Port Update
Cape Canaveral, FL
January 18, 2024
Notices
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION:
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Depths - (salt density) is 1.023
Entrance to channel - 46.0 ft
Harbor channel - 44.0 ft
Turning basin – 43’00 ft Middle turning basin 43.0 ft’ Maximum allowed draft – 40’ FT Under keel clearance - channel – 3.0 FT - alongside berths - 0.5 ft Vessels 38'01" – 40’00' will be tide restricted and require 3 adequate tugs
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BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION:
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South Cargo Pier 4 – Max. draft – 39’06 – Max loa 975’00 – Max beam -106’00
North Cargo Pier 1A – Max. draft – 37’06”
North Cargo Pier 1B – Max. draft – 36’00 - any draft of 36' or more will be considered a tide job and will be scheduled to begin an inbound transit approximately two hours prior to high water. max length for tankers at NCP 1B to be capped at 840’
A good benchmark to use is a BCM of 420’ - Vessels 610’ or greater - 37’06” Max Draft, 150’ Max Beam, 95,000 MT Max Displacement (UPDATED 06/13/23)
North Cargo Pier 2 – Max. draft – 39’06 (Vessels over 610’ restricted to 37’06)
A vessel with a draft that does not exceed 38′ 00″ may transit the channels and basins at any time and stage of the tide. Vessels that have a draft in excess of 38″ 00″ are considered “tide jobs” and will be advised by the Harbormaster and Canaveral Pilots of the time of boarding with consideration given to the stage of the tide. These vessels are generally scheduled to begin an inbound transit two hours prior to high tide. A minimum under keel clearance of 2’6” is required during the transit of the channels and basins. (UPDATED 5/9/23)
54'00" MAX Waterline to Manifold for all TPSI Vessels
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS
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96 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by USCG.
48 Hours - advance paperwork for foreign vessels and US flag arriving foreign to Customs and Border Patrol.
24 Hours (minimum) - Foreign cargo must submit a manifest to the Customs & Border Patrol AMS.
24 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by Port Authority via Harbor Master and Pilots.
Port Security - All persons doing ship’s business within Port Canaveral must have TWIC prior to be allowed onto any terminal. Escort required without a TWIC. Vehicles must have permanent company markings to be allowed onto any terminal.
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CURRENT ISSUES: 01/18/24 - Thursday, Jan. 18: Axiom-3 crewed mission Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch four European astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a Dragon capsule. Launch: 4:49 p.m.
Location: Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Trajectory: Northeast. Local sonic boom: Yes. Live coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
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FUTURE ISSUES: 01/29/24 - 0900 – PCPA Monthly meeting
01/29/24 - Monday, Jan. 29: SpaceX NG-20 ISS resupply mission The Cygnus spacecraft is named the S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson. Mission: NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX will team up on an International Space Station resupply mission using a Falcon 9 rocket and Cygnus spacecraft. Launch window: TBA. Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
