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CITIZENS AND MARITIME INDUSTRY CALL TO STOP RECKLESS, UNINFORMED LEGISLATION!
CITIZENS AND MARITIME INDUSTRY CALL TO STOP RECKLESS, UNINFORMED LEGISLATION!
CITIZENS AND MARITIME INDUSTRY CALL TO STOP RECKLESS, UNINFORMED LEGISLATION!
The members of the Towboat and Harbor Carriers Association of NY NJ (TBHCA) strongly oppose the irresponsible passing of 2024 USCG Authorization Bill (HR 7659), which contains the Hudson River Protection Act preventing anchoring in the Hudson River. This Bill has passed the house without the maritime industry’s input and has now been sent to the senate for a vote.
Anchorages in the Hudson River allow tugboats and barges to safely anchor for favorable transit tides and currents providing necessary oil, fuel, cargo, and necessities to residents which has been essential in the prevention of supply chain shortages and its inflationary effects.
This Bill puts the safety of the maritime industry at risk, and we find it unfathomable that Congress can dictate safe navigation without opposition from the USCG demanding safe navigation policy for all mariners. USCG headquarters should be fighting this infringement in their mission of ensuring safe navigation on the nation’s waterways. If this is allowed in New York/New Jersey, rivers across our Nation are at risk for the same with local politicians affecting commerce up and down rivers from every district.
When there is a shortage of heating oil or gasoline in the Port of Albany this winter, people of the area will not be able to hold Congressmen Ryan and Lawler accountable for this Bill, it will be our New York Senators that must answer to this willful act of negligence.
It is ironic that this Bill passes during Fleet Week when we celebrate the maritime industry, while the passing of this reckless legislation endangers it.
This bill will have catastrophic impacts to our economy and environment. We need the Maritime Industry and all citizens to support opposition of 2024 USCG Authorization Bill (HR 7659). Doing so will support clean environmentally friendly maritime transportation that removes heavy trucks from our roads and bridges - a small 50,000-barrel barge removes approximately 200 trucks from roads, while utilizing a small fraction of the fuel.
Thank you for your support!
Annual Membership Business Meeting 2024
CITIZENS AND MARITIME INDUSTRY CALL TO STOP RECKLESS, UNINFORMED LEGISLATION!
CITIZENS AND MARITIME INDUSTRY CALL TO STOP RECKLESS, UNINFORMED LEGISLATION!
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Membership Annual Business Meeting
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Staten Island Hilton Garden Inn
0830-1400
Annual Membership Business Meeting 2023
CITIZENS AND MARITIME INDUSTRY CALL TO STOP RECKLESS, UNINFORMED LEGISLATION!
Annual Membership Business Meeting 2023
Membership Annual Business Meeting
June 6, 2023
Staten Island Hilton Garden Inn
0830-1400
Tug and Barge Day
Marine Blue Highway Conference
Annual Membership Business Meeting 2023
The Annual Tug and Barge Day was well attended on October 2nd, 2019 by Industry, USCG, FDNY, NYPD and guest. The event promotes maritime safety and cooperation between industry and government agencies facilitating safety and environmental protection.
Marine Blue Highway Conference
Marine Blue Highway Conference
Marine Blue Highway Conference
The Marine Blue Highway Conference held at Maritime College in NYC attracted Port Authorities from up and down the East Coast, Shippers, Carriers, Government Leaders, Academics, Students, and equity firms. The event attracted over 300 attendees and was filled with great presentations and a buoyed enthusiasm for Short Sea Shipping. Recognition of the overwhelming need to turn to our Nations great waterway system to solve congestion and environmental problems was filled with great promise.
Offshore Wind Energy
Marine Blue Highway Conference
Marine Blue Highway Conference
The Towboat and Harbor Carriers Association and port partners support responsibly sited Offshore Wind Energy Areas. US job growth to support the emerging Offshore Wind Sector is encouraging on the East Coast. The TBHCA have engaged with both Equinor and Ørsted to facilitate this growth supporting simulation navigation modeling and Anchorages needs for Marine Safety.
Maritime Job Awareness Day
Sewaren 7 - Marine/Heavy Haul
Sewaren 7 - Marine/Heavy Haul
On March 18th, The Tug and Barge Committee participated in the first Annual Maritime Job Awareness Day at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. High School Students from the New York Harbor School, McKee Vocational School, Global School, and South Brooklyn Technical School attended and were treated to view the Tug Fells Point (Vane Brothers) and interviewed the Captain and Chief Engineer on life at Sea.
Sewaren 7 - Marine/Heavy Haul
Sewaren 7 - Marine/Heavy Haul
Sewaren 7 - Marine/Heavy Haul
Coeymans Marine Towing provided quite a spectacle on the Hudson River this week loading and transporting the newly built 130’ tall, 4,000-short-ton heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) from Port of CoeymansInc. marine terminal near Albany, N.Y., to Seawarren NJ.
COVID-19
Sewaren 7 - Marine/Heavy Haul
COVID-19
Dear Citizen,
As responsible carriers for vital cargo demand of Americas families the Towboat and Harbor Carriers of the Port of NY/NJ are doing everything possible to maintain the flow of regular business In larger society, We are doing everything possible to minimize unnecessary human interaction at our offices as well as with our crews, all while maintaining the flow of regular business processes. Our Jones Act Fleet of vessels are built and maintained in American shipyards and manned by highly trained US Citizens. American vessels support US trade, economy, security and our beloved country. Be safe and God Bless America