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Pre Arrival:  Overview | Location | Charts | Documents   ...
Arrival:  Approaches | Pilotage | Anchorages
Communications:  Pratique | Pre-Arrival | VHF | VTS/Radar
Berthing Ops:  Tugs | Berths | Mooring
Cargo:  Breakbulk | Bulk | Other | Tankers | Gas | Handling   ...
Pollution:  Waste | Slops
Facilities:  Medical | Water | Fuel | Storing | Drydock   ...
Security:  Police etc | Security
Local Info:  Notices | Weather | Congestion
Report:  Report

Summary

Max. Size:  Breakbulk:  Depth 40 ft. (MLLW). Ro-Ro:  Depth 40 ft. (MLLW). Bulk:  Depth 40 ft. (MLLW). Tankers:  Depth 40 ft. (MLLW). Gas:  Depth 49 ft. (MLLW).
Fuel:  Most grades.
Airport:  Jefferson County Domestic, 16 km. George Bush Int'l, 160 km.
Repairs/Drydocks:  Floating dock 829 x 122 m., capacity 64,000 tons.
Medical:  Facilities available.
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USPOA

Also see Beaumont Orange, Port Neches and General before first USA port
OVERVIEW:  Multipurpose port area dominated by a number of large oil refineries. Details cover facilities from Sabine Pass to the east end of the Sabine-Neches Canal.
LOCATION:  On the border between Louisiana and Texas, on the west bank of Sabine Lake, 4 n.m. downriver from Port Neches and 9 n.m. downriver from Beaumont, 73 n.m. east of Houston.
CHARTS:  NOAA Charts No. 11332, 11341, 11342 and 11343.
BA Charts No. 3192, 3850 and 3854.
Publications:  BA Sailing Directions, NP 69A.
NOAA Coast Pilot 5.
DOCUMENTS:  See General – Documents before first USA port.
ISPS COMPLIANCE:  Port is compliant.
PFSO:  US Coast Guard, Captain of the Port. Tel: +1 (409) 723 6500. Fax: +1 (409) 724 6534. www.uscg.mil/
MAX. SIZE:  Breakbulk:  Depth 40 ft. (MLLW).
Ro-Ro:  Depth 40 ft. (MLLW).
Bulk:  Depth 40 ft. (MLLW).
Tankers:  Depth