Port Update

Savannah, GA

March 10, 2026

Notices

PORT OF SAVANNAH, GA
 
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION (CONFIRMED 03/02/26)
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Maximum Depths - (Fresh)
Harbor Entrance - 42 ft
Main Channel - 42 ft
Max allowable vessel draft - 42 ft
Max air draft – 180’00 mhw
 
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 750’00  
BWC (x-Vopak) Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 600 ft Max Beam 106 ft Max BCM 400 ft UKC 1’00  
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 
CTI Wahlstrom Terminal (formerly IMTT South) - Max Draft 37 ft Max LOA 900ft  Max Beam 110 ft. Max DWT 56,000 
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 8.53m (28ft 00in) as of 09/24/25 UKC ½ foot –- Max LOA 658’ Max Bm 106’ Max 
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 – CORAL EVOLUTION, BOCHEM CASABLANCA
 
DUE: ATTACHED
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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.
 
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CURRENT NEWS – NONE
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CURRENT EVENTS:   03/12/26 – PROPELLER CLUB MEETING
 
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FUTURE EVENTS:  04/09/26 - SERAC 2026 - April 9 @ 8:00 am - April 10 @ 5:00 pm
04/09/26 – PROPELLER CLUB - Members Meeting  April 9 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
04/16/26 – PROPELLER CLUB Board Meeting - April 16 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
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SEAPORT SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
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HURRICANE STATUS:  5/OUT OF SEASON
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RIGHT WHALE SEASON – SPEED RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE NOW THROUGH APRIL 30, 2026   / REQUIRED REPORTING FOR BRUNSWICK AREA SOUTH
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Tides / Currents

SAVANNAH - LOCAL TIDES:
 
Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon            /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible
 
Tides: SAVANNAH RIVER ENT., FORT PULASKI
 
MARCH 2026
 
Tu  10     High   1:28 AM     6.3   7:40 AM    Rise  1:42 AM      65
    10      Low   7:47 AM     1.3   7:28 PM     Set 11:32 AM
    10     High   1:47 PM     5.5
    10      Low   7:40 PM     1.2
 
W   11     High   2:21 AM     6.1   7:39 AM    Rise  2:38 AM      56
    11      Low   8:43 AM     1.5   7:29 PM     Set 12:20 PM
    11     High   2:40 PM     5.4
    11      Low   8:37 PM     1.3
 
Th  12     High   3:18 AM     6.0   7:37 AM    Rise  3:30 AM      47
    12      Low   9:46 AM     1.6   7:29 PM     Set  1:13 PM
    12     High   3:36 PM     5.4
    12      Low   9:44 PM     1.4
 
F   13     High   4:17 AM     6.1   7:36 AM    Rise  4:17 AM      37
    13      Low  10:48 AM     1.4   7:30 PM     Set  2:11 PM
    13     High   4:34 PM     5.6
    13      Low  10:50 PM     1.2
 
Sa  14     High   5:16 AM     6.3   7:35 AM    Rise  5:00 AM      28
    14      Low  11:43 AM     1.1   7:31 PM     Set  3:12 PM
    14     High   5:30 PM     5.8
    14      Low  11:49 PM     0.8
 
