Facilities

• 4 miles from the open sea, just south of the Outer Banks
• Channel is 45 ft., M.L.L.W.
• Nine berths with 5,500 ft. of wharf frontage
• Berths with contiguous open apron areas from 35 ft. to unlimited width
• Two berths served by modern shiploader with maximum loadout rate of 3,000 tons per hour of dry bulk cargo
• Open storage dry bulk facilities which can transfer up to 800 tons per hour
• Covered dry bulk facilities with export conveyor systems capable of handling up to 1,000 tons per hour
• Well-lighted terminal and 24-hour security provided by North Carolina State Port Police
• C-TPAT Certification # 47705791
• Concrete pile wharf and deck construction with berth fronted by rubber fender system
• Berth deck heights average 10 ft. above M.L.L.W.
• 150 additional acres available for development

Logistics

• Within 700 miles of more than 70 percent of the industrial base of the United States
• Rail service provided by Norfolk Southern Railway
• Terminal switching railroad operated by Morehead & South Fork Railroad
• Certified railroad scale
• Substantial rail car storage available
• One secured port gate entry designed to expedite arrival and departure of motor carriers
• Two certified truck scales with weighmasters available 24 hours per day
• Vehicular access via U.S. 70
• Efficient handling of project, dimensional, and heavy lift cargoes between vessels and inland transportation modes

 Staging & Warehousing

• Over one million sq. ft. pf prime covered and sprinklered storage, including a new warehouse completed in September 2007
• 30 acres of paved and 9 acres of semi-improved open storage area
• Rail access to berths, transit sheds, warehouses and open storage
• Direct transfer of heavy lift and dimensional loads between vessel and rail or truck

Equipment

• One multi-purpose bridge crane for bulk, breakbulk and container, with 115 ft. outreach and 63 ft. backreach at 40 tons, equipped for grapple or bucket lifts
• Two 115-ton-capacity gantry cranes
• One 125-ton mobile crane
• 39 lift trucks with up to 70,000 lb. capacities and special attachments to accommodate a variety of cargoes requiring special attention

 Foreign Trade Zones

• Can lower, defer or avoid import duties
• Zone 67 approved as Foreign Trade Zone
  • Site One: 190,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space within main terminal
  • Site Two: 40 acres of open storage
• Provides for storage, manipulation, exhibition and limited manufacturing operations
• Can accommodate special purpose subzones

Harbor Features (US Army Corps of Engineers Project Dimensions)

• Ocean bar channel depth of 47 ft. M.L.L.W. and width of 450 ft.
• Inside harbor channel depth of 45 ft. M.L.L.W. and widths of 400, 600, 775 and 820 ft.
• East turning basin depth of 45 ft. M.L.L.W. and diameter of 1,350 ft.; West turning basin depth of 35 ft. M.L.L.W. and 1,100 ft. radius
• Depth of 45 ft. M.L.L.W. at berths 1, 2 and 3; 35 ft. M.L.L.W. at berths 4 through 9
• No air draft restriction in channel

 Tides & Climate

• Mean tide range 2.9 ft.
• Current velocities 2 to 3 knots
• Mild temperatures year round with rare snow accumulation