Port Specifications & Services

General Information
Full name of Terminal Western Terminal
Harbour Master Dean Jennings, 1 (709) 640-3343
Terminal UN Location code 0911
Terminal Operator Logistec Stevedoring Inc.
Logistec Sub-location code 5878
Local Time NSD (GMT-3:30)
Speed Limits 11 knots within port boundaries
Terminal Coordinates 48° 57′ 31″ N / 57° 56′ 34″ W
Compulsory Pilotage
Name of Pilot Station Atlantic Pilotage Authority
Pilot station coordinates 49° 04′ 08″N / 58° 09’18″W
Distance from Pilot Station to berth 11.5 miles
Typical Transit time from Pilot Station to berth 1.5 – 2 hrs
Compliance
Local Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) Yes
Fully ISPS port Yes
Tug Services
Name of Tug Services 360 Marine Ltd.
Towage requirements Based on recommendation of Pilot
Berth Capacities
Outside section of berth (runs the full length of the berth) 50 kPa (5099 kgf/m2)
Two crane pads Accommodate heavy lift
Additional Information & Services
Permission to wash, paint & chip the ship’s side Yes (chips must be contained)
Use of chemicals for washing Yes, if environmentally friendly
Hot work Yes, permit available (request through agent)
Lowering lifeboats in the water and paint raft Yes
Port noise restrictions No
Refrigerated Container Plugs 38 plugs
Fresh water, marine supplies, bunker and diesel fuel, gas and lubricants Available
International garbage disposal Supported
 

Berth Information
Berth Name / Number Western Terminal / 5878
Berth Length 362 m / 1,200 ft
Maximum Vessel-Length permitted 360 m
Preferred berthing side Depending on winds
Deck elevation 4 m / 13.5 ft
Shore gangways None
Maximum Air Draft Unlimited
Minimum Depth alongside at mean low water 9.6 m / 31.5 ft
Navigation & Access
Turning basin diameter 5000 m
Mean (Average) Range of Tide in channel 1.8 m / 5.9 ft
Water density 1.015
Channel Depth at Lowest Astronomical Tide 90 m / 300 ft
Channel Depth at Mean High Water (MHW) 91.8 m / 301.2 ft
Bathymetric Surveys
Latest Bathymetric Survey date for Channel Depths May 2015
Latest Bathymetric Survey date for Berth Depths September 2025
Fendering
Type of Fenders Arch Fendering
Diameter of Fenders 6ft x 2ft
Distance between Fenders 6 ft
Bollards
Type of Bollards Embedded Steel Bollards
Distance between Bollards 30 m
Bollard Strength two main bollards – 100 tonne
all other bollards – 60 tonne
Tender Dock
Tender Dock Length 100 ft floating dock
Gangway for Tender Yes
Anchorage Position Determined by Pilot (APA)