Marine Operations

1,830 feet of deepwater dock.
40-foot draft. Every class of liquid bulk carrier.

A USCG-regulated MTSA facility with four berths on the Houston Ship Channel — three ship berths and one barge berth, six Chiksan loading arms, vapor recovery interface and continuous marine dock-master coordination.

Berth Specifications

Four berths, one custody chain.

Berth Configuration
BerthLengthDraft FWMax VesselArms
Berth 1660 ft40 ftAframax2
Berth 2560 ft40 ftAframax / Suezmax partial2
Berth 3410 ft38 ftPanamax / MR1
Berth 4200 ft30 ftATB / inland barge1
Marine berth at twilight
Vessel Classes

From inland barge to Suezmax partial-laden.

VLCC
200,000 – 320,000 DWT
Reverse lightering / partial laden
Suezmax
120,000 – 200,000 DWT
Crude · partial laden
Aframax
80,000 – 120,000 DWT
Crude · fuel oil · primary
Panamax
60,000 – 80,000 DWT
Refined products · primary
MR / LR1
35,000 – 60,000 DWT
Clean products · primary
Inland Barge
10,000 – 30,000 bbl
ICW & ship channel · 24/7
Chiksan loading arm at twilight
Loading Arms & Manifold

Six Chiksan arms.
36,000 bbl per hour.

The marine manifold supports up to six simultaneous transfers across crude, refined products, fuel oil, biofuels and intermediates — with vapor recovery integration, hot-work permitting and loading-master supervision on every transfer.

  • 6 Chiksan loading arms
  • Up to 36,000 bbl/hr nominal
  • VRU vapor recovery integrated
  • 12 dedicated manifold lines
  • Hot-work / cold-work permitting
  • Loading-master oversight
  • Slops & ballast reception
  • Independent inspection coordination
Marine Services

Tug, line-handler & dock-master.

Tugboat assist
Petroleum barge at night

USCG MTSA Interface

Regulated facility with continuous coordination across USCG, Port Houston pilot service and Port Captains.

Tug & Line-Handler Arrangement

Pre-arranged escort and line-handling across all primary tug operators on the Houston Ship Channel.

Ballast & Slops Reception

Receipt of dirty ballast and slops under coordinated permitting and downstream disposal documentation.

Commercial Desk · Open 24 / 7

Put Houston's deepwater liquid bulk gateway to work for your supply chain.

Spot, term and tolling structures across crude, refined products, fuel oil, biofuels and renewable feedstocks. Receive a same-day capability brief, indicative rate sheet and berth availability window.

Operations
+1 (713) 673-7000
Commercial
commercial@jacintoportterminal.com
Address
16398 Jacintoport Blvd, Houston, TX