SUNK: U.S. Coast Guard’s Hudson River Anchorage Proposal Goes Down

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SUNK: U.S. Coast Guard’s Hudson River Anchorage Proposal Goes Down

The U.S. Coast Guard had a proposal to permit 10 new anchorages and 43 berths for crude-oil carrying vessels on the Hudson River. On June 28, Rear Admiral Steven D. Poulin stated that the Coast Guard would suspend future rulemaking decisions for at least a year, which would kill the proposal. Scenic Hudson was one […]

Stony Point supports proposed changes to Coast Guard barge plan

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Stony Point supports proposed changes to Coast Guard barge plan

BY KATHY KAHN  The U.S. Coast Guard’s plan to place several “parking spots” for crude oil barges and other tankers along the banks of the Hudson is being challenged in Albany. The barge anchorage locations the Coast Guard is entertaining would permit more than 40 barges to “rest”  along the river’s coastline from Yonkers to Kingston […]