<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BOSTON Harbor is at MARSEC Level 1
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">COVID 19 is providing its own unique challenges, requiring all to stay extra vigilant on changing port call conditions and regulations.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">COVID-19 Corona Virus Information
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The latest Marine Safety Bulletins from USCG Sector BOSTON is attached. Pilot boarding instructions for vessels are also attached. Additional information and links are provided below.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BOSTON CBP has noted the following:
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Crew changes are being permitted. Offsigner flights need to be vetted by CBP in advance.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Crew will be detained on board until further notice. There will be no restrictions on services provided to the vessels (techs / etc). They are leaving it up to the individual company to follow
their own response plan to determine if they should board a vessel or not.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Presidential Proclamations have placed entry restrictions from persons arriving from or through the following countries: Iran, China, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland, United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maritime commerce is vital to the U.S. economy and the Coast Guard has the responsibility to safely enable the uninterrupted flow of maritime cargo.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Non-passenger commercial vessels that have been to the countries noted above or embarked crewmembers from the countries noted above within the last 14 days, with no sick crewmembers, will be
permitted to enter the U.S. and conduct normal operations, provided that crewmembers remain aboard.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Frequently Asked Questions:
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/covid-19-basics/faq<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CDC:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">USCG:
https://www.uscg.mil/Coronavirus/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CBP:
https://www.dhs.gov/coronavirus<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">If you would like updates for all OR other USA ports, the easiest method for reviewing our daily port updates is by visiting:
http://ports.moranshipping.com/default.aspx<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Boston, MA Weather (Current Conditions)
<span-family:"Courier New"">Cloudy 31°F
<span-family:"Courier New"">Feels Like 33°F
<span-family:"Courier New"">Today’s High 35°F
<span-family:"Courier New"">Wind NNE 3 mph
<span-family:"Courier New"">Barometer 30.25 in
<span-family:"Courier New"">Visibility 10 mi
<span-family:"Courier New"">Humidity 74%
<span-family:"Courier New"">Dew Point 24°
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Today:
<span-family:"Courier New"">A little icy mix in the morning, then a bit of snow; untreated surfaces will be slippery
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Tonight:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Rain and drizzle this evening, then rain and ice late; untreated surfaces will be slippery
<span-family:"Courier New";color:black">Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island
coastal waters:<span-family:"Courier New"">
<span-family:"Courier New"">***********************************************************
<span-family:"Courier New"">
<span-family:"Courier New"">Low pres tracks well south of the waters today. A stronger low pres
<span-family:"Courier New"">will move up the coast tonight, crossing SE New Eng Tue. High pres
<span-family:"Courier New"">builds into New Eng Wed. Another low pres from the south will
<span-family:"Courier New"">approach the waters Thu night and move across SE New Eng Friday.
<span-family:"Courier New"">Marine Forecast
<span-family:"Courier New"">
<span-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance
<span-family:"Courier New"">of snow. A slight chance of rain this morning, then a chance of
<span-family:"Courier New"">rain with a slight chance of sleet this afternoon.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight.
<span-family:"Courier New"">Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts
<span-family:"Courier New"">up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain with a chance of freezing rain.
<span-family:"Courier New"">Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
<span-family:"Courier New"">4 to 6 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">5 ft. Light freezing spray.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.WED NIGHT...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
<span-family:"Courier New"">becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Snow likely.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
<span-family:"Courier New"">4 to 7 ft. Rain, snow, sleet and freezing rain.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">9 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
<span-family:"Courier New"">5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Boston, MA Tides
****************<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> High Low Sun
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Date AM hgt PM hgt AM hgt PM hgt rise set
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
15 Mon 0128 9.4 1342 9.7 0730 0.3 1954 0.2 0638 1718
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">16 Tue 0207 9.3 1425 9.2 0814 0.6 2034 0.6 0637 1719
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">17 Wed 0247 9.1 1510 8.7 0900 0.9 2117 1.1 0635 1720
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">18 Thu 0331 8.9 1559 8.3 0948 1.1 2204 1.5 0634 1721
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">19 Fri 0418 8.8 1652 7.9 1041 1.4 2254 1.8 0632 1723
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 Sat 0509 8.6 1748 7.6 1136 1.5 2346 2.0 0631 1724
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">21 Sun 0603 8.6 1847 7.6 ---- ---- 1232 1.5 0629 1725
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">22 Mon 0700 8.8 1945 7.7 0041 2.0 1330 1.3 0628 1726
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">23 Tue 0755 9.1 2038 8.0 0137 1.9 1424 0.9 0626 1728
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">24 Wed 0847 9.5 2126 8.5 0230 1.5 1513 0.4 0625 1729
25 Thu 0934 10.0 2209 9.0 0319 1.0 1558 -0.1 0623 1730
26 Fri 1019 10.5 2251 9.5 0406 0.4 1641
-0.6 0622 1731
27 Sat 1103 10.9 2334 10.1 0452
-0.2 1724
-1.0 0620 1733
28 Sun 1149 11.0 ---- ---- 0538
-0.7 1807
-1.2 0618 1734
01 Mon 0017 10.5 1236 11.0 0625
-1.0 1851
-1.2 0617 1735
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Current Maximum Drafts at Oil Terminals
***************************************<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Citgo Braintree 36-00 Fresh Water
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ExxonMobil Everett 38-00 Salt Water
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Global Chelsea 32-00 Salt Water
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Global Revere 32-00 Salt Water
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Gulf Chelsea 35-00 Salt Water
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Irving Revere 36-00 Salt Water
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Sprague Deepwater 34-00 BERTH DEPTH, Salt Water
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Sunoco East Boston 37-06 Salt Water
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TRT Quincy 29-00 BERTH DEPTH, Salt Water
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">McArdle Bridge Update
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">*********************
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">The McArdle Bridge is operating on normal on
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Chelsea Street Bridge Update
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">****************************
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">The Chelsea Street Bridge is operating on normal
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">on demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Fore River Bridge Update
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">************************
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">The Fore River Bridge is operating on normal
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">on demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MSA Useful Links
****************<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Army Corp of Engineers
http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D">
http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Boston Harbor Pilot
Association, LLC
http://www.bostonpilots.com/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
NOAA
Chart viewer<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
- handy tool for chart reference
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Weather WEB Sites
National Hurricane Center<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
National Data Buoy Center
Dial-A-Buoy<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue">
Oceanweather, Inc.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#C00000">Please visit our Boston Port site at:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
http://bos.ports.moranshipping.com/default.aspx<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
Subscribe / Unsubscribe to Daily Port Updates<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
Visit our Moran Shipping Ports Site<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#538135">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#538135">PLEASE SEND ALL E-MAILS TO
BOS@MORANSHIPPING.COM TO ENSURE THEY ARE READ BY OUR OPS DEPT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best Regards,
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Steven Smaracko, VP
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As Agents Only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Moran Shipping Agencies, Inc.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">35 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 104
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Braintree, Ma. 02184
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Phone: 617-268-6001 (24 Hours)
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fax: 617-268-6025
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mobile: 617-992-1975
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">E-MAIL:
BOS@MORANSHIPPING.COM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please visit
PORTS SERVICED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">for complete details.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IMPORTANT: This message (along with any attachments) is intended only for the named recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received
this email in error and that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this email is strictly prohibited.
<span-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PLEASE NOTE WELL: All emails sent to anyone @moranshipping.com are communications to the firm and are not private or confidential to any named individual.