Daily Update

Connecticut / Long Island Sound

March 08, 2024

Tides / Currents

Tides for New Haven Harbor, New Haven Reach starting with March 8th, 2024
Date                    Day       Time                   Pred      High/Low
2024/03/08      Fri          02:58 AM           -0.21    L
2024/03/08      Fri          09:13 AM           6.82      H
2024/03/08      Fri          03:34 PM           -0.56    L
2024/03/08      Fri          09:42 PM           6.46      H
2024/03/09      Sat        03:53 AM           -0.65    L
2024/03/09      Sat        10:05 AM           7.07      H
2024/03/09      Sat        04:22 PM           -0.84    L
2024/03/09      Sat        10:31 PM           6.91      H
2024/03/10      Sun       05:45 AM           -0.97    L
2024/03/10      Sun       11:55 AM           7.17      H
2024/03/10      Sun       06:09 PM           -0.99    L
2024/03/11      Mon      12:19 AM           7.24      H
2024/03/11      Mon      06:36 AM           -1.14    L
2024/03/11      Mon      12:45 PM           7.09      H
2024/03/11      Mon      06:55 PM           -0.97    L
2024/03/12      Tue       01:08 AM           7.38      H
2024/03/12      Tue       07:27 AM           -1.12    L
2024/03/12      Tue       01:35 PM           6.87      H
2024/03/12      Tue       07:43 PM           -0.80    L
2024/03/13      Wed      01:57 AM           7.33      H
2024/03/13      Wed      08:19 AM           -0.93    L
2024/03/13      Wed      02:27 PM           6.55      H
2024/03/13      Wed      08:32 PM           -0.49    L
2024/03/14      Thu       02:48 AM           7.11      H
2024/03/14      Thu       09:13 AM           -0.61    L
2024/03/14      Thu       03:20 PM           6.18      H
2024/03/14      Thu       09:25 PM           -0.10    L
2024/03/15      Fri          03:41 AM           6.75      H
2024/03/15      Fri          10:08 AM           -0.22    L
2024/03/15      Fri          04:15 PM           5.80      H
2024/03/15      Fri          10:21 PM           0.31      L

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Marine Zone Forecast
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 47. Southeast wind 11 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain, mainly after 8pm. Low around 39. Windy, with a southeast wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain, mainly before 8am, then scattered showers after 2pm. High near 49. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Scattered showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Windy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Windy.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

Port / Terminal Restrictions

New Haven, CT Daily Update:

NEW HAVEN, CT
Port:                                                      New Haven, CT
Channel Draft:                                   35’-00” Brackish @ MLW
Tidal range:                                         + 5.6 – 7.2 feet (vessel’s over 30 ft draft dock on HW)
Salinity:                                                Brackish Water 1.018 – 1.025 (varies due to river outflow)
Channel bottom:                              Mud
Pilot Boarding area:                         Point Judith P/S 41’.17”N x 71’.30”W (5.0 hours East)
Towage Provider:                            McAllister Towing 888-764-5990
Line Handlers:                                   Coastline Services (203-627-1671)
USCG:                                                   #203-468-4444 / SECLIS-PSC@uscg.milhttps://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/portDirectory.do?tabId=1&cotpId=31
 
Terminal:             Gulf Oil Terminal
Address:              500 Waterfront Street – New Haven, CT
Contact:               Mike Baron # 203-467-2581 / mbaron@gulfoil.com
Draft:                    35’-00” Brackish – Safely Afloat / NO UKC provided 
LOA / beam:       650’-00”  - 110’-00”
DWT:                     44,000  (larger can be approved on a case by case basis
Cargo’s                 Gasoline / Diesel / No.2 oil / Ethanol
 
Terminal:             Buckeye Partners LP - T-dock (formally Magellan Terminal)
Address:              280 Waterfront Street
Contact:               Gina Staples Lassiter - Assistant Manager Operations - 910-512-5857 (Cell)- 203-467-6058 (main office)
Draft:                    36’-08” for vessels under 620’-00” / 36’-00” for vessels over 620’-00” at MLLW Brackish (Safely afloat) – NO UKC PROVIDED
LOA / Beam:       750’-00” – 106’-00”
DWT                      85,0000
Cargo’s                 Gasoline / Diesel / No.2 oil / Jet Fuel /
 
Terminal:             Buckeye Partners – New Haven / Pink Tanks  (formally Magellan Terminal)
Address:              85 East Street
Contact:               Gina Staples Lassiter - Assistant Manager Operations - 910-512-5857 (Cell)- 203-467-6058 (main office)
Draft:                    28’-00” for beam over 80’ / 32’-00” for beam under 80’ Brackish
                              Beam up to 80’ – 32’ MLLW.  Includes 3’ UKC on docking.  Does not include a UKC alongside.
  Beam greater than 80’ – 28’ MLLW.  Includes 3’ UKC on docking and alongside.
LOA / Beam:       700’-00” – 106’-00”
DWT                      40,000 – Larger can be cleared on a case by base basis
Cargo’s                 Gasoline / Diesel / No.2 oil / Jet Fuel / Asphalt Tar / BIO Diesel / Kerosene
 
Terminal:             Shell New Haven  
Address:              East Shore Parkway – New Haven, CT
Contact:               Debbie Grant / 732-852-3070 / Debbie.J.Grant@shell.com
Draft:                    37-00” Brackish + 1 Foot UKC
LOA / Beam:       738’-00” / 124’-08”
Cargo’s                 Gasoline / Diesel / No.2 oil / Jet
 
Terminal:             New Haven Terminal
Address:              100 Waterfront Street – New Haven, CT
Contact:               Mike Vasaturo #203-468-0805 /  tankfarm@newhaventerminal.com, cmgiannotti@newhaventerminal.com, mlamothe@newhaventerminal.com
Draft:                    35’-00” Brackish (safely Afloat)  - Updated information received 12/28/20 – Mike Vasaturo
LOA / Beam:        600’-00” / 106’-00”
DWT:                     40,000  (larger can be accepted on a case by case basis)
Cargo’s                 Diesel / No.2 oil / Jet / Kerosene / Biodiesel
 
Terminal:             Gateway – Main Dock – North Side
Address:               400 Waterfront Street
Contact:              Ed Evans – Operations Manager – 203-460-1885 (Cell) – 203-469-7288 (Office)
Draft:                   32’-00”
LOA / Beam:       650’-00” – 100’-00”
Cargos:                Asphalt Tar / BIO Diesel  
 
Terminal:             Gateway – Main Dock – South Side
Address:               400 Waterfront Street
Contact:              Steve Davis – Operations Manager – 203-843-6222 (Cell) – 203-467-1997 (Office)
Draft:                   36’-00”
LOA / Beam:       735’-00” / 110’-00”
Cargos:                Steel / Scrap / Timber / Road Salt
 
Terminal:             Gateway – Harbor Terminal
Address:               30 Waterfront Street
Contact:              Steve Davis – Operations Manager – 203-843-6222 (Cell) – 203-467-1997 (Office)
Draft:                   36’-00”
LOA / Beam:       700’-00” / 105’-00”
Cargos:                Steel / Scrap / Timber / Road Salt
 
 
 
BRIDGEPORT, CT:
Terminal:             Sprague
Address:               250 Eagles Nest Road, Bridgeport, CT 06607
Contact:              Mike Merna – Operations Manager – 646-771-8149 (Cell) – 203-336-2136 (Office)
Draft:                   27’-00”
LOA / Beam:       640’-00” – 109’-00”
Cargos:                Asphalt Tar / Diesel

Disclaimer: For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the information contained in this website is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel.

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