PORT FACILITIES
The Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District is the 12th-busiest port district in the United States, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers waterborne statistics.
City Docks handling oversized green energy components.
City Docks
The Port’s City Docks facility is located 34 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico and is connected to the gulf by the 12-meter- (40-foot-) deep Calcasieu Ship Channel.
City Docks is a 200-acre facility that contains the general cargo facilities which include 12 deep water berths that can accommodate up to 12 vessels simultaneously, with more than 1.6 million square feet of covered storage space.
Berths 1-9 and berths 15 and 15B have a projected depth of 35 feet, except Berth 8, which has a projected depth of 40 feet. Berth 8 is used for bulk grains.
The height of the docks at MLW is 14 feet. Most warehouses are serviced by rail. Also located at City Docks is a bulk grain terminal operated by a private party. City Docks includes the Port Foreign Trade Zone 87.
Bulk Terminal No. 1
This dry bulk terminal, is located on 71 acres at the Rose Bluff Cutoff on the Calcasieu Ship Channel, which is located 32 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. The bulk terminal has a 2,200-foot-long wharf and a 40-foot projected depth at dockside. The facility can accommodate two vessels for loading and unloading simultaneously.
Bulk Terminal No. 1 operates two traveling ship loaders and two traveling clamshell bucket unloaders. The pet coke ship loader is rated for 3,200 short tons per hour and the calcined coke ship loader is rated for 1,200 short tons per hour. The ship/barge clamshell bucket type unloader and conveyor system is located at the site and traverses 740 feet of dock with an average unloading rate of 300 short tons each of barite per hour.
The site is capable of transfer from vessel to vessel, vessel to truck, or to open storage. The terminal processes more than 3.1 million short tons of dry bulk material annually, such as petroleum coke, calcined coke, barite, rutile, and other dry bulk commodities. Other equipment includes: a 100-ton railcar rollover facility, a bottom dump rail unloading pit, crusher, radial stacker, three pet coke reclaimers, six 2,200-short-ton storage silos and a truck scale.
Laydown areas and in-port rail service.
Laydown areas and in-port rail service.
Bulk Terminal No. 1
This dry bulk terminal, is located on 71 acres at the Rose Bluff Cutoff on the Calcasieu Ship Channel, which is located 32 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. The bulk terminal has a 2,200-foot-long wharf and a 40-foot projected depth at dockside. The facility can accommodate two vessels for loading and unloading simultaneously.
Bulk Terminal No. 1 operates two traveling ship loaders and two traveling clamshell bucket unloaders. The pet coke ship loader is rated for 3,200 short tons per hour and the calcined coke ship loader is rated for 1,200 short tons per hour. The ship/barge clamshell bucket type unloader and conveyor system is located at the site and traverses 740 feet of dock with an average unloading rate of 300 short tons each of barite per hour.
The site is capable of transfer from vessel to vessel, vessel to truck, or to open storage. The terminal processes more than 3.1 million short tons of dry bulk material annually, such as petroleum coke, calcined coke, barite, rutile, and other dry bulk commodities. Other equipment includes: a 100-ton railcar rollover facility, a bottom dump rail unloading pit, crusher, radial stacker, three pet coke reclaimers, six 2,200-short-ton storage silos and a truck scale.
Breakbulk service at City Docks.
Bulk Terminal No. 4
Bulk Terminal No. 4 is an aggregate terminal, leased to a private company, with 251-foot dock face extending to 335 feet with dolphins, a 35-foot depth, moves 1 million metric tons of imported aggregate annually, and has a deck height of 12 feet above MLW.
For more information, contact Port Aggregates at (337) 436-1846.
Tariffs, Documents and Forms
Download the Port’s tariff and other documents here:
Railroad
Port Rail, Inc.
150 Marine Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(844) 876-7245
Union Pacific
24125 Old Aldine Westfield Rd.
Spring, TX 77373
(281) 350-7592
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
2650 Lou Menk Dr., 3rd Floor
Fort Worth, TX
(817) 352-6558
(900) 795-2673
Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
(816) 983-1372
Pilot
Lake Charles Pilots Association
Lake Charles Pilots, Inc.
