I’ve been asking for a report on industrial damage from the storm. So far, all we have heard about are the private property owners. What about all those coal terminals and other bulk cargo terminals, what about refineries. The New Jersey coast is lined with industrial and commercial facilities, yet we hear nothing.
We have five very big customers in NJ and they are all closed until futher notice. We also received this notice from the Port.
Hurricane Sandy and Vessel Schedule – Update 9 - Revised
Dear Valued Customer:
As a direct result of the effects of Hurricane Sandy, the ship channel to
Elizabeth, NJ remains closed by the US Coast Guard.
Similarly, APM Terminals in Elizabeth lacks electricity and the terminal
will remain closed tomorrow, Thursday, November 1st while debris is cleared
and terminal damage assessments are conducted.
Horizon Lines will be cancelling this Friday’s scheduled departure of
Horizon Producer voyage PD722S from Elizabeth. The Producer will instead
depart Elizabeth on voyage PD723S Friday, November 9th. This will give our
customer base time to recover their operations from the storm and execute
the normal cycle of drawing empties and returning loaded containers to our
Elizabeth terminal. Bookings will be updated automatically to reflect the
updated voyage numbers and new booking confirmations will be sent to our
customer base.
Additionally, Horizon Lines will be cancelling the Northbound departure
from San Juan to Elizabeth normally scheduled for Monday, October 5th. The
next northbound voyage to Elizabeth will be Horizon Trader TO489N departing
San Juan Monday, November 12th.
Eva, the terminals are still closed pending on electricity being restored. Additionally, they’re batting cleanup, and the oil terminals especially have extensive dock damage. The bulk and container terminals fared better, though they’ve got a large mess to clean up. I posted some pictures on my blog. Trying to keep busy until we can find a terminal to take the black oil that is cooling and solidifying in my tanks.
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