Port Update
Port Arthur, TX / Sabine / Neches
December 08, 2025
Notices
Closure Type Reason CG Condition Start End Created By Created Modified By Modified Notes ALL TRAFFIC OTHER YANKEE 11/20/25 11/20/25 Derek Rutherford 11/20/25 Derek Rutherford 11/20/25 POOR VISIBILTY ON THE CHANNEL RESUME TRAFFIC 0600 ALL TRAFFIC OTHER YANKEE 11/22/25 11/22/25 Robbie Almond 11/22/25 Robbie Almond 11/22/25 POOR VISIBILITY ON THE CHANNEL -RESUME TRAFFIC 1730 ALL TRAFFIC OTHER YANKEE 12/03/25 12/04/25 Robbie Almond 12/03/25 Robbie Almond 12/03/25 BAD WHEATER AND ROUGH SEAS ALL TRAFFIC OTHER YANKEE 12/07/25 12/07/25 Derek Rutherford 12/07/25 Derek Rutherford 12/07/25 POOR VISIBILITY ON THE CHANNEL
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Today: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Port / Terminal Restrictions
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2025 Sabine-Neches Channel Closures – See attached
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General Channel Restrictions/Info
* Max Safe Draft 40ft FW
* Air Draft above Valero Terminal – Less than 136ft for passing 3 fixed bridges
* 800ft wide channel from 29/30 Buoy to Texaco Island
* 400ft wide channel from Texas Island to Port of Beaumont
* “SB” Buoy is located at Lat. 29-25N Lon. 93-40W
* Navigational Charts NOAA 11341, 11342 & 11343 cover the entire waterway
* Sabine Pilots www.sabinepilots.com
Sabine Pilot Restrictions
* Vessels 85,000 DWT or over, 875 FT LOA or over or 125FT beam or over will transit during daylight hours only above Texaco Island. Only one (1) of the limitations has to be met to restrict a vessel.
* Daylight Restriction times are based on the daylight hours and are adjusted according to sun rise/sun set. Current times as follows, the terminals shown are the ones that handle Aframax size vessels which are typically daylight restricted.
(INBOUND)
ExxonMobil 0500-1030 Hrs Approx Transit time “SB” Buoy to Berth – 8hrs
Jefferson Terminal 0500-1100 Hrs
Enterprise BMW 0500-1130 Hrs
Energy Transfer 0500-1200 Hrs
Phillips 66 0500-1200 Hrs
Motiva PN 0500-1330 Hrs
Total 0500-1400 Hrs Approx Transit time “SB” Buoy to Berth – 5.5hrs
(OUTBOUND)
ExxonMobil 0600-1400 Hrs
Jefferson Terminal 0600-1400 Hrs
Enterprise BMW 0600-1430 Hrs
Energy Transfer 0600-1500 Hrs
Phillips 66 0600-1530 Hrs
Motiva PN 0600-1530 Hrs
Total 0600-1430 Hrs
* Vessels with the combined beam of one-half the width of the channel will not meet/pass day or night.
* Any vessel that meets or exceeds either or both 860FT LOA or 120FT beam will require two pilots.
Vessels that do not exceed the above size restrictions can transit day or night consistent with other port traffic movements. Vessels that are daylight restricted will generally have priority to move before non-daylight restricted vessels.
