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Friday arrives
Kristy Ann and Ruth Reinauer end the week at the anchorages in the North River, with the Dean Reinauer also sitting north of the bridge. But the Coast Guard icebreaker Sturgeon Bay, which anchored Thursday night off 72nd Street, got underway at daybreak, travelled up the river to the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, and now has returned…
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Keeping busy
There was a lot of Reinauer activity this morning, with Kristy Ann and Curtis dropping anchor with empty barges after completing runs up to Boston and Bridgeport and Ruth arriving later in the morning. By end of day, Curtis had already headed back to the Arthur Kill to pick up a new cargo. Donjon Marine…
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Heavy lift
Donjon Marine tugs came down the river this morning heading for Port of Elizabeth with an interesting cargo—a massive crane on a barge, lashed to another barge with a large generator, with one tug pulling and another pushing the combination. According to the Port of Albany’s Twitter feed ( https://twitter.com/portofalbany/status/1498696319648546821?s=21 ), the 785,000 pound GE…
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Coming in like a…lamb
March came in quietly, both in terms of mild weather and light activity on the river. We did see one kayaker venturing out in the afternoon. Dean Reinauer came through with a barge loaded in Cateret, with AIS indicating a destination of Newburgh. The anchorages are empty with the usual exception of Teresa, who continues…
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Goodbye February
On the last morning of February, Norwegian Gem made an early arrival at Pier 88, returning from the Dominican Republic just a day after Norwegian Breakaway was here. Norwegian seems to be the only cruise line operating out of the Manhattan terminal this winter. They keep their ships moving though—Gem was already heading south for…
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Breezy Sunday
The day opened with Curtis Reinauer and the Teresa still at anchor, but the Curtis weighed anchor and headed for Cateret for a new cargo. She was replaced by the Cape Canaveral which returned to the anchorage it left a few days ago. Cruise ship Nordic Getaway arrived early, returning from its Bahamas cruise, but…
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Swinging with the tide
Light traffic on the river on Saturday, with two tug and barge combinations sitting at anchor: the Teresa, which has been here at least 3 weeks now, and the Curtis Reinauer which sits about a mile further north. In the photo below, the ebb tide is slacking in the afternoon and the anchored vessels are…
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Clearing skies
Friday opened with icy rain and fog, not great for shipping and definitely not great for photographing shipping. Cape Canaveral weighed anchor after dark on Thursday, collected a cargo in Lindin, and then anchored off Staten Island. She was replaced by Curtis Reinauer which anchored up by 125th Street, about a mile north of the…
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Another storm coming
With another winter storm set to strike, Thursday saw a handful of cargos moving upriver. The Vane Brothers Philadelphia came through with a loaded barge, as did the Evelyn Cutler. The Teresa, now in its third week at anchor here, got some company as the Cape Canaveral arrived overnight after a delivery in Providence and…
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A visitor for the Teresa
Tanker traffic was light on the North River on Tuesday, but two tugs pushing hopper barges north did come through. The Teresa, which has been anchored in the river for over two weeks, received visitors as a tender came up from Staten Island and pulled alongside. This was likely a delivery of provisions and supplies…
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Presidents Day
Reinauer Transportation kept its articulated tug/barge (AT/B) combinations busy on Monday, with loaded tankers heading upriver and empties coming down. Below we see the Curtis Reinauer heading for Albany with a heavy barge after loading fuel products at the Philips 66 Bayway Refinery in Linden. Warmer weather and the holiday brought a kayaker out, seen…
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Everybody left
Sunday morning saw a fairly clear river, with all the tub/barge combinations that had been anchored here during the storms over the past few days now back at work and even Pier 88 empty after the Norwegian Getaway set off on its Bahamas cruise, first making a stop in Norfolk, Virginia. Only the Teresa and…
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Snow squalls
Most of the tugs that were anchored with barges in the North River on Friday had left us by Saturday morning. The Mako headed down to the bay, Morgan Reinauer headed back to base on Staten Island. St. Emilion headed down to Cateret on Friday, took on a new cargo and was heading back to…
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A port in a storm
The end of the week brought torrential rain, winds and a sharp drop in temperatures. A notable feature of life on the river was the large number of tugs with empty barges at anchor. In addition to the St. Emilion which had been here for a few days and Teresa which has been here for…
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A brief taste of spring
Temperatures rose into the 60s Thursday, giving us a taste of spring before another cold front rolls in tomorrow. The warm weather brought a pod of kayakers with outriggers onto the river. Commercial traffic remains light and mostly comprised of tugs returning with empty barges. There have been some interesting cargo movements during evening hours,…
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Warmer Wednesday
Warmer temperatures saw a few kayaks appear on the river, but commercial traffic remained rather light with not much cargo heading north. The tug St. Emilion returned last night from Albany with an empty barge and dropped anchor abeam of the Boat Basin, a bit south of the Teresa which continues to park here going…
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Pier Review
Many of the piers which once poked out into the North River from the Manhattan shore have long ago disappeared and a number have also been converted to purely recreational uses with no maritime functionality at all. However, some continue to serve their original purpose, providing access to ships in the river for passengers or…
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Tuesday blues
With winter maintaining its icy grip, the river has been devoid of weekday recreation, and commercial traffic has also been rather light. Dann Marine’s unusual looking Chesapeake Coast made an early departure for Philadelphia with an empty barge, having anchored overnight further up the river after making a delivery in Port Morris, The Bronx Monday.…
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Winter takes another bite
Winter returned with vengeance on Sunday and Monday, and daytime activity on the river has been light. A Vane Brothers tug made an early run up to Yonkers on Monday without a barge. Seagulls foraged for crabs at low tide in the lee of the 59th Street Sanitation pier.
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Baltimore chop
The Timothy Reinauer came through this morning, heading up the Hudson with a loaded barge, and AIS trackers indicate this trip originated in Baltimore. This is relatively unusual flow as most fuel cargos that head up the Hudson are loaded at the pipeline and refinery terminals located on the Jersey side of the Arthur Kill.…
North River Notes 