Savannah (USSAV)

The port is operated by the Georgia Ports Authority which also owns and operates the Garden City and Ocean Terminal container terminals, there are also several private berth operators. A Free Trade Zone has been established in Savannah. The Elba Island LNG Terminal is situated approx 5nm down stream of the main port. Following the opening of the new locks at the Panama Canal, the port is benefitting from the visits of much larger vessels, which are now able to transit the Canal, opening up new global trading opportunities. Imports: Include petroleum products, sugar, forest products, cement, gypsum, ores, textiles, machinery, steel and ores. Exports: Include kaolin clay, wood pulp, vegetable oil, peanuts, grain oil seed, scrap iron, paper and agricultural machinery.

Summer.

Savannah is a natural land locked harbour 15nm up the Savannah River from the Atlantic Ocean.

Draught 14.7m, LOA 368.99m, beam unrestricted at Vopak - Terminal Savannah Berth 50, 165,538DWT.

Approx 42,000,000t of cargo, 5,500,000TEU and 2,100 vessels handled annually.

Anchorage can be found N or NW of the Tybee Whistle Lightbuoy (31°57.52'N 080° 43.09'W), where depths range from 5.8-11.2m with good holding ground. There is no anchorage in the Savannah River except in an emergency. It is not recommended for any vessel to anchor within a 2nm radius of the Tybee Lightbuoy. Additional anchorage may be found at position 31°57N 080°41W, depths of 12.1-15m.

A dredging programme is in operation to deepen channels for accommodation of larger vessels. The entrance of the channel across the bar through Tybee Roads has a maintained depth of 13.4m to the jetties. From the jetties a controlled depth of 12.8m is maintained for 18.4nm in the main channel to the turning basin at Kings Island. From that point 11.0-12.8m for approx 1nm and from there 9.1m for another 1.4m to the Eugene Talmage Memorial Highway Bridge (US Route 17 highway bridge). The channels are well marked by lighted ranges, lights, lighted and unlighted buoys. Channel widths for both the Garden City and Ocean Terminals are 152.4m. Caution: The entrance to the Savannah River is protected by breakwaters (jetties). The north breakwater is unmarked and awash at MHW and marked approx 0.2nm seaward of its E end by a light. The S breakwater is submerged at MHW and marked at the E end by a light. Turning basins: Marsh Island 274m x 304m; King's Island 457m x 487m.

US 11505, 11512, BA 2801, 2807, 2865. Admiralty Pilot NP69, NP286(5).

Contact: US Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Juliette G Low Federal Building, 100 W Oglethorpe Ave, Suite 31401, Savannah, Georgia, 31401. Tel: +1 912 652 4353, Fax: +1 912 652 4052. VHF Ch 16, 18A, daily between 0730-1630hrs.

1000.

Pilotage is compulsory for all foreign vessels and US vessels under register in the foreign trade. Pilotage is optional for US vessels in the domestic trade, which have onboard pilot licensed by the Federal Government. Pilotage is available from the Savannah Bar Pilots Association Inc. The pilots maintain two pilot boats; "Georgia" and "Savannah Pilot". Both have blue hulls and white superstructures, fly the code flag "H", and are equipped with VHF. The boats are in direct communication with the pilot office in Savannah. Communications on channel 18A, 16 and 14 are monitored by the pilot's office on a 24-hour basis, and the by the pilot boats at all hours when working ships. Pilots board from the pilots boat in the vicinity of the Tybee Lightbuoy (31°57.52'N 080°43.09'W). Ships may enter day or night; deeper draught vessels are taken in on a rising tide. Pilots are arranged in advanced via telephone or fax, by radio through the Savannah Marine operator, or through the ships' agent.

The harbour of Savannah comprises the lower part of Savannah River from the bar off the entrance to 6nm above Savannah.

Savannah approach Lightbuoy Racon: 31°57.9'N 080°43.2'W Tybee Rear Leading Light; (32°00.4'N 080°48.7'W), red rectangle, white stripe, on framework tower.

Bridges: The Eugene Talmadge Memorial Highway Bridge (U.S. 17 highway) near the western edge of the city waterfront, 15nm above the mouth, has a fixed span with a clearance of 56.4m over the centre span and a width of 152.4m. Houlihan Swing Bridge: US Route 17 highway bridge about 1nm above Port Wentworth has a swing span with a clearance of 2.4m, call bridge tender on VHF to open the span. Overhead Cable: An overhead power cable with clearance of 67.4 meters crosses the main channel of the Savannah River at Fig Island about 11.9nm above the mouth. An overhead power cable with a clearance of 63.4m crosses the main channel of the Savannah River at Port Wentworth, about 4.9nm above the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Highway Bridge. LNG Carriers: LNG carriers, unless gas-free, are restricted from night transits between 1600-0700hrs. A max speed of 4kts is in force within the harbour limits.

