Port Update

Connecticut / Long Island Sound

December 17, 2025

Notices

NEW HAVEN, CT
Port:                                  New Haven, CT
Channel Max Draft:        36’-00” Salt water
Tidal range:                      + 5.6 – 7.2 feet (vessel’s over 30 ft draft dock on HW)
Salinity:                             1.018 – 1.025 (varies due to river outflow)
Channel bottom:             Mud
Pilot Boarding area:        Point Judith P/S N41°17’0 x W071°31’0 (5.0 hours East)
Towage Provider:            McAllister Towing 888-764-5990
Line Handlers:                 Coastline Services (203-627-1671)
USCG:                                206-815-6879 / SECLIS-PSC@uscg.mil 
 
Terminal:           Global Terminal (Formerly Gulf Terminal)
Address:             500 Waterfront Street – New Haven, CT
Coordinates:     N41°17’39 x W072°54’20
Contact:              Mike Baron # 203-467-2581 / michael.baron@globalp.com
Draft:                  38’-00” + 1’ UKC
LOA / beam:      650’-00”  - 110’-00”
DWT:                   44,000  (larger can be approved on a case by case basis
Cargo’s:              Gasoline / Diesel / No.2 oil / Ethanol
 
Terminal:           Buckeye Partners LP - T-dock
Address:             280 Waterfront Street
Coordinates:     N41°17’32 x W072°54’26
Contact:              Greg Gardner - Assistant Manager Operations – 203-500-2482 / GGardner@buckeye.com
Draft:                  38’-00” + 1’ UKC
LOA / Beam:      750’-00” – 106’-00”
DWT:                   85,0000
Cargo’s:              Gasoline / Diesel / No.2 oil / Jet Fuel /
 
Terminal:            Buckeye Partners – East Street Dock (Pink Tanks)
Address:             85 East Street
Coordinates:      N41°17’51 x W072°54’34
Contact:              Greg Gardner - Assistant Manager Operations – 203-500-2482 / GGardner@buckeye.com
Draft:                   28’-00” for beam over 80’ / 32’-00” for beam under 80’  / Does not include a UKC alongside.
LOA / Beam:      700’-00” – 106’-00”
DWT:                   40,000 – Larger can be cleared on a case by base basis
Cargo’s:               Gasoline / Diesel / No.2 oil / Jet Fuel / Asphalt Tar / BIO Diesel / Kerosene
 
Terminal:           Shell New Haven  
Address:             East Shore Parkway – New Haven, CT
Coordinates:     N41°17’02 x W072°54’06
Contact:              Debbie Grant / 732-852-3070 / Debbie.J.Grant@shell.com
Draft:                  37’-00”  + 1 Foot UKC
LOA / Beam:      738’-00” / 124’-08”
Cargo’s:              Gasoline / Diesel / No.2 oil / Jet
 
Terminal:           New Haven Terminal
Address:             100 Waterfront Street – New Haven, CT
Coordinates:     N41°17’22 x W072°54’28
Contact:              Mike Vasaturo #203-468-0805 /  tankfarm@newhaventerminal.com, cmgiannotti@newhaventerminal.com, mlamothe@newhaventerminal.com
Draft:                  Max Draft 33’  
LOA / Beam:      600’-00” / 106’-00”
DWT:                   40,000  (larger can be accepted on a case by case basis)
Cargo’s:              Diesel / No.2 oil / Jet / Kerosene / Biodiesel
 
Terminal:           Gateway – Main Dock – North Side
Address:             400 Waterfront Street
Coordinates:     N41°17’40 x W072°54’23
Contact:              Ed Evans – Operations Manager – 203-460-1885 (Cell) – 203-469-7288 (Office)
Draft:                  32’-00”  (safely Afloat) 
LOA / Beam:      650’-00” – 100’-00”
Cargos:               Asphalt Tar / BIO Diesel  
 
Terminal:           Gateway – Main Dock – South Side
Address:             400 Waterfront Street
Coordinates:     N41°17’40 x W072°54’23
Contact:              Steve Davis – Operations Manager – 203-843-6222 (Cell) – 203-467-1997 (Office)
Draft:                  36’-00” (safely Afloat) 
LOA / Beam:      735’-00” / 110’-00”
Cargos:               Steel / Scrap / Timber / Road Salt
 
Terminal:           Gateway – Harbor Terminal
Address:             30 Waterfront Street
Coordinates:     N41°17’24 x W072°54’28
Contact:              Steve Davis – Operations Manager – 203-843-6222 (Cell) – 203-467-1997 (Office)
Draft:                  30’-00”  (safely Afloat) 
LOA / Beam:      700’-00” / 105’-00”
Cargos:               Steel / Scrap / Timber / Road Salt
 
BRIDGEPORT, CT:
Terminal:           Sprague
Address:             250 Eagles Nest Road, Bridgeport, CT 06607
Coordinates:     N41°10’01 x W073°10’09
Contact:              Mike Merna – Operations Manager – 646-771-8149 (Cell) – 203-336-2136 (Office)
Draft:                  27’-00”  (safely Afloat) 
LOA / Beam:      640’-00” – 109’-00”
Cargos:               Asphalt Tar / Diesel

Tides / Currents

Tides for New Haven Harbor, New Haven Reach starting with December, 17th 2025
Date               Day        Time              Pred      High/Low
2025/12/16         Tue      02:08 AM            0.77        L
2025/12/16         Tue      08:21 AM            6.26        H
2025/12/16         Tue      02:49 PM            0.24        L
2025/12/16         Tue      08:54 PM            5.37        H
2025/12/17         Wed      02:53 AM            0.74        L
2025/12/17         Wed      09:05 AM            6.31        H
2025/12/17         Wed      03:32 PM            0.12        L
2025/12/17         Wed      09:38 PM            5.46        H
2025/12/18         Thu      03:36 AM            0.69        L
2025/12/18         Thu      09:47 AM            6.34        H
2025/12/18         Thu      04:13 PM            0.04        L
2025/12/18         Thu      10:20 PM            5.54        H
2025/12/19         Fri      04:17 AM            0.64        L
2025/12/19         Fri      10:28 AM            6.34        H
2025/12/19         Fri      04:52 PM           -0.00        L
2025/12/19         Fri      11:00 PM            5.58        H
2025/12/20         Sat      04:57 AM            0.61        L
2025/12/20         Sat      11:08 AM            6.32        H
2025/12/20         Sat      05:31 PM           -0.01        L
2025/12/20         Sat      11:40 PM            5.60        H
2025/12/21         Sun      05:37 AM            0.61        L
2025/12/21         Sun      11:47 AM            6.28        H
2025/12/21         Sun      06:10 PM           -0.01        L
2025/12/22         Mon      12:20 AM            5.59        H
2025/12/22         Mon      06:16 AM            0.62        L
2025/12/22         Mon      12:27 PM            6.22        H
2025/12/22         Mon      06:49 PM            0.01        L

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Marine Zone Forecast
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Showers, mainly after 1am. Low around 48. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature rising to near 54 by 9am, then falling to around 46 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a south wind 22 to 28 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

Disclaimer: For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the information contained in this website is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel.

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