Observations on the Hudson River as it passes through New York City. The section of the Hudson which passes through New York is historically known as the North River, called this by the Dutch to distinguish it from the Delaware River, which they knew as the South River. This stretch of the Hudson is still often referred to as the North River by local mariners today. All photos copyright Daniel Katzive unless otherwise attributed. For more frequent updates, please follow northriverblog on Facebook or Instagram.
The wallboard plant in Buchanan is one of two receivers of bulk freight on the Hudson in Westchester, the other being the Yonkers Domino refinery. On Friday, a 655’ bulk ship, about as long as any vessel likely to be seen heading up the North River beyond the cruise terminal, arrived with a shipment of gypsum from Garrucha, Spain, preceded by two Moran tugs from the Harbor to help with docking as usual. Weekend traffic was otherwise typical, with Reinauer and Dann Marine moving oil products cargos north as waves of thunderstorms and heavy rain continued to move through the area.
The 655’ Baltic Scorpion brought a cargo of Spanish gypsum up the North River, passing a Circle Line boat on two en route to the wallboard plant in Buchanan, NY on Friday.As usual, a pair of Moran tugs came up from the Harbor to help the bulker dock at the Buchanan plant.The B. Franklin/RTC 81 ATB came though with a cargo heading north on Saturday.Stephen Dann, not usually seen moving tanker barges upriver, came through with a cargo heading for Newburgh Friday.Discovery Coast, a Dann pusher tug more often seen on the North River, was close behind, heading for the terminal at New Hamburg, NY.Norwegian Joy was in port Sunday, with a refueling barge left alongside as disembarking passengers waited for transportation.Vane’s Elk River travelled up to collect the barge later in the day as sail boats got some time on the water ahead of approaching storms.The US Naval Academy’s four yard patrol boats were in town on their summer training cruise, tied up at Pier 86.George Holland had a load of crushed stone heading for Port Washington.The DEP’s Rockaway was servicing the North River plant SundayPoling-Cutler’s Marilyn George returned from Albany with the Noelle Cutler barge light on Friday.Kimberly Poling headed the other way with a loaded Edwin A. Poling on Sunday evening.Patrice McCallister arrived on the North River Sunday evening with RCM 262. As usual when Patrice’s barge is light, the tow was made alongside and heads/tails.
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