Tag: cement
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Valentine’s Day—Marine Traffic
The North River was busy on Wednesday, with Tuesday’s snow storm perhaps having deferred some activity. The Marines were also moving up the Hudson River flight corridor, with a number of helicopters heading north. Skies were clear but temperatures dropped below freezing and winds remained elevated.
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Monday Feb 12–snow coming
New York City was bracing for significant snow fall Monday night, though the marine forecast was not very alarming, with winds gusting to just about 40 knots. Observed traffic included sugar, and empty cement and oil products barges.
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Wednesday January 31–fueling the north
Tanker barges headed north loaded with fuel Wednesday as temperatures continued to hover above freezing on the final day of January. A bulk ship headed for sea after unloading cement upstate.
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January 6 2024–Wintry mix
North River traffic was light on Saturday with a winter storm arriving by late afternoon. Accumulation in New York City is expected to be minimal, but winds were building by the end of the day.
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Friday January 5–non-petroleum products
Tanker barge traffic slowed on Friday but other types of barges were observed, including mud scows, sugar barges, and cement transporters coming down with product. Skies cleared and winds and seas were calm but a gale warning is in effect from 5pm Saturday.
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Comings and goings
It has been a relatively quiet start to heating season as traffic on the North River has been light and temperatures have begun to climb again. The week passed with the typical ebb and flow of tugs and barges.
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What’s in your tank?
As the fall foliage line moves down the River, heating oil stockpiles are building up north. The Poling-Cutler line has seemed particularly busy moving product this week.
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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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Rain, rain go away
The region has moved from storm to storm, with long periods of rain interrupted by occasional sunny days. This past weekend was particularly torrential, causing severe flooding on land and leading to combined sewer overflows in the area’s waterways. With water quality taking a hit, the swim portion of the New York City Triathlon was…
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September slips by
A busy September onshore schedule has left limited time for observations and posting. Bulk ship traffic has been heavy on the North River but mostly eluding NRN photography. Harbor tugs were moving on the North River last week to assist with docking at plants up in Westchester, while tanker barges and cement transporters have dominated…
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Just visiting
A trip to the East River and Hell Gate with the help of ticket on NYC Ferry on Tuesday provided a different perspective on the archipelago and a look at some vessels less often seen on the North River.
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Back to work
The first week of September following Labor Day marks the traditional and meteorological start of autumn. Tug and barge combinations crowded the North River anchorages over Labor Day but quickly dispersed Tuesday, heading for new cargos, while through traffic was also fairly heavy after the holiday weekend. Later Tuesday, the Timothy Reinauer/RTC 84 ATB picked…
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Back to the North River
A return to the North River after a two week absence found familiar traffic as well as some less frequent visitors traversing local waters. A bulk cement ship the SSI Magnificent was seen heading for Cementon, NY depot after a stop at the Navy Yard, and this seems to be a regular routing now. On…
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Long may you run.
Observed weekend traffic was mainly local boats, particularly on Sunday, with most of the through traffic coming by on Saturday. Winds picked up during the day Sunday making for another great day of sailing. The John J. Harvey restored fireboat was back on the North River, always good to see.
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Summer visitors
The North River has been seeing fairly heavy commercial traffic as we head into August, with sugar, cement, oil products, gypsum, stone, waste paper and scrap all on the move. Weather has been surprisingly cool with great wind for sailors and minimal rain after a wet July.
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Traveling light
Weekend traffic was light but a handful of tug/barge combinations remained anchored in the North River, with the Dylan Cooper ATB off Edgewater and Centerline’s Adeline Marie a bit further south Sunday, and the B. Franklin in between before heading for the Upper Bay Saturday. Centerline’s William J Fallon also anchored south of Adeline on…
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Turkish cement
A bulk ship came up the North River Wednesday heading for the Cementon dock in Catskill, NY. The cement plant there has been closed for years, but Heidelberg Cement appears to have converted it into an import terminal. The SSI Marvelous was arriving from Turkey after first spending some time partially unloading the Heidelberg dock…
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Post Deluvian
New York Harbor and the North River escaped the worst of yesterday’s heavy rains, but the Hudson Valley was hard hit to the north on Sunday, with severe flooding. The water will flow south this week, extending ebbs, shortening floods, brining all types of debris with it, and, possibly, turning the water brown. There was…
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