It has been busy month for foreign flag cargo vessels on the North River, as already noted in yesterday’s post. These tankers and bulk ships can bring imports from overseas or collect material in Coeymans or Albany for export, but can not move cargo between U.S. ports. On Tuesday, the small Swedish flag products tanker Ramanda arrived, headed for the Buckeye terminal in Albany.

The 18,000 deadweight ton tanker is notable in that it is a dual fuel vessel, capable of running on natural gas or conventional fuels, something we don’t see all that often on the Hudson, with the LNG tanks clearly visible on deck.

The tanker was arriving from refinery ports near Montreal, and was either bringing in a Canadian refined products cargo or, perhaps, loading ethanol for export. By this weekend, Ramanda is back at sea heading for Halifax, Nova Scotia.