations largest insurance companies also have headquarters in Newark.
Port Newark, on Newark Bay, is among the nation's largest ports for containerized cargo and is a major unit of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. One of Newark's important functions as a transportation center is the transfer of goods from cargo vessels to the many railroads and truck lines that serve the city. In Newark is one of the largest truck terminals in the country, which serves as a transshipment point between long-distance and short-distance trucking operations.
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