Port Update
Savannah, GA
February 01, 2024
Notices
RIGHT WHALE REPORTING AND SPEED RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE
PORT OF SAVANNAH, GA
PORT OF SAVANNAH, GA
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION
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Maximum Depths - (Fresh)
Harbor Entrance - 42 ft
Main Channel - 42 ft
Max allowable vessel draft - 42 ft
BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION:
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Current maximum drafts allowed at berths:
Colonial # 1 Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 750 ft Max air draft 185 ft
Colonial # 3 Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 600 ft
Colonial OT-20 Max Draft 38 ft Max LOA 820 ft
BWC (x-Vopak) Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 600 ft Max Beam 106 ft Max BCM 400 ft UKC 1’00 (updated 01/30/24)
Marine Port Terminal Brunswick Max Draft 36’00 – Max LOA 750’ Max BM 110’
CTI Foundation Terminal (formerly IMTT North) - Max Draft 37.5 ft Max LOA 800 ft Max Beam 125 ft Max DWT 53,000 (01/27/23)
CTI Wahlstrom Terminal (formerly IMTT South) - Max Draft 37 ft Max LOA 900ft Max Beam 110 ft. Max DWT 56,000 (01/27/23)
GKT (Georgia Kaolin Terminal) – Max draft 36’00 East Coast terminal - Max Draft 36 ft
East Coast terminal berth 3 – Max draft 34 ft Imperial Sugar - Max Draft 30 ft
Metro Ports - Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 700 ft Max Beam 150 ft
Phillips 66 Savannah Lubricants –Max depth 28’00 AS OF 12/14/23 UKC ½ foot –- Max LOA 658’ Max Bm 106’ Max – (UPDATED 12/14/23)
GPA Ocean Terminal Max Draft 42 ft GPA Garden City Terminal Max Draft 42 ft
Per pilots - restrictions for Tanker movements:
Drafts less than 36’ may transit at anytime Drafts 36’or greater are tide restricted - window: Start in 1 Hour after low water until 1.5 hours before high
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VESSEL TRAFFIC: IN – PER ATTACHED
DUE: PER ATTACHED AND EL ZORRO, HAFNIA ASIA
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS:
96 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by USCG
48 Hours - advance receipt of crew list by Immigration for any vessel arriving from a foreign port, or arriving coast wise with detained crew.
24 Hours (minimum) - Foreign cargo must have manifest submitted to Customs & Border Patrol AMS. Bond must be filed for foreign flag vessels or U.S. flag arriving with foreign cargo aboard. 24 Hours - advance notice to Pilots
24 Hours - advance fax of crew list and approved visitors required by Terminal.
72 Hours - post port call; the Port Authority requires bill of lading figures for all bulk cargo.
Port Security - All persons doing business within Port Authority property must have security pass from GPA. All persons wanting unescorted access to any vessel must have a valid TWIC.
IN EFFECT THROUGH 04/15/24 – RIGHT WHALE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
IN EFFECT THROUGH 04/30/24 – RIGHT WHALE SPEED RESTRICTIONS
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CURRENT NEWS – 02/01/24 - Georgia Ports achieves record year for autos
SAVANNAH, Ga., January 30, 2024 – The Port of Brunswick handled a record 775,565 units of autos and machinery in calendar year 2023, an increase of 15.6 percent over the previous year.
“Thanks to our auto and heavy machinery customers, processors and ILA Partners – GPA is firing on all cylinders,” said Kent Fountain, Chairman of the GPA Board.
GPA’s investments of $262 million and acreage to expand will make Colonel’s Island the premier Ro/Ro facility in the U.S., enabling auto manufacturers and opportunity to meet their growing import and export needs and flexibility in their storage and movement of vehicles during seasonal cycles. This expansion includes near-dock warehousing serving auto & machinery processing at Colonel’s Island Terminal with three new warehouses built and more new processing centers finishing later this year, 122 acres of new Roll-on/Roll-off cargo storage space, a fourth Ro/Ro berth in the engineering phase and a new rail yard planned.
“At its current rate of growth, the Port of Brunswick is poised to become the nation’s busiest gateway for Roll-on/Roll-off cargo,” said Georgia Ports President and CEO Griff Lynch. “We will be ready to serve this growth with our capital improvement projects underway and available land to expand to demand.”
In the container business, the Georgia Ports Authority handled 422,300 twenty-foot equivalent container units in December, down 4 percent or nearly 18,500 TEUs compared to the same month in 2022. The Port of Savannah ended Calendar Year 2023 with a total of 4.9 million TEUs, a decrease of 16 percent compared to 2022. Higher inflation rates and interest rates slowed consumer spending resulting in higher inventories in warehouses.