4902 Ihles Road
Lake Charles, LA 70665
(337) 436-0372
dispatch@lakecharlespilots.com
Export Grain Elevator
The Grain Elevator is owned and operated by IFG Port Holdings, LLC, a private company. For use and fees of the grain elevator, please contact:
IFG Port Holdings LLC
150 Marine Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 494-4333
IFG Port Holdings LLC
667 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10065
(212) 302-9000
Cargo Inspections and Testing
SGS North America Inc.
12641 Featherwood, Suite 350
Houston, TX 77034
(281) 478-8229
Intertek Commodities
Petroleum Cargo Inspection
2717 Maplewood Dr.
Sulphur, LA 70663
(337) 625-7060
lake.charles.ops@intertek.com
Marine Cargo Surveyors
R. Partin Marine Services
P.O. Box 3729
Lake Charles, LA 70602
(337) 217-3330
(337) 274-0460
ops@amalash.com
Sabine Surveyors
3519 Patrick Street, Suite 232
Lake Charles, LA 70605
(337) 477-7720
Environmental Services
Environmental Response Services, Inc.
8583 Joe Ledoux Road
Lake Charles, LA 70605
(337) 562-0001
Fax: (337) 562-0002
ops@ers-nbc.com
Marine Repairs
Bludworth Marine L.L.C.
3502 Broadway
Houston, TX 77017
(713) 644-1595
mauricedulka@msn.com
Launch Services
Blue Star Marine
P.O. Box 4163
Lake Charles, LA 70606
(337) 802-8529
(337) 310-8783 fax
(337) 540-2518 alternate
bluestarmarinela@yahoo.com
Freight Forwarders
G.A Becnel
P.O. Box 1226
Lake Charles, LA 70602
(337) 439-3278
jeanbecnel@gabecnel.com
Harbor Freight Logistics, LTD
706 Kirby Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 433-6255
Fax: (337) 433-2773
agency@thompsonshipping.net
Fumigation and Pesticide Service
DeGesch America, Inc.
14802 Park Almeda Drive
Houston, TX 77047
(713) 433-4777
houston@degeschamerica.com
Cotecna Inspection Inc.
40 Veterans Memorial Boulevard
Kenner, LA 70062
Phone: 833 268 3262
sales@cotecnausa.com
Industrial Fumigant Co.
106 North Avenue D
Crowley, LA 70526-5020
(337) 783-3847
International Fumigators, Inc.
150 Marine Street, Box 21
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 494-0078
Marine Tug and Tow Service
Harbor Docking & Towing, Inc.
4902 Ihles Road, Suite B
Lake Charles, LA 70605
(337) 439-3462
john.buchanan@harbordocking.com
Seabulk Towing, Inc.
8146 Big Lake Road, Suite B
Lake Charles, LA 70605
(337) 439-8982
aandrus@ckor.com
US Government Agencies
United States Coast Guard
125 West Broad Street, Suite 200
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 491-7800
U.S. Coast Guard
2875 Jimmy Johnson Blvd.
Port Arthur, TX 77640
(409) 723-6509
U.S. Customs Service
152 Marine Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 721-3400
Border Patrol
152 Marine Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 477-9245
USDA / APHIS / PP&Q
P.O. Box 5124
Lake Charles, LA 70606
(337) 437-7324
Stevedores
Federal Marine Terminals, Inc.
150 Marine Street, Bldg. 200, Suite C
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 433-3362
fedmar@fedmar.com
Sonic Stevedores, LLC
150 Marine Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 526-8230
de@sonicstevedores.com
Gulf Stream Marine, Inc.
1000 Manchester Street, Suite C
Houston, TX, 77012
(713) 926-7611
(713) 705-8247
info@gulfstreammarine.com
James J. Flanagan Shipping, Inc.
595 Orleans Street, Suite 1500
Beaumont, TX 77701
Physical Address: 401 Bunker Road
Lake Charles, LA 70615
(409) 833-5053
tomf@jjflanagan.com
Lake Charles Stevedores
401 Bunker Road / P.O. Box 111
Lake Charles, LA 70615
(409) 833-5053
Vessel Agents
Basden Agencies
1009 West McNeese Street
Lake Charles, LA 70605
(337) 479-2424
basden@basdenagencies.com
Biehl & Company L.P.
576 Dennis Avenue
Sulphur, LA 70665
(337) 313-4450
ops.beaumont@biehlco.com
ISS Marine Services, Inc.
