A View From The Hook - Adam Armstrong
@viewfromthehook.bsky.social
Maritime, port and ship pollution, decarbonization, shore power, electrification, climate, transportation, cruise, cargo, Brooklyn NYC and beyond. And some politics (as is required if you care about this planet 🌏 ).
Blog: http://www.aviewfromthehook.com
Blog: http://www.aviewfromthehook.com
The shore power jib (crane) is no longer at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. What’s going on? Has the long promised “mobile” jib been put into service? Is every ship now idling 24/7, burning dirty diesel fuel, while docked at the terminal? NYCEDC?
July 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The shore power jib (crane) is no longer at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. What’s going on? Has the long promised “mobile” jib been put into service? Is every ship now idling 24/7, burning dirty diesel fuel, while docked at the terminal? NYCEDC?
How bout going back and kicking the tires of the morgue trucks that lined the Brooklyn waterfront?
Source: CNN share.google/nr7hmz78sUl0...
Source: CNN share.google/nr7hmz78sUl0...
May 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
How bout going back and kicking the tires of the morgue trucks that lined the Brooklyn waterfront?
Source: CNN share.google/nr7hmz78sUl0...
Source: CNN share.google/nr7hmz78sUl0...
The same ship has been doing the same thing in Brooklyn ever since it started home posting here. This video is from earlier this month. As you say, the Coast Guard is supposed to enforce the emissions rules, but there’s no clear way to get them to respond to violations like these.
May 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The same ship has been doing the same thing in Brooklyn ever since it started home posting here. This video is from earlier this month. As you say, the Coast Guard is supposed to enforce the emissions rules, but there’s no clear way to get them to respond to violations like these.
"Yichang in central China's Hubei Province has been promoting the use of shore power, which allows ships to connect to the local electricity grid while at port, instead of turning to diesel engines to generate electricity ... "
April 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"Yichang in central China's Hubei Province has been promoting the use of shore power, which allows ships to connect to the local electricity grid while at port, instead of turning to diesel engines to generate electricity ... "
This is good, I guess. But what benefit do these huge ships bring when they invade beautiful little coastal villages like Skagen, Denmark? Or Venice? Or Key West? Or Juneau, Alaska? www.seatrade-cruise.com/ports-destin...
March 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is good, I guess. But what benefit do these huge ships bring when they invade beautiful little coastal villages like Skagen, Denmark? Or Venice? Or Key West? Or Juneau, Alaska? www.seatrade-cruise.com/ports-destin...
Yeah, Carnival is a real environmental hero. 🤷♂️ Suggestion: Stop using scrubbers, which INCREASE fuel consumption. Stop burning the dirtiest diesel on the planet. Start investing in non fossil fuels, electrification, and true climate solutions.
February 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Yeah, Carnival is a real environmental hero. 🤷♂️ Suggestion: Stop using scrubbers, which INCREASE fuel consumption. Stop burning the dirtiest diesel on the planet. Start investing in non fossil fuels, electrification, and true climate solutions.
Take this survey! PortSide New York would like to know what YOU want to know about the maritime aspects of the Brooklyn Maritime Terminal planning process, currently under way on the #RedHook/ Columbia Street waterfront.
February 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Take this survey! PortSide New York would like to know what YOU want to know about the maritime aspects of the Brooklyn Maritime Terminal planning process, currently under way on the #RedHook/ Columbia Street waterfront.
One of Musk’s favorite phrases is “Make Orwell Fiction Again”. I mean, the lack of self awareness is mind boggling.
January 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
One of Musk’s favorite phrases is “Make Orwell Fiction Again”. I mean, the lack of self awareness is mind boggling.
"Shore power for container ships is a crucial part of this effort for all the involved ports” www.offshore-energy.biz/shore-power-...
January 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"Shore power for container ships is a crucial part of this effort for all the involved ports” www.offshore-energy.biz/shore-power-...
Expansion of Shore Power Capabilities at Italian and Mediterranean Ports maritime-executive.com/article/expa...
January 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Expansion of Shore Power Capabilities at Italian and Mediterranean Ports maritime-executive.com/article/expa...
“Shore power is the single most effective way to reduce vessel emissions when a ship is in port” - Port of Oakland Environmental Programs and Planning Director #shorepower #climate #health #ships #decarbonization #zeroemissions #ports
January 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“Shore power is the single most effective way to reduce vessel emissions when a ship is in port” - Port of Oakland Environmental Programs and Planning Director #shorepower #climate #health #ships #decarbonization #zeroemissions #ports
“Reducing emissions of both black carbon and methane is imperative for all sectors, none less than the shipping sector”
January 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“Reducing emissions of both black carbon and methane is imperative for all sectors, none less than the shipping sector”
And here in NYC, @NYCEDC has "postponed" plans to build shore power at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. NYC residents continue to endure the health and climate impacts of ship pollution, while the cruise industry makes billions in profits. Shameful! w42st.com/post/plans-...
January 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
And here in NYC, @NYCEDC has "postponed" plans to build shore power at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. NYC residents continue to endure the health and climate impacts of ship pollution, while the cruise industry makes billions in profits. Shameful! w42st.com/post/plans-...
A reminder that Port Miami now has shore power with the ability "to connect 21 individual vessels .. for a total of 350 vessel calls" per year. Brooklyn's yet-to-be-upgraded system can only connect to 20% of ship visits www.msn.com/en-us/trave...