“We are using this time to invest in capacity for future needs. Georgia Ports Authority is committed to investing $4.2bn in the next ten years. With the new year, we are beginning to see renewed strength in container volumes, which should result in more favorable comparisons moving forward the next six months,” added Griff Lynch.
GPA’s Mason Mega Rail intermodal facility is growing volumes with a 10% percent increase through the first six months of fiscal year 2024 compared to fiscal year 2023. In December, GPA had 45,709 rail lifts which is 20 percent higher than the same period the previous year. Rail volumes represent approximately 20 percent of Savannah’s volumes with 80 percent moved by truck.
Motor carriers are the largest user of the port and GPA is fortunate to have a strong truck driver capacity community to serve customers via multiple gates as part of the Port of Savannah’s easy to use, one terminal model.
List of GPA capacity building projects:
Mason Mega Rail: GPA has invested over $374 million to create the largest ondock rail facility in the Western Hemisphere with a comprehensive network of inland terminals, including GPA operated sites such as the Appalachian Regional Port in Murray County, GA and numerous future sites in the pipeline. Mason Mega Rail’s scale and reach is a foundational infrastructure to the port’s national gateway growth plans, using a “1,2,3” cargo strategy — one day off the vessel in Savannah, two days transportation, and third day availability to a wide network of inland destinations from Atlanta and Dallas to Memphis and Chicago. 75% of the U.S. population is reachable within 3-4 days.
Blue Ridge Connector: On Dec. 5th, the Georgia Ports Authority Board approved $127 million to build the Blue Ridge Connector, an inland rail terminal in Gainesville, GA, linking Northeast Georgia with the Port of Savannah’s 37 weekly vessel calls. Opening in 2026, the facility will serve a region important for the production of heavy equipment, food and forest products.
Carolina Connector rail service. North Carolina importers and exporters can tap into a faster supply chain through a direct rail connection between Savannah and Rocky Mount, NC, via the CSX Carolina Connector (CCX) intermodal terminal. 7-day-a-week rail departures from GPA’s Mason Mega Rail Terminal are offered with three-day transit time.
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CURRENT EVENTS: 02/07/24 – Savannah Maritime After Hours – 5:15pm – 7:30pm
02/08/24 – PROPELLER CLUB - Members Meeting
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FUTURE EVENTS: 02/20/24 - SMA January Meeting 11am – 12pm
03/06/24 - Savannah Maritime After Hours – 5:15pm – 7:30pm
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SEAPORT SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
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PORT ALERT STATUS: 5/OUT OF SEASON
Tides / Currents
SAVANNAH - LOCAL TIDES:
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Tides: SAVANNAH RIVER ENT., FORT PULASKI
FEBRUARY 2024
Th 1 Low 6:13 AM 0.9 7:17 AM Set 10:49 AM 71
1 High 12:13 PM 5.8 5:57 PM
1 Low 6:18 PM 0.6
F 2 High 12:45 AM 6.0 7:17 AM Rise 12:19 AM 62
2 Low 7:04 AM 1.1 5:58 PM Set 11:18 AM
2 High 1:02 PM 5.6
2 Low 7:07 PM 0.7
