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New Bedford Ocean Port Dirty Secret
Ocean Wind Turbine Barges Don't Fit Through The Hurricane Gates
New Bedford Ocean Port Dirty Secret
The New Bedfrod Marine Commerce Terminal only has a 120 foot legal clearance. The largest boat ever to go through the hurricane gates is 80 feet
Ocean wind turbine barges world wide have been built by industry standards at 127 feet and wider - They do not fit into New Bedford Harbor
RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS
Submitted by January 30, 2015
RFP: Terminal Operator – Marine Commerce Terminal in New Bedford Posting Date: February 9, 2015
Questions Asked at the Bidders’ Conference on January 21, 2015:
1. What is the beam of the widest vessel that has come through the Hurricane Barrier?
• Jeff Stieb, Port Director of the New Bedford Harbor Development Commission, stated that the widest vessel that he can remember was the MS Regal Empress with a beam of approximately 80 feet. Additionally, the Northeast Marine Pilots Association (Pilots) conducted modeling at the Maritime Simulation Institute in Middleton, RI on the Hansa HeavyLift P-2 Series that has a beam of 83 feet.
2. What is the widest beam that the Pilots will consider bringing through the Hurricane Barrier?
• MassCEC has been working closely with the District Pilot Commissioner and the Northeast Marine Pilots Association (Pilots) to prepare the site for the future arrival of international vessels. As part of that preparation, MassCEC commissioned the Maritime Simulation Institute in Middletown, Rhode Island to build a model of the New Bedford Harbor. The Pilots have run multiple simulations of vessel arrivals at the Maritime Simulation Institute in Middletown, Rhode Island. The widest beam vessel that the Pilots have modeled is 83 feet.
3. What is the tide differential of New Bedford Harbor?
• The average tidal range, calculated as the difference between Mean Low Water and Mean High Water and measured at the Clarks Point Light House in New Bedford, is 3.56 feet.
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The bottom line is the news media is NOT going to tell you about the misuse of major infrastructure funds in Massachusetts and the hundreds of millions of dollars being thrown in New Bedford Harbor
Your money !
