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Memphis
Key data
updated May 2010Load line zone
Summer.
Max draft per terminal
| Terminal | Max draught | Max LOA | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lion Oil Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| ExxonMobil Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| CGB Grain - West Memphis | — | — | 1 |
| Port of West Memphis | — | — | 1 |
| ADM Memphis | — | — | 1 |
| ADM River Port Corp. | — | — | 1 |
| Fullen Dock and Warehouse, Inc. | — | — | 4 |
| Hawkins Industrial Production | — | — | 1 |
| Holcim Cement | — | — | 2 |
| Lafarge North America | — | — | 1 |
| Memphis Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| Memphis Yard | — | — | 1 |
| LASH Intermodal Terminal Co. (LITCO) | — | — | 1 |
| Cargill AG Horizons | — | — | 2 |
| Valero West Memphis Terminal | — | — | 1 |
All 43 terminals
| Terminal | Max draught | Max LOA | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Woodstock Utility Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| Barnhart - Memphis Heavy Lift Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ensley Yard | — | — | 1 |
| Memphis Mill Services | — | — | 1 |
| Cargill NA Plant | — | — | 2 |
| Helm Fertilizer Terminal | — | — | 2 |
| Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. Terminal A | — | — | 3 |
| CGB Grain - Memphis | — | — | 1 |
| Warren Oil Company | — | — | 1 |
| MacroSource | — | — | 1 |
| ACBL Memphis, TN Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| Brenntag Mid-South | — | — | 1 |
| Fleischmann's Yeast Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| Owens Corning/Trumbull Asphalt | — | — | 1 |
| Stella-Jones Corporation Coal Tar Distillation Facility | — | — | 1 |
| W.M. Barr and Co. Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| APAC Tennessee, Inc. - West Memphis Plant | — | — | 1 |
| Buzzi Unicem Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| CGB Grain - West Memphis (Main Office) | — | — | 1 |
| Grain Elevator - West Memphis | — | — | 1 |
| Memphis Dock Street Marine Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| Patton Tully Transportation Co. | — | — | 1 |
| Memphis Channel Avenue Marine Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| Center Point Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. Terminal B | — | — | 1 |
| PTL Marine Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| Roland Chagnon Yeast Plant | — | — | 1 |
| Valero Memphis Refinery | — | — | 2 |
Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.
Approach
updated May 2010Port limits
The jurisdictional and statistical boundaries of the port of Memphis include the McKeller Lake/Presidents Island Complex, the West Memphis Harbor, the Rivergate Harbor, the Wolf River Harbor downtown, Fullen dock and harbor N of downtown.
Inspections
Port State Control here: US Coast Guard.
Foreign ships are examined by the US Coast Guard. File the Advance Notice of Arrival 96 hours ahead (33 CFR 160).
ISPS
ISPS Designated Authority: United States Coast Guard, Office of Compliance. Address: 2100 Second St, SW, Washington DC, 20593, USA. Tel: +1 202 267 2978. Fax: +1 202 267 4858. Email: [email protected]. For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www2.imo.org/ISPSCode.
Port services
updated Nov 2024Medical
Nearest hospital: Regional One Health NICU (8.75km), St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (8.8km), Shorb Tower at Methodist University Hospital (9.2km), Saint Francis Hospital - Memphis (22km) and Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett (30.5km).
Note: Location given from President's Island.
Transport
Nearest airport: Memphis International Airport (12.6km).
Nearest railway: The port is served by five national rail operators.
Nearest highway: Linked to interstate 40 and 55.
Nearest public transport: Bus routes throughout Memphis.
About Memphis
updated Nov 2024Where it is
The inland Port of Memphis is located in the SW corner of the state of Tennessee. It is located on the "lock free" lower Mississippi River between miles 725 and 740.
The port
The Port of Memphis is a bustling gateway of commerce, standing as the second largest inland port on the shallow draught portion of the Mississippi River and the fifth largest in the United States. Spanning the banks of the river from mile 725 to mile 740, it serves both Tennessee and Arkansas, facilitating the movement of a diverse array of cargo. Here, essential goods such as petroleum, tar, asphalt, cement, steel, coal, salt, fertilizers, rock & gravel, and grains flow through its channels.
The port's strategic importance is further enhanced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees a facility dedicated to emergency preparedness, ensuring that personnel and equipment are ready to respond to any incidents along the river.
Traffic
Approx 8,600,000t of cargo handled annually.
Questions about Memphis
What time zone is Memphis in?
Local time at Memphis is UTC−6. Clocks go to UTC−5 on 14 Mar 2027. Back to UTC−6 on 7 Nov 2027.
Which load line zone is Memphis in?
Summer.
Who carries out Port State Control at Memphis?
Port State Control at Memphis: US Coast Guard.
What is the UN/LOCODE of Memphis?
The UN/LOCODE of Memphis is USMEM.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at Memphis say: pilot boarding, the agent's papers, inspections, shore leave. Each tip is shown with the writer's rank and ship type, and an AI summary sits on top once there are three or more.
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