Galveston (USGLS)

The port owns and operates for hire, public wharves, transit sheds, open and covered storage facilities, warehouses and freight handling facilities; land and facilities are also leased to others. Principal imports include wind power equipment, fruit, agricultural equipment, machinery, vehicles, fertiliser and lumber. Principal exports include grain, containers, machinery, vehicles, paper and fuel.

Summer.

The Port of Galveston is located at the mouth of Galveston Bay along the Upper Texas Coast in Galveston County.

LOA 360m, beam 50.0m, draught 12.1m, 163,216DWT.

Approx 4,000,000t of cargo, 24,000TEU, 900 vessels, 700,000t of grain and 600,000 passengers handled annually.

Vessels may anchor off the bar in the Galveston entrance anchorages just inshore of the intersection of the Galveston Safety Fairway with the Coastwise Fairway. An anchorage area, for temporary use only, is N of the re-aligned Inner Bar Channel, W of the spoil areas in Bolivar Roads. In all instances, vessels must anchor sufficiently clear of all active channels so as not to interfere with navigation or the usefulness of any established aids to navigation. Because of heavy traffic, Galveston Channel can only be used for temporary anchorage by vessels preparing to haul into berth at wharves or after leaving the wharves before going to sea. North-east Fairway Anchorage (mid-position 29°17'N 094°30'W) in depths of 12.0-15.0m; keeping clear of charted danger. South-west Fairway Anchorage (mid-position 29°11'N 094°37'W) in depths of 9.0-17.0m. Bolivar Roads 'A' Anchorage (mid-position 29°21'N 094°44'W) in depths of 9.4m; temporary for vessels drawing 6.7m or more and for periods not exceeding 48 hours unless authorised by COTP. Bolivar Roads 'B' Anchorage (mid-position 29°21'N 094°45.2'W) in depths of 6.4m-10.3m. Bolivar Roads 'C' Anchorage (mid-position 29°21'N 094°46.4'W) in depths of 3.0m-11.0m; temporary anchorage for vessels drawing 4.9m or more, for periods not exceeding 48 hours unless authorised by COTP. Small craft anchoring in the designated areas should use the shallower portion so as to leave the deeper areas clear for larger vessels. The Regulations: ..... 1. The anchorage area is for the temporary use of vessels of all types, but especially for naval and merchant vessels awaiting weather and other conditions favourable to the resumption of their voyages. 2. Except when weather makes sailing impractical or hazardous, vessels shall not anchor in the anchorage area for periods exceeding 48 hours unless expressly authorised by COTP. 3. Vessels shall not anchor so as to obstruct the passage of other vessels. 4. Anchors shall not be placed in the channel and no portion of the hull or rigging of any anchored vessel shall extend outside the limits of the anchorage area. 5. Vessels using spuds for anchors shall anchor as close to shore as practicable, having due regard for the provisions in paragraph (3) of this section. 6. Fixed moorings, piles or stakes and floats or buoys for marking anchorages or mooring in place, are prohibited. 7. Whenever the maritime or commercial interests of the US so require, the Captain of the port, or his authorised representative, is hereby empowered to shift the position of any vessel anchored or moored within the anchorage area. In Galveston Bay, small craft can anchor anywhere outside of the dredged channels where the depth is sufficient. Caution: During the winter months, the water in the bay may be lowered as much as 0.9m by a northern wind, and vessels should anticipate this when selecting an anchorage.

Approach is made from the E by dredged channels through the entrance to Galveston Bay. Entry is made within the confines of the channel banks between Galveston Island and Pelican Island at Fort Point. Port facilities are situated 9.3nm from the open sea. Federal project dimensions for Galveston Channel are depth 12.2m, width 328-343m.

BA 3183, 3854, 3849, 3850; NOAA 11324. Admiralty Pilot NP69A, NP286(5).

1025.

Compulsory over the bar to wharves for foreign trading vessels. Galveston-Texas City Pilots: Request local agent 1 hour 30 minutes in advance, to arrange pilot and specify boarding time. NW Gulf Federal Pilots: Request for pilots (preferably by telephone or email) 9 hours prior to arrival at the GB Lightbuoy (29°14.75'N 094°32.69'W), including the following details: ..... 1. ETA 2. Draught 3. Berth schedule 4. Tug assistance - anchorage 5. Other requirements - anchorage Pilot boards near Galveston Bay Entrance Channel Approach Lightbuoy 1C and 2C, (29°18.00'N 094°37.36'W). Galveston/Texas City Pilots have 14 pilots and 2 boats. Pilot service operates on a 24 hour all year round basis. Pilot boarding/disembarkation of vessels is at the Galveston Bay Light Buoy.

