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SHG MSIB 15-20: Sector Houston-Galveston Hazardous Condition Attestation03/31/2020 Normal
Port of Houston Region Status Update - March 3103/31/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/31/2020 Normal
COVID-19 & Close contact03/31/2020 Normal
Update: New Exemption Process for Texas Quarantine Orders03/30/2020 Normal
Port of Houston Region Status Update - March 3003/30/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/30/2020 Normal
Port of Freeport – Update03/29/2020 Normal
Port of Houston Region Status Update - March 2903/29/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/29/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/28/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/27/2020 Normal
USCG Updates COVID – 19 03/26/2020 Normal
COVID - 19 Daily Update // Port of Houston Region Status Update - March 2603/26/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/26/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/25/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/24/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/23/2020 Normal
GHPB - Port of Houston Region Status Update - March 2203/22/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/22/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/21/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/20/2020 Normal
Latest COVID-19 Guidelines and Moran Shipping Agencies03/19/2020 Normal
USCG MSIB 07-20, dated 03/18/2020 // Ports and Facilities MSIB for Corona Virus.03/19/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/19/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/18/2020 Normal
Freeport // Closed to all vessel traffic03/17/2020 Normal
Brazos Pilots Association Notice of Port Freeport Condition Update03/17/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/17/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/16/2020 Normal
Freeport // Closed to all vessel traffic (All vessel traffic will resume 1200/15th March)03/15/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/15/2020 Normal
Freeport // Closed to all vessel traffic03/14/2020 Normal
Freeport // Closed to all vessel traffic03/14/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/14/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/13/2020 Normal
Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic03/12/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/12/2020 Normal
WGMA Port Coordination Team Conference Call #2 - March 12th Houston Ship Channel Fog Update03/12/2020 Normal
Port of Freeport Update 03/12/2020 Normal
Revised COVID MSIB issued by Sector Houston-Galveston03/11/2020 Normal
Port of Freeport Update 03/11/2020 Normal
WGMA Port Coordination Team Conference Call - March 11th Houston Ship Channel Fog Update03/11/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/11/2020 Normal
Revised COVID MSIB issued by Sector Houston-Galveston Additional pdf's Added03/10/2020 Normal
Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic03/10/2020 Normal
Revised COVID MSIB issued by Sector Houston-Galveston03/10/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/10/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/09/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/08/2020 Normal
NOAA Houston / Galveston Sea fog outlook for next week03/07/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/07/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/06/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/05/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/04/2020 Normal
Port of Freeport Update03/03/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/03/2020 Normal
Port of Freeport Update 03/03/2020 Normal
HOUSTON - **UPDATE** MSIB 09-2020: Sector Houston-Galveston 2019 Novel Coronavirus Screening03/02/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/02/2020 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/01/2020 Normal

Daily Port Update
Subject:VTS Directed Closure- Houston Ship Channel LT 94 - 17NOV 1200-1600
Date:Thursday, November 16, 2017
Priority:Normal
Notice:To all concerned

Lt Buoy 94 // submerged dredge pipeline operations from 1200 - 1600 hours Friday, 17th November

LT Buoy 94 is adjacent to Atkinson Island North and below Barbour's Cut Slip // delays are expected to be minimal

-----Original Message-----
From: Davis, Aaron J LTJG [mailto:Aaron.J.Davis@uscg.mil]
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2017 11:47 AM
To: "kpmitchell@weeksmarine.com"
Cc: vtsaobstruction@txgulf.org
Subject: VTS Directed Closure- Houston Ship Channel LT 94 - 17NOV 1200-1600

Good afternoon,

Your request for a Category I Channel Closure of the Houston Ship Channel for dredge pipeline operations at Houston Ship Channel LT 94 is APPROVED for Friday, November 17th, 2017 from 1200 to 1600. Once the operation is complete, please notify the VTS Watch Supervisor immediately so vessel traffic may resume.

Houston Traffic will make the appropriate closure notification broadcast. Please ensure the lead vessel checks in on VHF 05A prior to commencing your operation. If this project becomes delayed, contact the VTS Watch Supervisor at your earliest convenience so that we may cancel or amend the proposed channel closure.

Very Respectfully,
LTJG Aaron Davis
Operations Officer
VTS Houston/Galveston
Phone: 281-464-4829

-----Original Message-----
From: kpmitchell@weeksmarine.com [mailto:kpmitchell@weeksmarine.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 12:21 PM
To: vtsaobstruction@txgulf.org
Subject: [Non-DoD Source] VTS Channel Obstruction Request

The following is a VTS Channel Obstruction Request.



Category:: Cat I
Operation:: Dredge Pipeline Work
Region:: Houston Ship Channel
Location:: Other (Below)
Name of the Vessel:: E.W. Ellefsen
Commence Date:: 11/17/2017
Commence Time:: 1200
Completion Date:: 11/17/2017
Completion Time:: 1600
Estimated Duration (Hours):: Other
Owner/Operator/Agent:: Weeks Marine, Inc.
Point of Contact:: Dredge E.W. Ellefsen
Office Phone:: 9852375027
Mobile Phone:: 15612499037
Email:: kpmitchell@weeksmarine.com
Please provide detailed description of your operations: For Obstructions due to Dead Ship Tow or Rig Movement please add assist vessel names, & beginning and end locations:: The Dredge E.W. Ellefsen will be digging at Submerged Pipeline Crossing north of Mile Marker 94 and south of Mile Marker 96 on the green (In Bound). The dredge should complete the digging within a few hours. Once complete we will call VTS to open channel for traffic.





Notice posted on Thursday, November 16, 2017

Disclaimer
For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the above information is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel. Port précis should always be verified by contacting the corresponding marine department of a particular location for the most up-to-date information.