Sa 3 High 1:37 AM 6.1 7:16 AM Rise 1:19 AM 52
3 Low 8:06 AM 1.2 5:59 PM Set 11:51 AM
3 High 1:55 PM 5.5
3 Low 8:05 PM 0.7
Su 4 High 2:33 AM 6.3 7:15 AM Rise 2:22 AM 42
4 Low 9:13 AM 1.1 6:00 PM Set 12:31 PM
4 High 2:52 PM 5.5
4 Low 9:10 PM 0.6
M 5 High 3:35 AM 6.5 7:15 AM Rise 3:27 AM 32
5 Low 10:17 AM 0.8 6:01 PM Set 1:19 PM
5 High 3:53 PM 5.6
5 Low 10:16 PM 0.3
Tu 6 High 4:38 AM 6.8 7:14 AM Rise 4:33 AM 22
6 Low 11:17 AM 0.4 6:02 PM Set 2:18 PM
6 High 4:54 PM 5.9
6 Low 11:17 PM -0.2
W 7 High 5:40 AM 7.3 7:13 AM Rise 5:34 AM 14
7 Low 12:13 PM 0.0 6:02 PM Set 3:25 PM
7 High 5:53 PM 6.3
Th 8 Low 12:16 AM -0.6 7:12 AM Rise 6:28 AM 7
8 High 6:36 AM 7.7 6:03 PM Set 4:39 PM
8 Low 1:05 PM -0.5
8 High 6:48 PM 6.8
F 9 Low 1:11 AM -1.1 7:11 AM Rise 7:15 AM 2
9 High 7:28 AM 8.1 6:04 PM Set 5:54 PM
9 Low 1:55 PM -1.0
9 High 7:40 PM 7.2
Sa 10 Low 2:04 AM -1.4 7:11 AM Rise 7:55 AM 0
10 High 8:17 AM 8.2 6:05 PM Set 7:09 PM
10 Low 2:43 PM -1.3
10 High 8:30 PM 7.5
Su 11 Low 2:56 AM -1.5 7:10 AM Rise 8:31 AM 0
11 High 9:05 AM 8.2 6:06 PM Set 8:20 PM
11 Low 3:30 PM -1.5
11 High 9:20 PM 7.7
M 12 Low 3:46 AM -1.4 7:09 AM Rise 9:03 AM 4
12 High 9:53 AM 7.9 6:07 PM Set 9:30 PM
12 Low 4:16 PM -1.4
12 High 10:12 PM 7.7
Tu 13 Low 4:37 AM -1.1 7:08 AM Rise 9:35 AM 11
13 High 10:44 AM 7.5 6:08 PM Set 10:38 PM
13 Low 5:02 PM -1.2
13 High 11:06 PM 7.6
W 14 Low 5:29 AM -0.6 7:07 AM Rise 10:06 AM 19
14 High 11:36 AM 7.0 6:09 PM Set 11:46 PM
14 Low 5:50 PM -0.8
Th 15 High 12:02 AM 7.4 7:06 AM Rise 10:41 AM 29
15 Low 6:25 AM -0.1 6:09 PM
15 High 12:32 PM 6.5
15 Low 6:43 PM -0.4
F 16 High 12:59 AM 7.1 7:05 AM Set 12:53 AM 40
16 Low 7:26 AM 0.5 6:10 PM Rise 11:18 AM
16 High 1:29 PM 6.1
16 Low 7:41 PM 0.0
Sa 17 High 1:57 AM 6.9 7:04 AM Set 1:59 AM 51
17 Low 8:35 AM 0.8 6:11 PM Rise 12:01 PM
17 High 2:27 PM 5.8
17 Low 8:45 PM 0.3
Su 18 High 2:57 AM 6.7 7:03 AM Set 3:02 AM 61
18 Low 9:43 AM 0.9 6:12 PM Rise 12:50 PM
18 High 3:28 PM 5.6
18 Low 9:50 PM 0.4
M 19 High 3:59 AM 6.6 7:02 AM Set 4:00 AM 71
19 Low 10:45 AM 0.9 6:13 PM Rise 1:45 PM
19 High 4:30 PM 5.7
19 Low 10:49 PM 0.4
Tu 20 High 5:00 AM 6.6 7:01 AM Set 4:52 AM 80
20 Low 11:39 AM 0.7 6:14 PM Rise 2:43 PM
20 High 5:27 PM 5.8
20 Low 11:43 PM 0.2
W 21 High 5:54 AM 6.7 7:00 AM Set 5:36 AM 87
21 Low 12:26 PM 0.6 6:14 PM Rise 3:43 PM
21 High 6:19 PM 6.0
Th 22 Low 12:32 AM 0.1 6:59 AM Set 6:13 AM 93
22 High 6:41 AM 6.9 6:15 PM Rise 4:42 PM
22 Low 1:08 PM 0.4
22 High 7:03 PM 6.3
F 23 Low 1:16 AM -0.1 6:58 AM Set 6:45 AM 97
23 High 7:22 AM 7.0 6:16 PM Rise 5:39 PM
23 Low 1:47 PM 0.2
23 High 7:44 PM 6.5
Sa 24 Low 1:57 AM -0.1 6:57 AM Set 7:14 AM 99
24 High 7:59 AM 7.0 6:17 PM Rise 6:35 PM
24 Low 2:22 PM 0.1
24 High 8:21 PM 6.6
Su 25 Low 2:36 AM -0.1 6:56 AM Set 7:39 AM 99
25 High 8:34 AM 7.0 6:18 PM Rise 7:29 PM
25 Low 2:55 PM 0.1
25 High 8:56 PM 6.6
M 26 Low 3:13 AM 0.0 6:55 AM Set 8:03 AM 98
26 High 9:08 AM 6.8 6:18 PM Rise 8:23 PM
26 Low 3:26 PM 0.1
26 High 9:29 PM 6.6
Tu 27 Low 3:48 AM 0.1 6:54 AM Set 8:27 AM 95
27 High 9:41 AM 6.6 6:19 PM Rise 9:17 PM
27 Low 3:56 PM 0.1
27 High 10:01 PM 6.6
W 28 Low 4:24 AM 0.3 6:52 AM Set 8:52 AM 91
28 High 10:15 AM 6.3 6:20 PM Rise 10:12 PM
28 Low 4:28 PM 0.2
28 High 10:35 PM 6.5
Th 29 Low 5:01 AM 0.5 6:51 AM Set 9:19 AM 85
29 High 10:51 AM 6.1 6:21 PM Rise 11:10 PM
29 Low 5:02 PM 0.4
