Port Update

Connecticut / Long Island Sound

February 20, 2026

Notices

NEW HAVEN, CT
Port:                                  New Haven, CT
Channel Max Draft:        37’-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’-00”
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:                  33’-06”  (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 February 20th, 2026
Date               Day        Time              Pred      High/Low
2026/02/20         Fri      12:40 AM            6.54        H
2026/02/20         Fri      06:55 AM           -0.45        L
2026/02/20         Fri      01:03 PM            6.22        H
2026/02/20         Fri      07:09 PM           -0.37        L
2026/02/21         Sat      01:23 AM            6.60        H
2026/02/21         Sat      07:43 AM           -0.39        L
2026/02/21         Sat      01:51 PM            6.00        H
2026/02/21         Sat      07:54 PM           -0.21        L
2026/02/22         Sun      02:11 AM            6.57        H
2026/02/22         Sun      08:35 AM           -0.25        L
2026/02/22         Sun      02:42 PM            5.74        H
2026/02/22         Sun      08:45 PM            0.02        L
2026/02/23         Mon      03:03 AM            6.44        H
2026/02/23         Mon      09:33 AM           -0.04        L
2026/02/23         Mon      03:39 PM            5.46        H
2026/02/23         Mon      09:42 PM            0.27        L
2026/02/24         Tue      04:03 AM            6.25        H
2026/02/24         Tue      10:37 AM            0.15        L
2026/02/24         Tue      04:43 PM            5.26        H
2026/02/24         Tue      10:48 PM            0.45        L

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Marine Zone Forecast
Today
E wind 13 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Rain. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Tonight
E wind 13 to 16 kt becoming NNW 8 to 11 kt in the evening. Rain likely, possibly mixing with snow after 1am, then gradually ending. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Saturday
NNW wind 6 to 8 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Saturday Night
ENE wind 8 to 10 kt. A slight chance of snow. Seas around 2 ft.
Sunday
ENE wind 13 to 16 kt increasing to 16 to 19 kt in the afternoon. A chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft.
Sunday Night
NE wind 21 to 24 kt increasing to 26 to 29 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. Snow likely, mainly after 1am. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft.
Monday
N wind 26 to 29 kt decreasing to 23 to 26 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 kt. A chance of snow. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
Monday Night
NNW wind 16 to 19 kt decreasing to 12 to 15 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft.
Tuesday
NW wind 10 to 12 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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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