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19 Jan 2019 / Gulf ports, United States

Fog prompts traffic supensions

Many US Gulf ports have experienced traffic suspensions due to fog this morning (18 January).

Beaumont/Port Arthur
Sabine Pilots Suspended inbound/outbound movements at 02:00 hours local time due to fog.When they resume, they will board outbound vessels first.

Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Ship Channel will be restricted to one-way outbound traffic starting at 0745 hours local time on 18 January, 2019, due to dense fog at the Aransas jetties, per Pilot #10 Forrest Albrecht.

Houston
Houston pilots suspended all vessel boardings at 0655 hours local time on 18 Jan 2019, due to fog.At 0840 hours local time, Houston pilots resumed boardings for outbound vessels only.

Lake Charles
Lake Charles Pilots suspended inbound/outbound movements at 01:20 hours local time due to fog.

Mobile
Mobile Bar Pilots closed the Channel at 04:39 hours local time on 18 January, due to fog.

San Francisco
San Francisco Bar Pilots closed the Bar Channel at 1100 hours local time yesterday (17 January) due to 25 ft swells. The Bar Channel was opened for one inbound box ship, but the channel remains CLOSED for d/draft vessel traffic. Depending on swells tomorrow all SFO arriving/departing vessels will be vetted on a case-by-case basis depending on swell height vs. d/draft.

For further details/updates and information about operations in the United States contact GAC North America at [email protected]

If quoting any content from Hot Port News, please cite GAC Hot Port News as the source.

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