29 High 11:13 PM 6.5
MARCH 2024
F 1 Low 5:42 AM 0.8 6:50 AM Set 9:50 AM 77
1 High 11:33 AM 5.8 6:22 PM
1 Low 5:41 PM 0.5
1 High 11:58 PM 6.4
Sa 2 Low 6:31 AM 1.0 6:49 AM Rise 12:10 AM 68
2 High 12:22 PM 5.7 6:22 PM Set 10:26 AM
2 Low 6:28 PM 0.7
Su 3 High 12:53 AM 6.4 6:48 AM Rise 1:13 AM 59
3 Low 7:30 AM 1.1 6:23 PM Set 11:09 AM
3 High 1:18 PM 5.6
3 Low 7:27 PM 0.8
M 4 High 1:55 AM 6.4 6:47 AM Rise 2:17 AM 49
4 Low 8:38 AM 1.1 6:24 PM Set 12:01 PM
4 High 2:19 PM 5.6
4 Low 8:38 PM 0.7
Tu 5 High 3:02 AM 6.6 6:45 AM Rise 3:18 AM 38
5 Low 9:47 AM 0.9 6:25 PM Set 1:03 PM
5 High 3:24 PM 5.8
5 Low 9:50 PM 0.4
W 6 High 4:10 AM 6.9 6:44 AM Rise 4:14 AM 28
6 Low 10:50 AM 0.5 6:25 PM Set 2:12 PM
6 High 4:29 PM 6.2
6 Low 10:56 PM -0.1
Th 7 High 5:15 AM 7.3 6:43 AM Rise 5:03 AM 18
7 Low 11:47 AM -0.1 6:26 PM Set 3:26 PM
7 High 5:31 PM 6.7
7 Low 11:57 PM -0.6
F 8 High 6:13 AM 7.8 6:42 AM Rise 5:46 AM 10
8 Low 12:40 PM -0.6 6:27 PM Set 4:40 PM
8 High 6:28 PM 7.3
Sa 9 Low 12:54 AM -1.0 6:40 AM Rise 6:23 AM 4
9 High 7:06 AM 8.1 6:28 PM Set 5:53 PM
9 Low 1:30 PM -1.1
9 High 7:21 PM 7.8
Su 10 Low 1:48 AM -1.3 7:39 AM Rise 7:57 AM 0
10 High 8:55 AM 8.2 7:28 PM Set 8:05 PM
10 Low 3:18 PM -1.4
10 High 9:11 PM 8.2
M 11 Low 3:40 AM -1.4 7:38 AM Rise 8:29 AM 0
11 High 9:43 AM 8.1 7:29 PM Set 9:16 PM
11 Low 4:04 PM -1.5
11 High 10:00 PM 8.4
Tu 12 Low 4:31 AM -1.3 7:37 AM Rise 9:02 AM 2
12 High 10:31 AM 7.8 7:30 PM Set 10:27 PM
12 Low 4:50 PM -1.4
12 High 10:50 PM 8.3
W 13 Low 5:20 AM -1.0 7:35 AM Rise 9:36 AM 8
13 High 11:20 AM 7.3 7:30 PM Set 11:37 PM
13 Low 5:36 PM -1.1
13 High 11:41 PM 8.0
Th 14 Low 6:11 AM -0.5 7:34 AM Rise 10:14 AM 15
14 High 12:13 PM 6.8 7:31 PM
14 Low 6:23 PM -0.6
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER: 943 AM EST Thu Feb 1 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure just N of the
waters this morning will shift E of the area today. Low pressure
just E of the S waters will track E and SE of the area today.
Another high will build just W of the region today and tonight,
then weaken Fri. A cold front will slowly move S across the area
Fri and Fri night as low pressure develops over the far NE waters
along the front. The low will continue developing just E of the
area Sat into Sun night, then move off to the NE Mon and Mon
night. A third high will build NW of the region Sat and Sat
night, then weaken Sun. A large low pressure system will organize
and approach the S waters from the W Sun and Sun night, and move
E over the S portion Mon and Mon night.
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ANZ835-020245-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
943 AM EST Thu Feb 1 2024
TODAY
N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
TONIGHT
W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
FRI
W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
FRI NIGHT
N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
SAT
N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
SAT NIGHT
N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
SUN
E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
SUN NIGHT
E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
MON
E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
MON NIGHT
E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
