IHNC Lock Open
As per the USACE, the IHNC Lock has re-opened and is fully operational.
Read MoreAs per the USACE, the IHNC Lock has re-opened and is fully operational.
Read MoreLMR is open to navigation with the following notices: Tropical Storm GORDON – Port Condition YANKEE cancelled as of 10:17 AM CST- (Click here) All Pilot Services Restored. IHNC Lock – Closed (Click here)
Read MoreThe Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) continues to address the shoaling on the Crossings Above New Orleans and in the New Orleans Harbor. The MVN is working to restore full channel dimensions on the Crossings with the…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 18-003.pdf SUBJECT: Blanket Delay in Departure Due to Tropical Storm Gordon Blanket Delay in Departure: The CBP Area Port Director has approved a blanket Delay in Departure for those vessels unable to depart the lower Mississippi River due to high seas…
Read MoreThe Bar Pilots have coordinated with CRPPA and NOBRA, and will take outbounds at Venice beginning tomorrow at 0600, and inbounds to cross in at 0600.
Read MoreFrom the Port of New Orleans: ———————————– Due to the anticipated storm surge and high winds associated with Tropical Storm Gordon, bridges owned by the Port of New Orleans on the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) will close…
Read MoreHighlights from today’s conference: NWS/NOAA – (See attached) Changes from previous update: Confidence continues to increase that the main impacts from Gordon will be greatest across the Mississippi coastal counties The tropical storm warning has been cancelled for…
Read MoreThe US Coast Guard has just forwarded me a list of vessels that HAVE NOT REPORTED their status in accordance with USCG REQUIREMENTS. The list is attached. Vessels highlighted in yellow have not in compliance with the reporting requirements.…
Read More696 WTNT42 KNHC 040847 TCDAT2 Tropical Storm Gordon Discussion Number 8 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL072018 400 AM CDT Tue Sep 04 2018 Gordon has changed little in organization on geostationary satellite images or on the WSR-88D radar…
Read MoreThe USACE will close the IHNC Lock no later than 0500 local, tomorrow, Tuesday, September 4. Details are included below. USACE New Orleans District reports a reverse head condition exists at the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock between low…
Read MoreThe USCG Captain of the Port has set Port Condition Yankee as of 1630 hours local. Port Condition Yankee is set when gale force winds are expected within 24 hours. (Click here) Port Status: Remains open to all commercial…
Read MoreAs of 1253 hours today from Captain Miller, President of the BAR PIlots: For BAR PIlots: Last down-bound vessel must be boarded by BAR Pilot by 1700 today. Last in-bound must cross-in by midnight tonight.
Read MoreToday’s USCG Port Coordination Team Tropical Storm Gordon Update: NOAA (From 1115 CDT NWS Update) Here are the changes from the last update: The track has shifted slightly eastward The intensity forecast has been nudged upward to near 60kt just…
Read MoreHighlights from today’s conference: NWS/NOAA – (See attached) Tropical Storm Gordon. Main impact Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday Potential winds of 40-60 mph with higher winds of 60-70 mph possible across SE Louisiana. Hurricane watch issued for Gulf Coast. Tropical…
Read MoreThe USCG Captain of the Port has set Port Condition X-Ray. Port Condition X-Ray is set when gale force winds are expected within 48 hours. Port Status: Open to all commercial traffic. Port Condition X-Ray was set…
Read MoreGood morning All! We are monitoring developments associated with disturbance 30 closely and making initial preparations in the event a shutdown or evacuation is required. These are our normal procedures once the threat of tropical weather is forecast for our…
Read MoreDue to the USCG Safety Zone implemented for the Big River Regional Paddle Board Race (Click here), NOBRA will not be taking any orders on ships sailing from the safety zone Mile 215 to Mile 230.4 AHP between the hours…
Read MoreThe Corps’ Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) District’s Lock and Waterway Status 60-Day Forecast as issued yesterday (August 27, 2018) is attached. The status report updates conditions on the on the Bayou Boeuf, Calcasieu, Bayou Sorrel and Old River…
Read MoreUSCG Procedures for Vessels that Depart the LMR at SWP and Re-Enters Background. The USCG Sector New Orleans Port State Control Vetted List specifies which vessels are: Cleared to Enter Not Cleared to Enter Not Cleared to Depart…
Read MoreThe Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) continues to respond to the shoaling, created by the extended high river stages of early 2018, on the Crossings Above New Orleans and in the New Orleans Harbor. The MVN is…
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