 Su  15     High   6:11 AM     6.5   7:33 AM    Rise  5:37 AM      20
15 Low 12:33 PM 0.6 7:32 PM Set 4:15 PM 15 High 6:24 PM 6.2 M 16 Low 12:42 AM 0.4 7:32 AM Rise 6:10 AM 12 16 High 7:00 AM 6.9 7:32 PM Set 5:18 PM 16 Low 1:18 PM 0.2 16 High 7:12 PM 6.7 Tu 17 Low 1:32 AM 0.0 7:31 AM Rise 6:41 AM 6 17 High 7:44 AM 7.1 7:33 PM Set 6:22 PM 17 Low 2:02 PM -0.2 17 High 7:56 PM 7.2 W 18 Low 2:20 AM -0.3 7:30 AM Rise 7:10 AM 2 18 High 8:25 AM 7.3 7:34 PM Set 7:26 PM 18 Low 2:45 PM -0.6 18 High 8:38 PM 7.6 Th 19 Low 3:07 AM -0.6 7:28 AM Rise 7:40 AM 0 19 High 9:06 AM 7.4 7:34 PM Set 8:32 PM 19 Low 3:27 PM -0.8 19 High 9:20 PM 8.0 F 20 Low 3:53 AM -0.7 7:27 AM Rise 8:11 AM 0 20 High 9:47 AM 7.3 7:35 PM Set 9:40 PM 20 Low 4:10 PM -0.9 20 High 10:03 PM 8.1 Sa 21 Low 4:40 AM -0.7 7:26 AM Rise 8:45 AM 3 21 High 10:30 AM 7.1 7:36 PM Set 10:51 PM 21 Low 4:54 PM -0.8 21 High 10:50 PM 8.1 Su 22 Low 5:27 AM -0.5 7:24 AM Rise 9:25 AM 9 22 High 11:18 AM 6.8 7:36 PM 22 Low 5:40 PM -0.6 22 High 11:42 PM 7.9 M 23 Low 6:18 AM -0.1 7:23 AM Set 12:03 AM 17 23 High 12:13 PM 6.5 7:37 PM Rise 10:11 AM 23 Low 6:30 PM -0.3 Tu 24 High 12:40 AM 7.6 7:22 AM Set 1:14 AM 26 24 Low 7:14 AM 0.3 7:38 PM Rise 11:06 AM 24 High 1:14 PM 6.2 24 Low 7:27 PM 0.0 W 25 High 1:43 AM 7.3 7:21 AM Set 2:20 AM 37 25 Low 8:18 AM 0.6 7:38 PM Rise 12:08 PM 25 High 2:19 PM 6.1 25 Low 8:33 PM 0.3 Th 26 High 2:50 AM 7.1 7:19 AM Set 3:17 AM 48 26 Low 9:29 AM 0.8 7:39 PM Rise 1:16 PM 26 High 3:26 PM 6.1 26 Low 9:46 PM 0.4 F 27 High 3:57 AM 7.0 7:18 AM Set 4:06 AM 60 27 Low 10:38 AM 0.7 7:40 PM Rise 2:25 PM 27 High 4:33 PM 6.2 27 Low 10:55 PM 0.3 Sa 28 High 5:02 AM 7.1 7:17 AM Set 4:47 AM 70 28 Low 11:39 AM 0.4 7:41 PM Rise 3:32 PM 28 High 5:38 PM 6.5 28 Low 11:58 PM 0.1 Su 29 Low 12:31 AM 0.1 7:16 AM Set 5:22 AM 80 29 High 6:46 AM 8.1 7:42 PM Rise 4:37 PM 29 Low 1:06 PM 0.1 29 High 7:20 PM 7.9 M 30 Low 1:27 AM -0.2 7:15 AM Set 5:52 AM 88 30 High 7:39 AM 8.2 7:43 PM Rise 5:39 PM 30 Low 1:53 PM -0.1 30 High 8:11 PM 8.3 Tu 31 Low 2:18 AM -0.3 7:14 AM Set 6:20 AM 94 31 High 8:26 AM 8.3 7:43 PM Rise 6:38 PM 31 Low 2:37 PM -0.3 31 High 8:55 PM 8.6 APRIL 2026 W 1 Low 2:32 AM -0.4 7:12 AM Set 6:46 AM 98 1 High 8:24 AM 7.2 7:43 PM Rise 7:36 PM 1 Low 2:45 PM -0.3 1 High 8:51 PM 7.7 Th 2 Low 3:15 AM -0.4 7:10 AM Set 7:13 AM 99 2 High 9:04 AM 7.1 7:44 PM Rise 8:35 PM 2 Low 3:22 PM -0.2 2 High 9:29 PM 7.7 F 3 Low 3:56 AM -0.2 7:09 AM Set 7:41 AM 99 3 High 9:41 AM 6.9 7:45 PM Rise 9:33 PM 3 Low 3:58 PM 0.0 3 High 10:05 PM 7.6 Sa 4 Low 4:35 AM 0.0 7:08 AM Set 8:12 AM 97 4 High 10:19 AM 6.6 7:45 PM Rise 10:32 PM 4 Low 4:32 PM 0.2 4 High 10:41 PM 7.4 Su 5 Low 5:12 AM 0.3 7:07 AM Set 8:47 AM 93 5 High 10:57 AM 6.3 7:46 PM Rise 11:31 PM 5 Low 5:05 PM 0.5 5 High 11:19 PM 7.1 M 6 Low 5:49 AM 0.6 7:05 AM Set 9:27 AM 87 6 High 11:37 AM 6.1 7:47 PM 6 Low 5:40 PM 0.8 Tu 7 High 12:00 AM 6.8 7:04 AM Rise 12:28 AM 80 7 Low 6:27 AM 0.9 7:47 PM Set 10:13 AM 7 High 12:22 PM 5.8 7 Low 6:18 PM 1.0 W 8 High 12:47 AM 6.5 7:03 AM Rise 1:21 AM 73 8 Low 7:11 AM 1.2 7:48 PM Set 11:04 AM 8 High 1:11 PM 5.6 8 Low 7:02 PM 1.3 Th 9 High 1:39 AM 6.3 7:02 AM Rise 2:10 AM 64 9 Low 8:01 AM 1.5 7:49 PM Set 11:59 AM 9 High 2:03 PM 5.6 9 Low 7:56 PM 1.5 F 10 High 2:35 AM 6.2 7:00 AM Rise 2:54 AM 55 10 Low 9:00 AM 1.5 7:49 PM Set 12:58 PM 10 High 2:59 PM 5.6 10 Low 9:00 PM 1.5 Sa 11 High 3:32 AM 6.2 6:59 AM Rise 3:32 AM 45 11 