MAIN CHANNEL - HUDSON RIVER
General / Marine Construction (Excluding Bridges) / Dredging
Location: 42-37.00N 073-45.46W • Mariners are advised that maintenance dredging will be conducted at the Sprague Energy fuel terminal within the Port of Rensselaer, on the east side of the Hudson River Federal Navigation Channel near river mile 142, from November 9 through December 31, 2026. Operations will occur Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. A sectional excavator mounted on a spud barge, hopper barges, tugboats Sunfish and Marion B, and workboats will be on scene. A lighted turbidity curtain marked with spar buoys will be deployed around the in-water work area. Dredged material will be transported approximately one mile upriver to the Port of Rensselaer scrap dock for unloading. The dredge barge will be spudded outside the channel when not actively dredging. Vessel traffic may pass safely through the federal navigation channel; mariners are requested to use caution, transit at a safe speed, and contact the contractor on VHF-FM Channels 13 or 16 or by telephone at 518-451-0961 for passing arrangements.
Valid 2026-11-09 to 2027-01-01.
USCG Northeast District Local Notice to Mariners 44/2026