The shipping platform

Location: The Port of Corpus Christi is located on the W coast of the Gulf of Mexico, approx 18nm from open sea, in Corpus Christi Bay. General overview: The port encompasses four divisions, Harbor Island Oil Terminals, Ingleside, La Quinta and Inner Harbor. It specialises in handling bulk cargoes especially petroleum, chemicals, ores, containers and grains. A Free Trade Zone has been developed and recently shale oil cargoes loaded for other US ports. Traffic figures: Approx 6,744 vessels and 80,300,000t of cargo handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: Draught 13.7m. BULK MATERIAL DOCK #2 ===================== EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A SHORE SCALE THE BILLS OF LADING ARE BASED ON A DRAFT SURVEY. 1) BERTH 1. BULK MATERIALS DOCK NO. 2 (USED FOR LOADING ONLY) 2. SLIP LENGTH 1,270 FEET DOCK LENGTH 375 FEET 3. DESIGNED FOR SHIPS LARGER THAN PANAMAX. 4. DUE TO CONFIGURATION OF DOCK A SHORE GANGWAY IS COMPULSORY 5. DISTANCE FROM AP BUOY TO DOCK APPROX 27.9 NAUTICAL MILES AND IS ABOUT FOUR HOURS TRANSIT TIME 2) DEPTH 1. DEPTH OF BERTH: 45-00 FEET MLT BRACKISH WATER 2. TURNING BASIN: 45-00 FEET MLT BRACKISH WATER 3. CHANNEL DRAFT: 45-00 FEET MLT AT S.W. 3) MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DRAFT IS 45-00 FEET BRACKISH MAXIMUM AIR DRAFT IS 138-00 FEET MHT UNDER 1 HARBOR BRIDGE. MAXIMUM AIR DRAFT FROM BOTTOM OF LOADING SPOUT TO WATERLINE MHT IS 62-00 FEET. 4) UNDER KEEL CLEARANCE: PILOTS WILL TAKE ANY VESSEL IN OR OUT UP TO 45-00 FEET WITH A PLUS TIDE READING. 5) MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE SIZE OF VESSEL 1. 825-00 FEET (UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES IT COULD BE SLIGHTLY LARGER) 2. 105-00 FEET 3. 45-00 FEET MLT AT S.W. 4. NO DEADWEIGHT RESTRICTIONS. 6) LOADING FACILITY 1. SINGLE RADIAL CONVEYOR LOADER. 2. OUTREACH FROM FACE OF DOCK IS 87 FEET. 3. AERIAL CLEARANCE FROM BOTTOM OF SPOUT TO WATERLINE TO MHT IS 62 FEET. 4. MAXIMUM LOADING AREA WITHOUT SHIFTING VESSEL FORE OR AFT IS 350 FEET. FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES THIS IS CLOSER TO 265 FEET. 5. VESSEL WILL BE REQUIRED TO LINE SHIFT FORWARD AND AFT SEVERAL TIMES USING SHIPS CREW AND SHIPS LINES ACCOUNT THE LENGTH OF TRAVEL OF THE CONVEYOR LOADER ON THE DOCK IS ONLY 350 FEET. 6. (PETCOKE) LOADING RATE IS 700 TO 900 M/T PER HOUR FOR PETCOKE. AS THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT SUPPLIERS OF PETCOKE IN CORPUS CHRISTI THE LOAD RATE VARIES FROM SUPPLIER TO SUPPLIER. 7. WORKING HOURS ARE 20 HOURS OUT OF EACH 24 HOUR PERIOD. VESSELS ARE NORMALLY WORKED WEEKDAYS, WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS. THE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS IS CHRISTMAS (DECEMBER 25TH) AND LABOR DAY (1ST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER). 7) AVAILABILITY OF BUNKERING 1. FUEL OIL MAY BE LOADED BY BARGE. 2. DIESEL OIL MAY BE LOADED BY BARGE OR TRUCK BUT IF BY TRUCK A VERY LONG HOSE WILL BE NECESSARY. 8) AVAILABILITY OF FRESH WATER: BY PIPELINE AT BERTH 9) AVERAGE CARGO STOWAGE FACTOR (CFT/LT): PETROLEUM COKE: 45 TO 46 APPROX. (BEST TO USE 45) COAL FINES: 45 TO 46 APPROX. 10) BERTHING/SAILING RESTRICTIONS: IF THE VESSEL IS OVER 130,000 DWT OR 900 LOA THEY MUST USE 2 PILOTS AND CAN MOVE ONLY IN DAYLIGHT. SEE UNDER KEEL CLEARANCE NOTE IN NO. 4 ABOVE. OTHERWISE VESSELS MAY MOVE ANYTIME DAY OR NIGHT, 24 HOURS PER DAY. 11) YARD 1. TOTAL ANNUAL COAL THROUGHPUT: 150,000 M/T TOTAL ANNUAL PETCOKE THROUGHPUT: 1,750,000 M/T 2. THERE ARE 3 PETROLEUM COKE YARDS, ONE COAL YARD AND ONE PUBLIC YARD. 12) AVERAGE DENSITY OF WATER IS 1.023, BRACKISH WATER. VSL TO CONFIRM ON ARRIVAL