On Friday, Carver’s Mackenzie Rose passed up the North River headed for Port of Coeymans. In tow were two hoppers loaded with what I think was probably salt lightered off a bulk ship that was in the Upper Bay and had arrived from Egypt. A bit later, the 650-foot bulk ship Port Nagasaki came by, also headed for Coeymans and showing a port of origin in Chile and also likely laden with salt.

AIS data suggests both the Nagasaki and the bulker anchored in the bay left their foreign ports of origin in March, which means these could be the last pre-10% tariff cargos of salt headed to replenish municipal supplies upstate diminished by the harsh winter conditions. This is my conjecture based on the data I can see and my observations—usual caveats apply and apologies for any errors.