Tag: tugs
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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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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. […]
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The trend is your friend
Temperatures continue to trend warmer, giving us hope that the worst of winter is behind us. The photo below shows the sun setting behind the Galaxy Apartments in Guttenberg New Jersey. The three Galaxy buildings went up in 1976, among the earliest towers built on that side of the river. The main entrances to the […]
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