January 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A reminder that Port Miami now has shore power with the ability "to connect 21 individual vessels .. for a total of 350 vessel calls" per year. Brooklyn's yet-to-be-upgraded system can only connect to 20% of ship visits www.msn.com/en-us/trave...
... especially as we consider a revisioning process at the Brooklyn Marine Terminal in an age of climate collapse."
December 23, 2024 at 4:03 AM
... especially as we consider a revisioning process at the Brooklyn Marine Terminal in an age of climate collapse."
A BIG win in the UK for @opp_green 🙌! When will cruise lines doing business in the US be forced to stop misleading the public about fossil LNG being a “green”, “cleaner” fuel?
www.opportunitygreen.org/press-releas...
www.opportunitygreen.org/press-releas...
December 18, 2024 at 2:04 PM
A BIG win in the UK for @opp_green 🙌! When will cruise lines doing business in the US be forced to stop misleading the public about fossil LNG being a “green”, “cleaner” fuel?
www.opportunitygreen.org/press-releas...
www.opportunitygreen.org/press-releas...
"The Port of Seattle is on its way to becoming the greenest port in North America"
Look at the current & future shore power berths in Seattle 👇👇and ask yourself why the Port of NY & NJ has ZERO fully functional shore power berths 🤷♂️
#climate #health #shipping #pollution #cruise #cargo
shar.es/agClEp
Look at the current & future shore power berths in Seattle 👇👇and ask yourself why the Port of NY & NJ has ZERO fully functional shore power berths 🤷♂️
#climate #health #shipping #pollution #cruise #cargo
shar.es/agClEp
December 3, 2024 at 4:39 AM
"The Port of Seattle is on its way to becoming the greenest port in North America"
Look at the current & future shore power berths in Seattle 👇👇and ask yourself why the Port of NY & NJ has ZERO fully functional shore power berths 🤷♂️
#climate #health #shipping #pollution #cruise #cargo
shar.es/agClEp
Look at the current & future shore power berths in Seattle 👇👇and ask yourself why the Port of NY & NJ has ZERO fully functional shore power berths 🤷♂️
#climate #health #shipping #pollution #cruise #cargo
shar.es/agClEp
@foeus.bsky.social: You might want to rethink booking a cruise as this year’s Christmas present.
Our 2024 #CruiseShipReportCard shows that this industry remains one of the most harmful forms of travel for the environment & human health
Our 2024 #CruiseShipReportCard shows that this industry remains one of the most harmful forms of travel for the environment & human health
November 28, 2024 at 6:51 AM
@foeus.bsky.social: You might want to rethink booking a cruise as this year’s Christmas present.
Our 2024 #CruiseShipReportCard shows that this industry remains one of the most harmful forms of travel for the environment & human health
Our 2024 #CruiseShipReportCard shows that this industry remains one of the most harmful forms of travel for the environment & human health
The annual “Cruise Ship Report Card”, released by Friends of the Earth, reveals that five cruise lines, all under the Carnival Corporation umbrella, received failing grades, while another eight cruise lines were rated with D’s. #RethinkCruiseTourism #climate #health @foeus.bsky.social
November 28, 2024 at 6:24 AM
The annual “Cruise Ship Report Card”, released by Friends of the Earth, reveals that five cruise lines, all under the Carnival Corporation umbrella, received failing grades, while another eight cruise lines were rated with D’s. #RethinkCruiseTourism #climate #health @foeus.bsky.social
The cruise industry's destructive and extractive business model is unsustainable! #RethinkCruiseTourism
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 27, 2024 at 2:51 PM
The cruise industry's destructive and extractive business model is unsustainable! #RethinkCruiseTourism
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thank you, Rep. Barragán for introducing the “Zero-Emission Vessel Innovation Act”
Let’s get this done! @repbarragan.bsky.social
Let’s get this done! @repbarragan.bsky.social
November 26, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Thank you, Rep. Barragán for introducing the “Zero-Emission Vessel Innovation Act”
Let’s get this done! @repbarragan.bsky.social
Let’s get this done! @repbarragan.bsky.social
My pinned Tweet from March on "Xitter", celebrating the passing of "Our Air Our Water Act" We noted that this law wasn't a silver bullet in ridding our city of the scourge of cruise ship pollution. But NYCEDC inaction continues to disappoint, allowing ships to keep burning dirty diesel in port 😡
November 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM
My pinned Tweet from March on "Xitter", celebrating the passing of "Our Air Our Water Act" We noted that this law wasn't a silver bullet in ridding our city of the scourge of cruise ship pollution. But NYCEDC inaction continues to disappoint, allowing ships to keep burning dirty diesel in port 😡
When "Our Air Our Water Act" passed in March, NYCEDC was directed to add shore power requirements to NYC cruise contracts – to be signed in the summer. EDC also committed to upgrading Brooklyn's shore power system by end '24. None of this happened. CM Alexa Aviles has questions!! #shorepower #NYCEDC
November 18, 2024 at 6:12 PM
When "Our Air Our Water Act" passed in March, NYCEDC was directed to add shore power requirements to NYC cruise contracts – to be signed in the summer. EDC also committed to upgrading Brooklyn's shore power system by end '24. None of this happened. CM Alexa Aviles has questions!! #shorepower #NYCEDC