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Port Lavaca

USPLVUnited States28°38.4′N 096°36.5′WUpdated Jul 2024Open in the Ports tool

KEY DATAUTC−6 · IALA B

INSPECTIONSUS Coast Guard port.

Key data

updated Jun 2021

LOCAL TIMEUTC−6Clocks go to UTC−5 on 14 Mar 2027. Back to UTC−6 on 7 Nov 2027.worked out from the port's time zone

WATER DENSITY1025.

IALA REGIONBRed to starboard when entering.from the country

Water density

1025.

Tides

HW: 0.18m

LW: 0.06m

Max draft per terminal

Terminal	Max draught	Max LOA	Berths
Ineos Nitriles Terminal	—	—	2

Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.

Approach

updated Jul 2024

Charts and publications

BA 3849, 4401. Admiralty Pilot NP69A, NP286(5)

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 Jun 2021

Medical

Nearest hospital: Port Lavaca Clinic Associates (4km).

Transport

Nearest airport: Calhoun County Airport (9km).

About Port Lavaca

updated Jan 2020

Where it is

The port is located at Green Lake site in Texas.

The port

The port mainly handles chemical products.

Questions about Port Lavaca

What time zone is Port Lavaca in?

Local time at Port Lavaca is UTC−6. Clocks go to UTC−5 on 14 Mar 2027. Back to UTC−6 on 7 Nov 2027.

What is the water density at Port Lavaca?

1025.

Who carries out Port State Control at Port Lavaca?

Port State Control at Port Lavaca: US Coast Guard.

What is the UN/LOCODE of Port Lavaca?

The UN/LOCODE of Port Lavaca is USPLV.

Tips from seafarers

What crews who called at Port Lavaca 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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