With so much vital transportation infrastructure surrounding the harbor such as Newark Liberty International Airport, the extensive railroad systems for Norfolk Southern and Conrail, the container terminals at Port Elizabeth, Port Newark, and the New York Container Terminal on Staten Island, the immediate area surrounding the port makes New York Harbor an ideal and desirable transportation destination.

FORBES: The Port of New York and New Jersey, a Critical Hub of Global Commerce

Rowe Price New Asia Fund, which FORBES rates a "B" in bull markets but a "D" in down markets, likes International Container Terminal Services, a port operator with headquarters in the Philippines and with other holdings in places as far-flung as Poland and Brazil.

FORBES: Thrilla in Manila