Noah
06-16-2004, 12:30 PM
It's a pretty interesting article on the politics of bringing ships into NY.
"But these days, say the group of pilots who finesse cargo ships into their berths at the New Jersey container yards, something akin to piracy is taking place in the harbor. They say the culprits are the New Jersey state government and another group of pilots that the state already regulates. In the name of greater port security, New Jersey is trying to gain control of the pilots it does not regulate and eventually erase all distinctions between the two groups. "
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/16/nyregion/16pilot.html
"But these days, say the group of pilots who finesse cargo ships into their berths at the New Jersey container yards, something akin to piracy is taking place in the harbor. They say the culprits are the New Jersey state government and another group of pilots that the state already regulates. In the name of greater port security, New Jersey is trying to gain control of the pilots it does not regulate and eventually erase all distinctions between the two groups. "
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/16/nyregion/16pilot.html