Tag: bunkering
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Fill ‘er up
The Vane Brothers tug Fells Point arrived on the North River on Tuesday with a fuel barge for delivery alongside the cruise ship Allura. Space on the water is compressed by the camera lens, so the sail boat and barge in the third photo are much further apart than they appear in the third photo,…
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A season of heating and leaves
As autumn temperatures arrive, the North River typically sees increased traffic as heating oil is stockpiled up north. Tanker barge traffic has been steady this past week, though not particularly heavy. The cruise terminal has also been busy as leaf watching voyages begin to run.
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Gypsum delivery
The wallboard plant in Buchanan is one of two receivers of bulk freight on the Hudson in Westchester, the other being the Yonkers Domino refinery. On Friday, a 655’ bulk ship, about as long as any vessel likely to be seen heading up the North River beyond the cruise terminal, arrived with a shipment of…
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Cruising into summer
After NATO naval vessels left town Tuesday, Wednesday saw activity at the Manhattan cruise terminal pick up again as a trio of cruise ships arrived and dredging work resumed. The three cruises all had different destinations ahead, with Marella Discovery heading back to Florida via the Bahamas, Seven Seas destined for Montreal, and Silver Shadow…
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Triple arrival
Things got off to a busy start at the Manhattan cruise terminal Thursday morning. After the Viking Octantis departed for the Great Lakes just before midnight, Norwegian Breakaway, Norwegian Dawn, and the Italian ship Costa Deliziosa all arrived in quick succession, stopping in New York in transit to Europe. Vane Brothers and Centerline tugs arrived…
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Primavera
Norwegian Cruiseline’s Prima, launched last summer, arrived on the North River for the first time this year on Tuesday on a deadhead run from Port Canveral. Prima called here in October of last year and ran a few cruises from Pier 88 before heading south to Florida for the winter. She loaded passengers and headed…
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Double arrival
Friday kicked off with dual cruise ship arrivals, with Norwegian Getaway and Gem pulling into the North River terminal within minutes of each other. Otherwise traffic was unremarkable, with familiar tugs pushing tanker barges in either direction. Bad weather was on the way, with a mix of rain and snow expected Friday evening.
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