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=== Seaport === [[File:Newhaven harbor pan.png|thumb|250px|Port of New Haven]] [[New Haven Harbor]] is home to the Port of New Haven, a deep-water seaport with three berths capable of hosting vessels and barges as well as the facilities required to handle [[break bulk cargo]]. The port has the capacity to load 200 trucks a day from the ground or via loading docks. [[Providence and Worcester Railroad]] provides freight rail transportation to the port, with the railroad operating a switch engine for yard movements, a private siding for loading and unloading, and trackage over the [[Tomlinson Lift Bridge]] toward the Northeast Corridor. Approximately {{convert|400000|sqft|m2|-4}} of inside storage and {{convert|50|acre|m2}} of outside storage are available at the site. Five shore cranes with a 250-ton capacity and 26 forklifts, each with a 26-ton capacity, are also available.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}} On June 17, 2013, the city commissioned the [[Nathan Hale (fireboat)|''Nathan Hale'']], a {{convert|36|foot|m}} port security vessel capable of serving [[search and rescue]], firefighting, and constabulary roles.<ref name="NewHavenRegister2013-06-17" /><ref name="Nhi2014-06-17">{{cite news |url=http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/nathan_hale_hits_the_harbor/ |title="Nathan Hale" hits the harbor |publisher=[[New Haven Independent]] |author=Thomas MacMillan |date=June 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231091954/http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/nathan_hale_hits_the_harbor/ |archive-date=December 31, 2013 |access-date=October 25, 2014 |url-status=dead |quote=The city recently purchased the Metalcraft Firestorm 36 using grant money from the federal Department of Homeland Security. The vessel will be used by the fire and police departments for dousing fires on sea and on the shore, and search and rescue operations. }}</ref>
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