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Port of Redwood City (USA) (ID: 12532)
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Welcome to the Port of Redwood City 675 Seaport Blvd. Redwood City, CA 94063 ph. 650-306-4150 fax 650-369-7636 The Port of Redwood City, the only deepwater port in South San Francisco Bay, provides berths for dry bulk, liquid bulk, and project cargoes, along with unparallelled recreational opportunities and access to San Francisco Bay. Port Newsletter - Currents (Winter 2004) 2004 Poster Contest Winners South Bay Opening Day April 3, 2004 - Now Featuring The USS Potomac Tall Ships Tour March 17-28, 2004 Go to City of Redwood City Web Page Contact the Port of Redwood City Visitors Since November 11, 2003: Strategic Location Midway between San Francisco and the Silicon Valley/San Jose region. Diversity Deepdraft ship and Ocean going tug/barge berths available for liquid bulk, dry bulk, neobulk and project cargo. Service Experienced Port personnel and the organizational flexibility to quickly and efficiently satisfy specialized shipping needs. Port of Redwood City Overview The Port of Redwood City, located 18 nautical miles south of San Francisco, is the only deepwater port in south San Francisco Bay. Strategically located between San Francisco and the rapidly growing Silicon Valley/San Jose region, the Port provides excellent inland transportation access via U.S. Highway 101 and Union Pacific Railroad. Our key location enables tenants to save both time and shipping costs. The Port of Redwood City specializes in bulk, neo-bulk and liquid cargoes. The Redwood City channel is a federally navigation project maintained at 30 feet (MLLW). Wharf/cargo facilities are described under port berthing facilities. Just as important as our modern berthing and transportation facilities is our staff of Port professionals who provide expertise and services to make your marine cargo operation a success. Unencumbered by the constraints of a large organization, our Port staff will move quickly to put together the customized service needed in today's complex international transportation system. Our combination of strategic location, available deepwater facilities and efficient service, has enabled the Port of Redwood City to become the fastest growing "small" bulk port in California. By focusing our port development efforts on dry bulk, neo-bulk and specialized cargo, we look forward to the Port's continued growth. A five-member Board of Port Commissioners, which is appointed by the City Council, governs the Port. Commissioners serve five year terms. The City of Redwood City Charter gives the Port Commission the authority to set policy and mange the Port, including budgetary policy and the selection of the Executive Director. Experienced personnel through one administrative complex - the Port staff - provide all of the Port's services. The Port of Redwood City publishes tariffs, assigns berths, and supervises cargo activity, property management, and security services to its customers. Executive Director Michael J. Giari and his staff welcome your interest and invite your inquiries concerning the Port of Redwood City's services and maritime facilities. If you would like to load the Port Facilities map press the picture. Some of the Companies listed are hot linked Port Berthing Facilities Wharves No. 1 & 2 Overall length 855 feet. Depth alongside 34 feet (MLLW) Ship unloading conveyor of 800/1000 tons per hour. Bulk cement pipeline and hoppers. Adjacent to 30,000 sq. ft. transit shed. Bulk cement and general cargo Wharves No. 3 & 4 Overall length 450 feet, plus additional berthing of 280 feet with dolphins. Depth alongside 34 feet (MLLW). Reinforced concrete pile and deck. Ship loading conveyor of 300 tons/hour. Open upland area for marshaling/storage. Scrap metal and dry bulk cargo. Wharf No. 5 Overall length 500 feet. Depth alongside 34 feet (MLLW). Reinforced concrete deck. Petroleum pipeline. Adjacent to paved area and storage tanks. Petroleum and liquid bulk products. Additional Facilities/Services All wharves lighted for 24-hour operation. Electric, telephone and water hookups. U.S. Coast Guard certified oil waste reception facility. Handling equipment: 25-ton mobile crane, tractors, and forklifts. The Goldbond Trailblazer unloads gypsum at the Port of Redwood City Services Electric Current -- at wharves where current is available for vessel use 110 volt, single phase 60 cycle for lighting 440 volt, 3-0 phase, 60 cycle for power Up to 800 amps capability. Fresh Water - Available at dockside at Wharves #2, #3 and #5. Truck Scales -- Available. Bunkering -- Available. Truck Service -- Available. Railroad Service - Union Pacific Telephones - Public phones available dockside. Tel