Range 2.5m springs, 1.8m neaps. Approaches. In the vicinity of 31°57'N 080°41'W, the tidal stream is rotary, turning clockwise. The maximum rate of the ingoing stream occurs about 2.5 hours before HW at Charleston, when it sets about 290° at an average rate of about 0.25kt. The maximum rate of the outgoing stream occurs about 4 hours after HW at Charleston, when it sets about 115° at an average rate of about 0.25kt. Entrance. The outgoing stream from the entrance to Savannah River attains a rate of 2.5-3kts, and the ingoing stream a rate of 1.5-2kts. From the entrance nearly to Savannah, slack water occurs about 1 hour after and 5 hours before HW at Charleston, but these times are considerably affected by the wind and freshets. The tidal streams follow the direction of the channel except off the entrance near Tybee Rear Leading Light, where the ingoing stream sets NW across the channel. Between the jetties the ingoing stream sets about 260°. Freshets occur occasionally in the spring, but do not endanger vessels at the wharves at Savannah.

..... Tug Name Length Beam Draught HP Bollard Pull (m) (m) (m) (t) Crescent Towing: Bulldog 98 37 16 6,700 90 Florida 106 26 12 4,000 50 General Oglethorpe 112 27 14 4,000 55 Georgia 107 27 11 4,200 50 Savannah 96 34 13 4,000 50 Tugs up to 3,900bhp are available throughout 24 hours. Request should be made in advance. Elba Island LNG: Minimum 3 tugs required for berthing and unberthing.

Prevailing winds: W'ly. Tropical Revolving Storms may occur and are most likely from June to October. Tropical cyclones, (Sep-Oct), hinder operations occasionally. Hurricanes/ tropical storms from Jun-Oct.

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 32°04.96'N 81°05.14'W UNCTAD LOCODE: US SAV ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 36/25 US Coastguard Bulletin 31/25, (RSDRA2025000386790), 36/25

VHF: Port Control: Ch 16. Savannah Bar Pilot Office/pilot vessel: Ch 16, 14, 18A. Pilots: Tel: +1 912 236 0226, Fax: +1 912 236 6571. Houlihan Bridgetender: Ch 16, 13, callsign WHV-879.

Savannah is a port of entry. Vessels are boarded at their berths.

Please see country information for details of documentation requirements. Note: The SOLAS Safety Construction Certificate is not needed for entering and clearing the vessel with US Customs Services Marine Office. Vessels should be aware that Ship's Registry will be held by US Customs if the vessel can not be entered and cleared on the same day. Vessel agents have 48 hours to conduct formal entry of the vessel with the Marine Office of US Customs. When the vessel is formally cleared by the ship's agent, the vessel must depart the port within 48 hours.

Notify ETA 72, 48 and 24 hours prior to arrival. Include the vessels draught. General requirements for US Coast Guard for entrance into port. Coast Guard requires a 24 hour advance notice of arrival. All advance notices are submitted by the master or agent. The following information is required to be submitted with the advance notice of arrival: ..... 1. Vessel's Name 2. County of Registry 3. IMO number 4. Callsign 5. Place docking 6. ETA 7. ETD 8. Registered owner 9. Operator 10. Classification Society 11. Names of certain dangerous cargoes IAW 33 CFR 160.203 12. Stowage location of certain dangerous cargoes 13. Operational condition of all navigational equipment. Vessels arriving in first US port: Please see country information.

Vessels flying the following flags have restricted or prohibited entry to the US: ..... A. The following flags are considered restricted. There are certain requirements for these vessels in controlled ports: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam. B. The following flags are considered non-entrant and are not permitted to enter the territorial sea, ports or internal waters of the United States except under conditions of force majeure or distress, situations involving approved humanitarian situations, medical emergencies or innocent passage: Cuba, Iraq, North Korea, Iran, Libya, Syria.

Coastguard Vessel Inspection: Please see country information. The Savannah port authorities have jurisdiction over the harbour of Savannah and the port district, which is enforced by the Harbour Master, copies of the regulations are available from Savannah Port Authority.

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