Teamwork at the fuel dock

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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.

Teamwork at the fuel dock

Swapping tank barges at Con Ed’s Pier 98 fuel dock brought four tugs with four different liveries to the North River’s small stretch of working waterfront on Thursday. Vane’s Elk River and Dann Ocean’s Captain Dann stemmed mid-channel with the GCS 230 barge while Liz Vinik cleared out ice from the Pier 98 slip. Centerline’s Andrea’ arrived and pulled the Centerline barge that had been at the pier. Once they were clear, Elk River and the Captain maneuvered the GCS 230 barge, built in the Brooklyn Navy Yard and a usual resident at the pier, back into place.

With natural gas demand having spiked in January due to the extreme cold in the region, the 59th Street Steam plant is probably relying more on oil, one more way in which the harsh winter can impact maritime activity on the North River.