New Haven is the third largest municipality[2] in Connecticut, after Bridgeport and Hartford, with a core population of about 124,000 people."New Haven" may also refer to the wider Greater New Haven area, which has nearly 600,000 inhabitants in the immediate area.It is located in New Haven County, on New Haven Harbor, on the northern shore of Long Island Sound.

New Haven Harbor is home to The Port of New Haven, a deep-water seaport with three berths capable of hosting vessels and barges as well as the facilities required to handle break-bulk cargo. The port has the capacity to load 200 trucks a day from the ground or via loading docks. Rail transportation access is available, with a private switch engine for yard movements and private siding for loading and unloading. There is approximately 400,000 square feet of inside storage and 50 acres of outside storage available at the site. Five shore cranes with a 250-ton capacity and 26 forklifts, each with a 26-ton capacity, are also available.