Tag: scrap
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Import cement, export scrap
SSI Marvelous, a 580-foot bulk ship, was heading for sea after discharging her cargo of cement from Turkey at the import terminal in Cementon, NY. We see Marvelous and her fleet mate SSI Magnificent regularly on this route. On this trip she had called on Providence to partially unload before first coming up the Hudson.…
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Getting metal
Kallisti GS, a 575-foot Portugal-flagged bulk ship, came up the North River Tuesday afternoon with her hatches vented. She was arriving from Turkey after first calling in Providence and was heading for the scrap dock in Rensselaer where she will likely load metal for export back to Turkey. The metal may return to us some…
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Variety pack
The Carver Companies towboat Erin Elizabeth seemed to have a little bit of everything as she arrived on the North River heading for the harbor on Sunday morning, with scrap, stone, sand, and a spud barge all visible in addition to whatever was in the high-sided hopper barge. Erin was passing the historic Alpine radio…
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Export/Import
Trade wars may be raging but it has been a busy two weeks for foreign-flagged cargo ships coming up the North River bringing imports or collecting exports up north. On Friday afternoon, Diamond Sky, a 625-foot Malta-flagged bulk ship passed the towers of Fort Lee and the Englewood Cliffs where leaves are just starting to…
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Getting scrap
Shelter Island, a 650-foot Hong Kong-flagged bulk ship, came up the North River early Wednesday heading for Albany after first calling at the bulk wharf at Port Newark. Her voyage began in Chile and she may have delivered salt in Newark or perhaps loaded scrap metal there (or both?). In Albany she has docked at…
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Stone beats scrap
Erin Elizabeth with a stone cargo overtook their Carver colleagues aboard Mister Jim pushing scrap on the North River en route to the harbor on Friday afternoon.
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Picking up scrap

Strategic Spirit, a 610–foot Singapore flagged bulk ship came up the North River Wednesday morning. They were heading for the Sims Metal dock in Albany where they arrived Thursday afternoon and will presumably load scrap for export overseas. In the photo, they pass the Curtis Reinauer/RTC 82 ATB anchored off North Bergen.
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Friday washout

Thursday’s perfect conditions gave way to a Friday washout, with soaking rains cancelling ball games. Things will get worse before they get better, with winds set to pick up on Saturday. Commercial traffic on the river remained heavy even as recreational boaters stayed dry.









