Hot Port News from GAC
27-Jun-2020
WORLD HOLIDAYS: 28 JUNE-11 JULY 2020
Worldwide
SHIP CHANNEL CLOSURE TO SUBMERGE DREDGE PIPELINE
Corpus Christi, United States
MARCUS HOOK ANCHORAGE OBSTRUCTION
Delaware River, United States
World Holidays: 28 June-11 July 2020
Saturday, June 27, 2020, Worldwide
Public holidays around the world in the coming two weeks include the following:
Wed 1 July – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
Fri 3 July – USA Independence Day
Mon 6 July – CARICOM Day (Guyana)
For information about operations around the world contact the respective GAC office. Details may be found at www.gac.com
Ship channel closure to submerge dredge pipeline
Saturday, June 27, 2020, Corpus Christi, United States
To facilitate safe submerging of Orion Marine’s dredge pipeline, the Captain of the Port will establish a safety zone in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel on Monday June 29, 2020 from 9am through noon.
The safety zone will be located from position 27 deg. 49’03.96″N, 097 deg. 27’14.82″W to position 27 deg. 49’15.50″N, 097 deg. 27’2.52″W in vicinity of the Tule Lake Basin.
No vessel shall transit through the safety zone without permission from the U.S. Coast Guard.
Orion will lay approximately 1600-feet of 20-inch diameter steel dredge pipeline on the floor of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. The dredge pipeline will remain there for approximately 100 days while Dredge WAYMON BOYD conducts dredging. Per Orion, the depth above the pipeline will be approximately 48-feet on average. The pipeline will come up along the toe of the channel and be marked with buoys with flashing lights.
(For information about operations in the United States, contact GAC North America at usa@gac.com)
Source: U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Corpus Christi, Marine Safety Information Bulletin 43-20 dated 26 June 2020
Marcus Hook Anchorage obstruction
Saturday, June 27, 2020, Delaware River, United States
Possible obstruction at 33.4’ MLLW located in Marcus Hook Anchorage. This object was located June 24, 2020.
USACE reinvestigated this obstruction on June 26, 2020. We determined that this object moved approximately 550’ up river.
(For information about operations in the United States, contact GAC North America at usa@gac.com)
Source: Mariners’ Advisory Committee for the Bay and River Delaware notice dated 26 June 2020
