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Cement in the snow
Dann tug Treasure Coast had a snow-crusted barge with a cargo of cement manufactured at the Holcim plant in Ravena, NY. Treasure came down the North River early Wednesday heading for the distribution terminal in Flushing Bay.
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Taking a winter beating
Centerline’s Adeline Marie returned to NY Harbor early Tuesday with Marc N after an oil products delivery run up north. The barge looks like it has been through some things, probably due to running through heavy ice flows this winter. The Lincoln Tunnel vents in Weehawken are in the background of the first photo.
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Charleston, Charleston
Vane Brothers tug Charleston came up the North River with the DS-506 barge on Friday, heading for anchorage. They are passing West New York in the photo. Currently, the tug is eastbound on the Sound.
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Collecting a barge
Ross Sea heading north Friday to collect her barge, passing Josephine/RTC 83 ATB at anchor off North Bergen Kirby tug Ross Sea came up the North River early Friday running light, passing the anchored Reinauer Josephine ATB on the way up the West Side. They were heading for Kingston to pick up a barge being serviced at the Feeney Shipyard there. Ross Sea returned with the 386-foot Randy King tank barge Sunday afternoon heading for the harbor. Norfolk’s Charles James William seemingly provided an escort, following at a respectful distance. I believe Ross Sea and Randy King normally operate further south down the coast in Philly or Norfolk.
Ross Sea returning with the Randy King tank barge Sunday, passing Weehawken 
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Back to Yonkers
Ruby Coast ran light up the North River on Saturday afternoon. Ruby was returning from visiting the facilities on the Kill van Kull, rejoining a sugar barge left tied up at the refinery in Yonkers. She passed the Kirby Cape Hatterals/DBL 81 ATB anchored off North Bergen.
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Pushing and pulling
Dann Marine’s Chesapeake Coast came up the North River with the Chesapeake barge loaded on Wednesday and anchored north of the bridge. Friday afternoon, the crew configured for towing astern and headed for the Narrows and out of town, heading south. By Saturday morning they are clearing Cape May.
Arriving on the North River Wednesday pushing 
Leaving Friday with the barge on the wire 
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Work in progress
Running lights were still visible as Poling-Cutler’s Marilyn George came down the North River early Thursday, returning from Albany with the Eva Leigh Cutler barge. In the photo, they are passing new residential construction underway in Weehawken.
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Private ports
Haugland Group towboat Miss Madeline was northbound on the North River Wednesday with a pair of hopper barges. A black cargo was visible in one, perhaps asphalt millings. Madeline was heading for Haugland’s small port facility in Tompkins Cove in Rockalnd County. By the early hours of Thursday, she was back in New York Harbor heading for the company’s facility near JFK.
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Historic roles
The Army Corps of Engineers driftwood collection vessel Gelberman was on patrol for hazards to navigation on the North River Monday. In the background of the photo below, you can see the historic 1883 Weehawken Water Tower on the top of the Bergen Hill. The Corps’ responsibility for inland navigable waterways dates back even further than that, to a time when rivers and canals were critical to moving troops and maintaining the physical security of the country. Vessels like this are operated by civilian employees.
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Three’s Company
A trio of Centerline Logistics tugs gathered in the North River Monday afternoon. William F Fallon Jr. had been anchored off North Bergen since the weekend on the way back from Albany with the Flaco barge and Jeffrey S and Hawsepiper came up to meet her. The party broke up after a few hours with Jeffrey and William heading for the KvK and Hawsepiper taking over the barge at anchor, then leaving a bit later in the evening with the tow.
Meanwhile, a seal was seen enjoying the water a few hundred yards away from the tugs, while the weather was warm enough to bring a paddle boarder out.
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.
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