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National Weather Service<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> reports a dense fog advisory until 9
am, with continued patchy fog during the morning. A cold front is expected late Thursday, bringing potentially severe thunderstorms, high winds, hail, and street flooding.
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Texas ports:<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">No known closures due to COVID-19. All ports are continuing normal operations.
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Sector Houston-Galveston<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> (Ports of Houston, Texas City, Galveston,
and Freeport) is requesting all vessel Masters complete an
attestation letter regarding the health of their crew.
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Galveston Wharves at the
Port of Galveston (Last updated 4/5).
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Port of Corpus Christi
(Last update 3/25)
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Port of Brownsville
(Last update 4/6)
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Port Freeport
(Last update 4/8)
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Other ports:<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Port of New York & New Jersey:
Normal operations. (Last update
4/3)
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Port of Los Angeles:<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
Normal operations. On April 7, the Port reported that cargo volumes were at 80% of normal traffic for the first quarter. (Last update 4/7)
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Port of Long Beach:
Normal operations. On April 7,
the Port reported a
6.9% year-to-date drop in cargo shipments due to COVID-19 through the first quarter. (Last update 4/7)
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South Carolina Ports<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">:
Normal operations. (Last update 3/30)
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Georgia Ports Authority<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">:
Normal operations (Last update 3/30)
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Port of New Orleans<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> (Port NOLA):
Normal operations. (Last update 4/7)
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Port of South Louisiana:<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
Normal operations. (Last update: 3/31)
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Port of Mobile<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">:
Normal operations. (Last update 3/25)
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Federal/state/agency updates:<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">CDC published
guidelines on disinfecting facilities. Note, if it has been more than 7 days since a sick person visited or used the facility, additional cleaning and disinfecting is not necessary.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Sector Houston-Galveston provided an update and some clarifications:
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Coast Guard does not actively oversee or approve quarantine/recovery plans.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Coast Guard issued national guidance to
Coast Guard personnel to wear cloth face coverings while on duty or on Coast Guard property if it is not possible to maintain safe social distancing.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The cruise ships in Galveston were issued orders to provision for crews to be removed after health screenings and to have a medical plan in place to treat
crewmembers onboard.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">At this time, no Sector Houston-Galveston Coast Guard member or their families have been confirmed to have COVID-19.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Sector Houston-Galveston issued an
MSIB announcing the new Port State Control Targeting and Arrivals email address is
D08-SMB-VTSHouston-Targeting@uscg.mil.
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Helpful COVID-19 links:<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
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Greater Houston Port Bureau
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US Coast Guard
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US Coast Guard Sector
Houston-Galveston
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Department of Homeland
Security
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Centers for Disease Control
& Prevention
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Harris County Public Health
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Houston Emergency Operations
Center
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Lone Star Harbor Safety
Committee
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Small Business Administration
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U.S. Government/White
House
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State of Texas
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FEMA Rumor Control
Transportation Security Administration
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State of Texas COVID-19
Strike force