Red Dog
USRDB
Including -
- Kivalina - USKVL - 67° 48.00′ N, 164° 45.00′ W
Also see
General before first USA port
OVERVIEW:
This is a private port, capable of handling up to 1.4 million tons of zinc and lead
concentrates annually for export during the summer shipping season (June/July to mid
or end October).
Teck, Alaska, is the operator of the Red Dog Terminal, and is the shipper of the
cargo. Vessel tonnage is provided exclusively by Fednav Int Ltd.
Foss Maritime of Seattle is the operator of the self-discharging barges and tugs,
and is contracted to Teck-Cominco, Alaska, to provide shuttling and transshipment
of the cargo. There is no allowance for an actual docking of any seagoing vessel at
the Red Dog Jetty.
LOCATION:
NE of the Bering Strait, 500 miles WNW of Fairbanks.
CHARTS:
Digital: US4AK7BE.
Paper: US 16005.
Publications:
NP23, Bering Sea and Strait Pilot.
DOCUMENTS:
Official Formalities:
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