PORTS: The port uses the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System, which integrates real-time environmental observations, forecasts and other geospatial information. It measures and disseminates observations and predictions of water levels, currents, salinity, and meteorological parameters (e.g., winds, atmospheric pressure, air and water temperatures) that mariners need to navigate safely.

Bridges: The W end of the Galveston Channel is closed to all but coastal traffic by a Bascule Bridge, vertical clearance of 22.9m when lifted. ..... Mile Point Location and name Clearances (m) Horizontal Vertical MLW MHW 356.1 Pelican Island 125 14 12 357.2 Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Railway 100 12 10 357.3 Interstate Highway 45 (N) US Highway 75 105 75 73 357.3 Interstate Highway 45 (S) US Highway 75 105 75 73

Range 0.49m on outer bar, 0.43m on inner bar.

The USCG operates a Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) in the area of Houston - Galveston, participation is mandatory. Vessel Movement Reporting System (VMRS): Within the VTS a VMRS has been established to manage and track vessel movements within the VTS area, and is compulsory for the following: Power driven vessels of 40m or more in length, while navigating. Towing vessels of 8.0m or more, while navigating. Vessels certificated to carry 50 or more passengers for hire, when engaged in trade. The VTS Area is divided into two sectors as follows: Sector 1: The navigable waters S of the line extending due W from the southern-most end of Exxon Dock No 1 (29°43.4'N 095°01.3'W). Sector 2: The navigable waters N of a line extending due W from the southern-most end of Exxon Dock No 1 (29°43.4'N 095°01.3'W). ..... Reporting Point Position Sector 1: 1-Galveston Bay Entrance Channel 29°14.8'N 094°32.7'W 2-Galveston Bay Entrance Channel 29°20.6'N 094°44.6'W E-Bolivar Land Cut 29°22.5'N 094°46.9'W W-Pelican Cut 29°21.4'N 094°48.4'W GCG-Galveston Harbour 29°20.0'N 094°46.5'W T-Texas City Channel 29°22.4'N 094°50.9'W X-Houston Ship Channel (HSC)/ICW Intersection 29°22.1'N 094°48.1'W 3-Lower Galveston Bay 29°23.5'N 094°48.8'W 4-Red Fish Bar 29°30.3'N 094°52.4'W 4A-Upper Galveston Bay 29°34.7'N 094°55.8'W P-Bayport Ship Channel 29°36.8'N 094°59.5'W 5-Morgans Point 29°41.0'N 094°58.9'W 6-Exxon Dock No 1 29°43.4'N 095°01.3'W Sector 2: 7-Lynchburg 29°45.8'N 095°04.8'W 8-Shell Oil 29°44.1'N 095°08.0'W 9-Greens Bayou 29°44.8'N 095°10.1'W 10-Hess Turning Basin 29°44.3'N 095°12.1'W 11-Lyondell Turning Basin 29°43.2'N 095°14.4'W 12-l-610 Bridge 29°43.5'N 095°16.0'W 13-Houston Turning Basin 29°45.0'N 095°17.4'W

Available.

Prevailing winds: SE'ly.

GALVESTON, TEXAS 29°20.01'N 94°46.50'W UNCTAD LOCODE: US GLS For details see: HOUSTON-GALVESTON PILOT REQUIREMENTS ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 12/20 US Coast Pilot 5 Edition 48 2020, (RSDRA2020000053089), 12/20

VHF: Pilot station & pilot boats: Ch 14, 16; 73. Tel: +1 409 740 3336. Fax: +1 409 740 3393. NW Gulf Federal Pilots: Ch 13, 16, 68, 69, 72. Tel: +1 409 781 5522. Fax: +1409 842 5345. Email: ggant@nwgulffedpilot.com. Vessel Traffic Scheme (VTS): Sector 1: Ch 12; Sector 2: Ch 11; Secondary: Ch 13, contact "Houston Traffic".

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.

Request for pilots should be made 1.5 hours prior to arrival. Vessels arriving in first US port: Please see country information.

Coastguard Vessel Inspection: Please see country information.

Ship Sanitation Control Certificates: Please see country information. Health officials usually inspect vessels at berth.