02/06/24 - Tuesday, Feb. 6: NASA PACE spacecraft Members of the media get a closer look at NASA’s PACE satellite at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville. Mission: NASA's PACE observatory — an acronym for Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem — will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and gather "immense quantities of data" on the chemical composition, movement and interaction of airborne particles and clouds by scanning Earth with polarimeters every two days.
Launch window: TBA. Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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Hurricane Alert: 5/OUT OF SEASON
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CURRENT SECURITY ALERT – MARSEC 1
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Tides / Currents
Tides for Canaveral Harbor (Trident Pier)
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
JANUARY 2024
Th 18 High 1:10 AM 3.6 7:15 AM Set 12:44 AM 45
18 Low 7:29 AM 0.2 5:50 PM Rise 12:10 PM
18 High 1:22 PM 3.0
18 Low 7:36 PM -0.3
F 19 High 2:18 AM 3.7 7:15 AM Set 1:48 AM 56
19 Low 8:37 AM 0.3 5:51 PM Rise 12:47 PM
19 High 2:26 PM 2.8
19 Low 8:32 PM -0.3
Sa 20 High 3:24 AM 3.7 7:15 AM Set 2:51 AM 67
20 Low 9:46 AM 0.4 5:52 PM Rise 1:27 PM
20 High 3:31 PM 2.6
20 Low 9:29 PM -0.2
Su 21 High 4:25 AM 3.8 7:15 AM Set 3:54 AM 76
21 Low 10:51 AM 0.3 5:53 PM Rise 2:13 PM
21 High 4:32 PM 2.6
21 Low 10:26 PM -0.2
M 22 High 5:19 AM 3.8 7:14 AM Set 4:55 AM 84
22 Low 11:47 AM 0.3 5:54 PM Rise 3:05 PM
22 High 5:25 PM 2.6
22 Low 11:20 PM -0.2
Tu 23 High 6:08 AM 3.8 7:14 AM Set 5:51 AM 91
23 Low 12:34 PM 0.2 5:54 PM Rise 4:01 PM
23 High 6:14 PM 2.7
W 24 Low 12:09 AM -0.3 7:14 AM Set 6:42 AM 96
24 High 6:53 AM 3.8 5:55 PM Rise 4:59 PM
24 Low 1:14 PM 0.2
24 High 7:00 PM 2.8
Th 25 Low 12:53 AM -0.3 7:13 AM Set 7:25 AM 99
25 High 7:34 AM 3.8 5:56 PM Rise 5:58 PM
25 Low 1:51 PM 0.1
25 High 7:42 PM 2.8
F 26 Low 1:33 AM -0.3 7:13 AM Set 8:03 AM 99
26 High 8:12 AM 3.7 5:57 PM Rise 6:55 PM
26 Low 2:26 PM 0.1
26 High 8:22 PM 2.9
Sa 27 Low 2:13 AM -0.2 7:13 AM Set 8:36 AM 99
27 High 8:48 AM 3.6 5:58 PM Rise 7:50 PM
27 Low 3:01 PM 0.1
27 High 9:02 PM 2.9
Su 28 Low 2:53 AM -0.1 7:12 AM Set 9:05 AM 96
28 High 9:22 AM 3.5 5:58 PM Rise 8:42 PM
28 Low 3:35 PM 0.1
28 High 9:40 PM 2.9
M 29 Low 3:34 AM 0.1 7:12 AM Set 9:32 AM 92
29 High 9:56 AM 3.3 5:59 PM Rise 9:34 PM
29 Low 4:11 PM 0.1
29 High 10:20 PM 3.0
Tu 30 Low 4:18 AM 0.3 7:11 AM Set 9:58 AM 86
30 High 10:30 AM 3.1 6:00 PM Rise 10:26 PM
30 Low 4:48 PM 0.1
30 High 11:00 PM 3.0
W 31 Low 5:06 AM 0.4 7:11 AM Set 10:24 AM 79
31 High 11:06 AM 2.9 6:01 PM Rise 11:18 PM
31 Low 5:27 PM 0.2
31 High 11:43 PM 3.0
FEBRUARY 2024
Th 1 Low 5:57 AM 0.5 7:10 AM Set 10:52 AM 71
1 High 11:46 AM 2.7 6:02 PM
1 Low 6:08 PM 0.2
F 2 High 12:32 AM 3.0 7:10 AM Rise 12:13 AM 62
2 Low 6:51 AM 0.6 6:02 PM Set 11:22 AM
2 High 12:32 PM 2.5
2 Low 6:53 PM 0.2
Sa 3 High 1:27 AM 3.1 7:09 AM Rise 1:10 AM 52
3 Low 7:48 AM 0.7 6:03 PM Set 11:58 AM
3 High 1:28 PM 2.4
3 Low 7:43 PM 0.1
Su 4 High 2:27 AM 3.2 7:08 AM Rise 2:11 AM 42
4 Low 8:47 AM 0.6 6:04 PM Set 12:39 PM
4 High 2:30 PM 2.3
4 Low 8:39 PM 0.0
M 5 High 3:27 AM 3.4 7:08 AM Rise 3:15 AM 32
5 Low 9:48 AM 0.5 6:05 PM Set 1:29 PM
5 High 3:31 PM 2.4
5 Low 9:37 PM -0.2
Tu 6 High 4:25 AM 3.7 7:07 AM Rise 4:20 AM 22
6 Low 10:46 AM 0.3 6:06 PM Set 2:28 PM
6 High 4:30 PM 2.6
6 Low 10:36 PM -0.4
W 7 High 5:19 AM 4.0 7:07 AM Rise 5:21 AM 14
7 Low 11:40 AM 0.1 6:06 PM Set 3:35 PM
7 High 5:26 PM 2.9
7 Low 11:33 PM -0.7
Th 8 High 6:12 AM 4.2 7:06 AM Rise 6:17 AM 7
8 Low 12:30 PM -0.2 6:07 PM Set 4:47 PM
8 High 6:20 PM 3.1
F 9 Low 12:27 AM -0.9 7:05 AM Rise 7:06 AM 2
9 High 7:03 AM 4.4 6:08 PM Set 6:00 PM
