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Bunkering Suspended in New York
Bunker operations in and around New York were suspended Tuesday after Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the Eastern U.S. resulting in widespread damage to the area that left millions without electrical power.
"The terminals are closed until we get the power back up," a bunker supplier told Ship & Bunker yesterday afternoon, adding that no guidance had been given on when that might be.
Utility company Consolidated Edison Company of New York (Con Edison) said customers served by underground equipment should be restored to service in four days, while those who get power from overhead lines are expected to wait a week.
"This is the largest storm-related outage in our history," said Con Edison Senior Vice President for Electric Operations John Miksad.
One report said that the Con Edison sub station in Manhattan's East Village was designed to withstand a storm surge of 12.5 feet, but a surge of 14 feet was recorded during the storm yesterday.
Another supplier told Ship & Bunker that it was too early to say what damage had been caused to bunkering infrastructure, but Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey called the damage to his state "incalculable" and said the Jersey Shore had been "devastated."
