Vancouver (USVAN)

The Port of Vancouver (USA) is equipped to handle a wide range of cargoes, including wheat, dry bulk, automobiles, wood, paper products, steel, aluminium, liquid bulk, wind turbines, heavy lift and project cargoes. The port also has the capability to handle containerised and Ro-Ro cargo. The port is served by two major railroads and over 60 trucking lines.

Summer.

Vancouver is located on the Washington side of the Columbia River, 105nm above the entrance, and 7nm N of Portland.

Draught 11.58m, LOA 229.0m, beam 38m, 85,015DWT

Approx 7,000,000t of cargo and 400 vessels handled annually.

The designated anchorages, intended for deep-draught vessels, are: - Kelley Point Anchorage (45°39.03'N 122°45.48'W), on the S side of Vancouver Lower Channel. - Hayden Island Anchorage (45°38.36'N 122°43.41'W), between Hayden Island and the S side of Vancouver Range, Upper Channel and lower turning basin.

The river channel at Vancouver has a width of 152m and depth of 131m. A turning basin in the vicinity of Terminal 2 has length 1nm and width 243m. See also separate entry for Columbia/Snake River System.

BA 2531, 2849. Admiralty Pilot NP8, NP286(5).

Contact Captain of the Port (COTP), Tel: +1 503 240 9338 (day), Tel: +1 503 240 9301 (night).

1000.

Compulsory from seaward at Columbia River Bar and Astoria. River Pilots boarding area is approx 1nm E of Astoria.

Overhead power cables, with a least vertical clearance of 67m, span Vancouver Upper Channel (45°38.3'N 122°43.0'W) between the Vancouver shore and Hayden Island. Two bridges span the river between Vancouver and Hayden Island: Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge (45°37.5'N 122°41.5'W); a swing bridge with a vertical clearance of 11.9m when closed, over Vancouver Upper Turning Basin. Interstate Highway Bridge (0.8nm farther ESE); the N section of the bridge has twin lift spans with a vertical clearance, when down, of 11.9m, and 54.3m when up, and twin fixed spans with a clearance of 17.7m at the centre, and 14m elsewhere, where the bridge spans the alternate barge channel. Bridge controllers can be contacted by VHF.

The diurnal tidal range is about 0.7m when the river is low; this becomes progressively smaller as the level of the river rises.

Available from Tidewater Barge Lines. Foss Maritime Co and Shaver Transportation.

Prevailing winds: Variable. In the spring and autumn, fog can generate and become dense along localised portions of the river valley. In the summer, sea fog can generate offshore and gradually move inland with westerly winds to cover the Columbia River Bar and inland.

VANCOUVER, OREGON 45°37.35'N 122°40.69'W UNCTAD LOCODE: US VAN For details see: COLUMBIA RIVER PILOT REQUIREMENTS PORTS USING COLUMBIA RIVER PILOTS ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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VHF: Via Seattle Radio and Ch 16. Pilots: Columbia River Bar pilots and Columbia River pilots, see under Columbia/Snake River System.

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

Please see country information for details of documentation requirements. A copy of US Customs Inbound/Outbound manifest required 48 hours in advance. Port of Vancouver requires, 24 hours prior to arrival, a completed Berth Application.

Vessels arriving in first US port: Please see country information. Notify ETA 5 days prior to arrival, updated thereafter, to include draught and LOA to the Marine Department, port of Vancouver.

Coastguard Vessel Inspection: Please see country information.

Quarantine clearance obtained from Seattle. No action initiated unless there is illness onboard. Ship Sanitation Control Certificates: Please see country information.

Provided to port Marine Department immediately prior to load/discharge.