9 Low 1:17 PM -0.4
9 High 7:14 PM 3.4
Sa 10 Low 1:19 AM -1.0 7:04 AM Rise 7:49 AM 0
10 High 7:52 AM 4.4 6:09 PM Set 7:12 PM
10 Low 2:03 PM -0.6
10 High 8:08 PM 3.7
Su 11 Low 2:12 AM -1.0 7:04 AM Rise 8:27 AM 0
11 High 8:40 AM 4.3 6:09 PM Set 8:21 PM
11 Low 2:50 PM -0.7
11 High 9:01 PM 3.9
M 12 Low 3:06 AM -0.9 7:03 AM Rise 9:02 AM 4
12 High 9:28 AM 4.1 6:10 PM Set 9:28 PM
12 Low 3:37 PM -0.8
12 High 9:53 PM 4.0
Tu 13 Low 4:03 AM -0.6 7:02 AM Rise 9:35 AM 11
13 High 10:15 AM 3.8 6:11 PM Set 10:33 PM
13 Low 4:26 PM -0.7
13 High 10:47 PM 4.0
W 14 Low 5:03 AM -0.3 7:01 AM Rise 10:10 AM 19
14 High 11:04 AM 3.5 6:12 PM Set 11:39 PM
14 Low 5:17 PM -0.6
14 High 11:43 PM 3.9
Th 15 Low 6:06 AM 0.0 7:01 AM Rise 10:46 AM 29
15 High 11:57 AM 3.1 6:12 PM
15 Low 6:11 PM -0.4
F 16 High 12:44 AM 3.7 7:00 AM Set 12:44 AM 40
16 Low 7:12 AM 0.2 6:13 PM Rise 11:26 AM
16 High 12:57 PM 2.8
16 Low 7:08 PM -0.2
Sa 17 High 1:52 AM 3.6 6:59 AM Set 1:48 AM 51
17 Low 8:19 AM 0.4 6:14 PM Rise 12:10 PM
17 High 2:05 PM 2.5
17 Low 8:07 PM -0.1
Su 18 High 3:03 AM 3.5 6:58 AM Set 2:50 AM 61
18 Low 9:29 AM 0.5 6:15 PM Rise 1:00 PM
18 High 3:15 PM 2.5
18 Low 9:09 PM 0.0
M 19 High 4:08 AM 3.5 6:57 AM Set 3:48 AM 71
19 Low 10:35 AM 0.5 6:15 PM Rise 1:55 PM
19 High 4:19 PM 2.5
19 Low 10:11 PM 0.0
Tu 20 High 5:04 AM 3.5 6:56 AM Set 4:39 AM 80
20 Low 11:30 AM 0.4 6:16 PM Rise 2:52 PM
20 High 5:12 PM 2.6
20 Low 11:07 PM 0.0
W 21 High 5:52 AM 3.5 6:55 AM Set 5:25 AM 87
21 Low 12:13 PM 0.3 6:17 PM Rise 3:51 PM
21 High 5:59 PM 2.7
21 Low 11:55 PM -0.1
Th 22 High 6:34 AM 3.6 6:54 AM Set 6:04 AM 93
22 Low 12:50 PM 0.2 6:17 PM Rise 4:48 PM
22 High 6:41 PM 2.9
F 23 Low 12:37 AM -0.1 6:53 AM Set 6:38 AM 97
23 High 7:11 AM 3.6 6:18 PM Rise 5:44 PM
23 Low 1:22 PM 0.1
23 High 7:21 PM 3.0
Sa 24 Low 1:16 AM -0.2 6:52 AM Set 7:08 AM 99
24 High 7:46 AM 3.5 6:19 PM Rise 6:37 PM
24 Low 1:53 PM 0.1
24 High 7:59 PM 3.1
Su 25 Low 1:54 AM -0.1 6:52 AM Set 7:35 AM 99
25 High 8:19 AM 3.5 6:19 PM Rise 7:29 PM
25 Low 2:24 PM 0.0
25 High 8:36 PM 3.2
M 26 Low 2:32 AM 0.0 6:51 AM Set 8:02 AM 98
26 High 8:51 AM 3.4 6:20 PM Rise 8:21 PM
26 Low 2:56 PM 0.0
26 High 9:12 PM 3.3
Tu 27 Low 3:11 AM 0.1 6:50 AM Set 8:27 AM 95
27 High 9:24 AM 3.2 6:21 PM Rise 9:13 PM
27 Low 3:28 PM 0.0
27 High 9:48 PM 3.3
W 28 Low 3:53 AM 0.2 6:49 AM Set 8:54 AM 91
28 High 9:57 AM 3.0 6:21 PM Rise 10:06 PM
28 Low 4:03 PM 0.1
28 High 10:26 PM 3.3
Th 29 Low 4:37 AM 0.4 6:48 AM Set 9:23 AM 85
29 High 10:32 AM 2.8 6:22 PM Rise 11:02 PM
29 Low 4:40 PM 0.2
29 High 11:06 PM 3.3
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER: 1014 AM EST Thu Jan 18 2024
THIS AFTERNOON
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
southwest in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet with occasional seas
to 5 feet. A dominant period 7 seconds. A chance of showers in
the afternoon.
TONIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet with
occasional seas to 5 feet. A dominant period 8 seconds. A chance
of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight.
FRIDAY
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. A
dominant period 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet
with occasional seas to 10 feet.
SATURDAY
North winds 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with
occasional seas to 10 feet.
SATURDAY NIGHT
North winds 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas to 9 feet.
SUNDAY
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas to 9 feet.
SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas to 9 feet.
MONDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas to 7 feet.
