Tag: tanker barges

• Pre-holiday traffic

  Conditions improved into the the Thanksgiving holiday, with temperatures climbing and winds moderating. The North River anchorages were full again on Tuesday, perhaps anticipating a lull in cargo loading and unloading for Thanksgiving.

  Daniel Katzive

  November 23, 2022

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  DSNY, hoppers, tanker barges, tugs

• Everyone knows it’s windy

  Temperatures climbed a bit Monday, reaching 40 by midday after starting out below freezing. Winds remained elevated, with a small craft advisory in effect again for the harbor, and shifted to the southwest, putting a bit more visible chop on the River. Tugs continue to shelter in the North River with their tanker barges during…

  Daniel Katzive

  November 21, 2022

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  kayak, tanker barges, tugs

• Small Craft Advisory

  Clear and cold again Sunday, with temperatures just above freezing and stiff winds gusting over 20 knots out of the west. A small craft advisory was in effect for New York Harbor. Wind was visible on the River but conditions did not look choppy, at least not from shore. Chop seems to be worse on…

  Daniel Katzive

  November 20, 2022

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  DEP, hoppers, tanker barges, tugs

• First Freeze

  

  Temperatures fell below freezing early Saturday, the first freeze in New York City this year, but clear skies allowed us to get back to 40 by the afternoon, and the River remains a source of warmth for the time being as well. The North River anchorages remain in demand, with Kimberly Poling remaining off 72nd…

  Daniel Katzive

  November 19, 2022

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  con Ed, cruise ships, DEP, hoppers, piers, tanker barges, tugs, winter

• Ready to freeze

  After a brief period of rain mid-week as the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole lingered, New York shifted to classic clear and cold autumn weather, with morning temperatures in the 30’s and 15 knot winds out of the southwest. Tanker barges remain busy and seem to be favoring the River over the Bay during their…

  Daniel Katzive

  November 18, 2022

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  cranes, cruise ships, Fireboats, hoppers, military flights, tanker barges, tugs, USCG

• Cold at last

  Temperatures finally fell into the 30s Monday morning, a shocking return to reality to many who were getting used to summery conditions sticking around. Tanker barges continue to move back in forth on the river, while the Patrice McAllister and Centerline’s William J. Fallon were laid up at North River anchorages. With the Veterans Day…

  Daniel Katzive

  November 14, 2022

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  hoppers, police, tanker barges, tugs, yachts

• Variable weekend

  Friday’s tropical storm cleared out Saturday but left behind balmy conditions. Twenty-four hours later, the mercury was dropping and winds were increasing as more rain came through. Oil product tanker barges remain on the move, transporting heating oil, gasoline, and diesel upstate and coming back empty, though Reinauer ATBs that anchored during Friday’s storm remained…

  Daniel Katzive

  November 13, 2022

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  DEP, DSNY, ferries, tanker barges, tugs

• Get out of the rain

  The remnants of Hurricane Nicole arrived in New York Friday with a steady drenching rain, but not much wind. There was a modest shift to the sheltered waters of the North River, with Dean Reinauer and Timothy Reinauer coming up from the Lower Bay and anchoring off the Upper West Side, and Genesis Victory returning…

  Daniel Katzive

  November 11, 2022

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  DSNY, hoppers, tanker barges, tugs, USCG

• Search and Rescue

  

  The Coast Guard demonstrated the service’s search and rescue capabilities on Pier 86 Thursday, ahead of Friday’s Veterans Day parade at which the Coast Guard will be the “featured service.” The Coast Guard brought in a Jayhawk MH60 helicopter, the Coast Guard version of the Blackhawk, and dropped a rescue swimmer in the water who…

  Daniel Katzive

  November 10, 2022

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  tanker barges, tugs, USCG

• Parade of Ships

  

  The Coast Guard will be the “featured service” at Friday’s New York City Veterans Day. In recognition of this, USCG organized a small parade of ships, entering the Harbor this morning and proceeding up to the passenger ship terminal. The flagship was the Cape May-based 154’ fast response cutter Lawrence Lawson, which docked at the…

  Daniel Katzive

  November 9, 2022

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  cruise ships, hoppers, tanker barges, tugs, USCG