Detroit (USDET)

One of the busiest ports in the great lakes system and a major multimodal hub. Exports: Coke, cement, scrap, iron and steel products, automobiles, tractors, hides, tallow and beans. Imports: Iron and steel products, lumber, coal, stone, cement, salt, fluorspar, agricultural machine parts, glass and glass products, alcoholic beverages, crude rubber and vehicle engines and parts. The port has a Free Trade Zone which is amongst the largest in the United States.

Detroit, Michigan, is located along the W bank of the N section of the Detroit River which connects Lake Erie and Lake Huron.

LOA 251.77m, beam 32.0m, 61,654DWT.

Approx 12,000,000t of cargo and 1,000 vessels handled annually.

BA 4794. US Chart 14848. Admiralty Pilot: NP286(5).

1000.

Mooring lines: Uniform thickness throughout, fitted with an eye not less than 2.4m in length and of sufficient strength to check the vessel. Anchors: Vessels over 110m must have an operational stern anchor. Orange anchor marking buoys of an approved type, fitted with 22m of suitable line, must be secured to all anchors.

Compulsory. Available from Great Lakes Pilotage Administration.

Available from private companies.

Prevailing winds: SW to NE'ly out of the SW. Temperatures range from 0°F to 95° F. Annual average rainfall is approx 800mm.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN 42°21.00'N 82°57.00'W UNCTAD LOCODE: US DTT ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 28/21 NOAA Coast Pilot 6 Updates 25/4/21, (RSDRA2021000179876), 28/21

VHF: Ch 11, 13, 14, 16 marine traffic working; Ch 12 coast guard. Available 24 hours.

Immigration: For crew not to be detained onboard, each crew member must have a visa in their passport or Seaman's Book.

Please see country information for details of documentation requirements.

Vessels arriving in first US port: Please see country information.

Dunnage Removal Regulations: Crew members may discharge dunnage from ships holds to the deck. Holds can be cleaned by crew members alongside or at anchorage. All dunnage placed on deck must be trapped. Depending on the Plant Quarantine Inspector, the vessel's dunnage may not be allowed on deck and will have to be stacked below deck. Dunnage is removed by stevedores from deck into dunnage containers. Coastguard Vessel Inspection: Please see country information.

No action initiated unless there is illness onboard. Ship Sanitation Control Certificates: Please see country information.