Low 10:01 AM 1.3 7:50 PM Set 1:59 PM 11 High 3:55 PM 5.9 11 Low 10:08 PM 1.4 Su 12 High 4:29 AM 6.4 6:58 AM Rise 4:06 AM 35 12 Low 10:58 AM 1.0 7:51 PM Set 3:00 PM 12 High 4:51 PM 6.2 12 Low 11:12 PM 1.0 M 13 High 5:24 AM 6.6 6:57 AM Rise 4:37 AM 26 13 Low 11:50 AM 0.6 7:51 PM Set 4:02 PM 13 High 5:45 PM 6.7 Tu 14 Low 12:10 AM 0.6 6:56 AM Rise 5:07 AM 17 14 High 6:16 AM 6.8 7:52 PM Set 5:06 PM 14 Low 12:38 PM 0.1 14 High 6:36 PM 7.3 W 15 Low 1:04 AM 0.2 6:54 AM Rise 5:36 AM 9 15 High 7:06 AM 7.0 7:53 PM Set 6:11 PM 15 Low 1:25 PM -0.3 15 High 7:24 PM 7.8 Th 16 Low 1:55 AM -0.2 6:53 AM Rise 6:07 AM 4 16 High 7:53 AM 7.2 7:54 PM Set 7:19 PM 16 Low 2:12 PM -0.6 16 High 8:11 PM 8.3 F 17 Low 2:46 AM -0.5 6:52 AM Rise 6:40 AM 0 17 High 8:38 AM 7.3 7:54 PM Set 8:30 PM 17 Low 2:58 PM -0.8 17 High 8:57 PM 8.6 Sa 18 Low 3:36 AM -0.7 6:51 AM Rise 7:18 AM 0 18 High 9:25 AM 7.2 7:55 PM Set 9:44 PM 18 Low 3:46 PM -0.9 18 High 9:44 PM 8.7 Su 19 Low 4:25 AM -0.6 6:50 AM Rise 8:03 AM 2 19 High 10:13 AM 7.1 7:56 PM Set 10:58 PM 19 Low 4:34 PM -0.8 19 High 10:35 PM 8.5 M 20 Low 5:16 AM -0.5 6:49 AM Rise 8:57 AM 7 20 High 11:06 AM 6.8 7:56 PM 20 Low 5:24 PM -0.6 20 High 11:30 PM 8.2 Tu 21 Low 6:08 AM -0.1 6:48 AM Set 12:09 AM 14 21 High 12:05 PM 6.6 7:57 PM Rise 9:59 AM 21 Low 6:18 PM -0.3 W 22 High 12:31 AM 7.9 6:47 AM Set 1:11 AM 23 22 Low 7:04 AM 0.2 7:58 PM Rise 11:07 AM 22 High 1:09 PM 6.4 22 Low 7:16 PM 0.1 Th 23 High 1:35 AM 7.5 6:45 AM Set 2:04 AM 34 23 Low 8:05 AM 0.5 7:58 PM Rise 12:16 PM 23 High 2:14 PM 6.3 23 Low 8:22 PM 0.4 F 24 High 2:39 AM 7.3 6:44 AM Set 2:48 AM 45 24 Low 9:11 AM 0.6 7:59 PM Rise 1:25 PM 24 High 3:19 PM 6.4 24 Low 9:32 PM 0.6 Sa 25 High 3:40 AM 7.1 6:43 AM Set 3:24 AM 56 25 Low 10:15 AM 0.6 8:00 PM Rise 2:30 PM 25 High 4:20 PM 6.6 25 Low 10:39 PM 0.5 Su 26 High 4:38 AM 7.0 6:42 AM Set 3:55 AM 67 26 Low 11:12 AM 0.4 8:01 PM Rise 3:32 PM 26 High 5:19 PM 6.9 26 Low 11:40 PM 0.4 M 27 High 5:33 AM 6.9 6:41 AM Set 4:23 AM 76 27 Low 12:03 PM 0.2 8:01 PM Rise 4:31 PM 27 High 6:13 PM 7.2 Tu 28 Low 12:34 AM 0.3 6:40 AM Set 4:50 AM 84 28 High 6:24 AM 6.9 8:02 PM Rise 5:29 PM 28 Low 12:48 PM 0.1 28 High 7:01 PM 7.5 W 29 Low 1:23 AM 0.1 6:39 AM Set 5:16 AM 91 29 High 7:10 AM 6.8 8:03 PM Rise 6:26 PM 29 Low 1:30 PM 0.0 29 High 7:43 PM 7.7 Th 30 Low 2:09 AM 0.1 6:38 AM Set 5:43 AM 96 30 High 7:53 AM 6.8 8:03 PM Rise 7:24 PM 30 Low 2:10 PM 0.0 30 High 8:23 PM 7.8

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

MARINE WEATHER: 21NM SSE Savannah GA
Marine Zone Forecast
 
TodaySW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
TonightS winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds.
WedS winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Wed NightS winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
ThuSW winds 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
Thu NightN winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 3 seconds, becoming NE 6 ft at 6 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
FriNE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A slight chance of showers.
Fri NightNE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
SatNE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Sat NightE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
 
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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