710 West Prien Lake Road, Suite 211
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 474-3433
iss.lakecharles@iss-shipping.com
Moran-Gulf Shipping Agencies, Inc.
340 N. Post Oak Road
Sulphur, LA 70663
(337) 533-8681
lkc@moranshipping.com
Host Agency, Inc.
350 Pine Street, Suite 770
Beaumont, TX 77701
(409) 225-5387
(409) 515-1119
SabineOps@tparkerhost.com
Thompson Shipping Agency, LLC
706 Kirby Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 433-6255
agency@thompsonshipping.net
Valls Ship Agencies, L.P.
One Lakeshore Drive, Suite 1170
Lake Charles, LA 70629
(337) 437-3970
jweeks@vallsgroup.com
Aztec Marine Agencies, Inc.
6885 Phelan Blvd., Suite 101
Beaumont, TX 77706
(409) 866-6077
Aztecmar@aztecmarine.net
GAC Shipping US, Inc.
2615 Calder St # 250
Beaumont, TX 77702, USA
(409) 727-3909
lakecharles@gac.com
Gulf Inland Marine Services, Inc.
2341 South Darla Avenue
Gonzales, LA 70737
(225) 647-2770
Operations@gulfinland.com
Norton Lilly
One St. Louis Centre, Suite 5000
Mobile, AL 36602
(251) 431-6335
rallen@nortonlilly.com
Wilhelmsen Ships Service, Inc.
2300 FM 365, Suite 160
Nederland, TX 77627
(281) 867-2087
WSS-BMT-ShipsAgency@wilhelmsen.com
Gulf Marine Contractors
2408 Timberloch Place, Suite C4
The Woodlands, TX 77380
866-594-6886
operations@gulfmarinecontractors.com
Riverside Shipping LLC
451 Dinwiddlie Street
Portsmouth, VA 23705
(757) 967-8000
Accounting@riversideship.com
Line Handlers
Ace Marine Services, Inc.
150 Marine Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 436-8656
mail@acemarineservices.com
Harbor Marine Transporting & Mooring Inc.
1009 West McNeese Street
Lake Charles, LA 70605
(337) 479-1723
basden@basdenagencies.com
J.T. Cade Maritime, LTD
706 Kirby Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 529-6094
jtcademaritime@mail.com
LNG Terminal Services, Inc. (TSI)
8146 Big Lake Road
Lake Charles, La 70605
(337) 478-2524
info@lngtsi.com
Bunkering Services
Intergulf Corporation
PO Box 1590
LaPorte, TX 77571
(281) 474-4210
bwilliams@intergulfcorp.com
J.A.M. Marine Services
7010 Mykawa Road
Houston, TX 77033
(713) 844-7710
Fax: (713) 844-7789
(800) 228-3848
Garbage and Liquid Disposal
Environmental Response Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 4288
Lake Charles, LA 70606
(337) 562-0001
(337) 562-0002 fax
ops@ers-nbc.com
Ship Chandlers
Ace Marine
P.O. Box 560
Lake Charles, LA 70602
(337) 436-8656
mail@acemarineservices.com
Cherokee Marine
6104 Mary Ann Street
Lake Charles, LA 70615
(337) 433-7447
cherokeemarine@suddenlinkmail.com
Martin Energy Services
Three Riverway, Suite 400
Houston, TX 77056
(713) 350-6800
World Ship Supply
1485 East Sam Houston Parkway, Suite 1000
Pasadena, TX 77503
(713) 222-6005
world@worldship.com
Trucking and Motor Freight
Berard Transportation
3214 W Admiral Doyle Drive
New Iberia, LA 70560
(337) 229-6326
sloanesimoneaux@berardtrans.com
Dupre Logistics Transport, Inc.
201 Entergy Pkwy
Lafayette, LA
(337) 237-8471
(337) 314-2206
John N. John
P.O. Drawer 921
Crowley, LA 70527-0921
(337) 783-3394
dispatch2006@johnnjohn.com
Lake City Trucking
P.O. Box 16285
Lake Charles, LA 70616-6285
(337) 494-6900
gary@lakecitytrucking.com
SAIA Motor Freight Line, Inc.
3840 Highway 397
Lake Charles, LA 70615
(337) 439-2468
Seafarers’ Center
Lake Charles Seafarers’ Center
150 Marine Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 436-1315
Fax: (337) 436-1401