Sentences with phrase «river by barge»

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Imperial faced legal and regulatory delays in bringing enormous pieces of equipment to the mine site, which were shipped across the Pacific and then through the United States and Canada by river barge and truck.

Rio Tinto sought to transport coal by barge along the Zambezi River, but this option did not receive formal approvals.

Pilgrim spokesman Paul Nathanson said the New York's review of the pipeline project will «demonstrate to everyone that Pilgrim is a safer, more environmentally friendly and economically efficient way to transport current flows of oil and refined products around the region that are now being transported mainly by river barge.»

Barr said during the Village Board meeting that trains currently carrying potentially explosive materials along the edge of the village line do not come from Albany, and he disputed Pilgrim's claim about the amount of oil being carried by barges and how much petroleum traffic on the Hudson River goes to the same locations that would be served by the pipelines.

«Governor Cuomo has taken bold and decisive action by signing into law legislation that protects the Hudson River from barges and tanker ships that carry dangerous petroleum - based products and other hazardous materials,» Ned Hudson, president of the environmental group Scenic Hudson, said Tuesday in a statement emailed to the media.

The sites were proposed by the Maritime Association of the Port of New York / New Jersey Tug and Barge Committee, the Hudson River Port Pilots Association and the American Waterways Operators.

Among the report's more controversial proposals is a plan to move spent fuel out of Indian Point in Buchanan along with 16 other power plants without direct access to railroad lines, by barge, down the Hudson River.

«The Coast Guard needs to hear from people in the Hudson Valley that we don't want these anchorages, that they jeopardize our river, the scenic beauty of the Hudson Valley and the safety, frankly, of our communities with these volatile products that would be transported in very large volumes by these barges,» Carlock says.

Esopus officials say they are also concerned because the town already has railroad lines that carry hazardous materials through the town, as well as being bordered by the Hudson River, which carries oil barge traffic.

To move a major muon experiment from Brookhaven to Fermilab, however, particle physicists decided that a key piece of equipment — the massive but fragile accelerator storage ring — should travel by barge on a 6 - week voyage down the U.S. Atlantic coast, around Florida, and up the Mississippi River.

Enterprise is set to move into its new home in June, when it will be pulled by barge up the Hudson River to the Intrepid's site on the western edge of Manhattan.

He travels overland from Lake Tanganyika to the river's headwaters on the back of a motorbike, dodging mai - mai soldiers armed with machine guns, then downriver by UN patrol boat, dugout canoe and overcrowded barge.

Construction of a new barge landing area and elevated bridge and boardwalks will improve visitor and employee safety by reducing the risk of human - bear conflicts; provide safe and dependable access for the phased relocation of facilities and park concession operations; protect and enhance key park resources in the Brooks River area, including brown (grizzly) bears, salmon and trout, and cultural resources; improve visitor experience in the area; and connect infrastructure utilities between the Valley Road Administrative Area and the north side of Brooks River.

In October 2016, the floating 8 million kilos concrete structure was transported by a submersible barge over the North Sea Canal, on the River Thames and through the King George V lock to its current location.

It was transported by a submersible barge across the North Sea Canal, via the river Thames and through the King George V lock.

For 20 years Jules Verne has been the main UK partner of the innovative French cruise company, CroisiEurope, established 40 years ago, now boasting the largest European river and barge fleet (over 40 ships), yet still operated by the same family.

Article by Michelle Standley in Berlin / / Jul. 25, 2017 Watching the flat - bottomed barges in Berlin - based photographer Benedikt Partenheimer's video loop «It's Never Enough» (2013), as they roll down the Huangpu River before slowly disappearing into the rosy... [read on]

Standouts include Carrie Mae Weems» holographic narrative about race, sex, and politics portrayed by ghostly characters on a burlesque stage; The Propeller Group's video that draws parallels between funeral practices in Vietnam and New Orleans, along with the collective's sculptures of tricked - out musical instruments, which were also photographed with members of Louisiana marching bands; Glenn Kaino's installation of water tanks that turn military machines into coral reefs; Jean - Michel Basquiat's paintings and works on paper that reference the cultural legacy of the Mississippi Delta and the South; Camille Henrot's video exploration of the universe by way of the storage rooms of the Smithsonian Institution; Tavares Strachan's 100 - foot long neon sign declaring «You belong here» from a barge on the Mississippi River; and Andrea Fraser's monologue, in which she recreated a heated debate by New Orleans city council members during a 1991 vote to racially integrate the Mardi Gras krewes — changing her voice and expression as she dynamically alternated between speakers, both black and white.

These trucks just came over by barge from the north side of the river; the south side borders the Yasunì National Park, an important UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and the largest tract of tropical rain forest in Ecuador.

The earliest rail cars were drawn by horses along tracks that went from the quarries to the Neponset River where the stone was loaded onto boats or barges to complete the trip to Charlestown on the other side of Boston.

It's a place to learn about initiatives like the Vermont Sail Freight Project, in which a home - built sailing barge, the Ceres, is beginning to connect farmers in Vermont with urban food buyers in Brooklyn, expanding the regional «foodshed,» as some describe farm - to - table networks, by using neglected canal and river trade routes.