Operations: 650/306-4150 Fax Operations: 650/369-7636 The crew prepares the Yorktown Clipper for a San Francisco Bay and Delta cruise at the Port's Wharf 5. Port Businesses The Port industries and businesses are diverse. These include: RMC Pacific Materials uses Port docks for cement import through negative pressure hoppers and pneumatic pipelines. SimsMetal recycles more than 200,000 vehicles per year along with scrap and exports the shredded scrap metal to the Far East and South Asia. Pabco Gypsum imports more than 270,000 tons of gypsum each year from Mexico. The gypsum is used to make wallboard for the Bay Area building industry. U.S. Liquids (formerly Romic) transships 2.8 million gallons a year of recycled industrial fuel. Harbour Sand and Gravel recycles 90,000 tons of concrete and asphalt annually, and imports 150,000 tons of construction aggregates annually. Clipper Cruise Lines offers passenger cruises sailing from the Redwood City harbor to the Delta through San Francisco Bay. Seaport Petroleum recycles petroleum pipeline waste for resale as useable fuel. Seaport Environmental provides wastewater treatment in Redwood City Hanson Aggregates (formerly Kaiser Cement) uses Port docks for bulk material import and storage. Pressure Vessel Service is a state-of-the-art chemical facility distributing food and medical industries. Arrivederci Italian Seafood Restaurant affords fine dining and a view of the waterfront. West Coast headquarters for USGS ocean research ships. Central Concrete produces construction concrete for housing and highway construction Spinnaker Sailing offers sailing lessons, charters, vacations, and corporate programs. Sequoia Yacht Club Portside I & II form an office complex of 90,000 square feet with 250/300 office workers. Seaport Center Conference Center Virginia City Private Rail Car is a private luxury rail car available for charter. Sea Scout Ship Gryphon Mariner Scout Ship Tradewind Redwood City-SF Ferry Route Tabbed in New Water Transit Plan For more information on the regional plan, logon to www.watertransit.org. More than 2,200 daily ferry riders on new high speed ferry boats between Redwood City to San Francisco are projected under the new water transit plan announced in August 2002 by the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority (WTA). An ambitious plan to launch the world's largest fleet of ferries would add seven routes on San Francisco Bay and use state-of- the-art boats to reduce air pollution. Redwood City to San Francisco is one of the projected new routes. The projected riders are fewer than our previous surveys have demonstrated, but nonetheless, we are pleased to in the plan, said Redwood City Port Commissioner Dick Dodge, a member of the WTA s Technical Advisory Committee. Redwood City Council member Diane Howard is chair of the WTA Citizens Advisory Committee. (CAC). While we are obvious supporters of the regional plan, we will continue to work hard to bring ferry service to Redwood City sooner than might occur under the regional plan, said Dodge. The draft plan, released by the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority, also proposes expanding service on the existing Golden Gate, Alameda/Oakland, Vallejo Baylink and Harbor Bay Island ferries. If state lawmakers approve the $662 million, 10-year plan -- and Bay Area voters and elected officials agree to fund it through a combination of increased bridge toll revenues, sales taxes and local contributions -- 44 ferries could be plying the bay by 2015. That would make it the world's largest ferry fleet, outpacing Sydney, which operates 32 boats. Under the Water Transit Authority plan, the authority would operate new routes between San Francisco and Redwood City, Oyster Point in South San Francisco and San Francisco, San Francisco and Treasure Island, and other East Bay routes. The regional ferry system, Water Transit Authority officials say, would carry 12 million passengers a year by 2025 -- triple the current number riding bay ferries. The authority hopes to draw most of the new riders out of their single-occupant cars. The authority was formed by the state Legislature in 1999 to study the need for expanded ferry service on San Francisco Bay and to create a business plan for a regional system. A blue-ribbon committee of business and political leaders had earlier released a plan calling for development of "the world's best" high-speed water transit system with a fleet of 70 boats. The Water Transit Authority must submit its plan to the Legislature by the end of the year, after a series of public hearings in each of the nine Bay Area counties. An environmental impact report is due in the spring, and the Legislature is expected to vote on the plan next summer. The Water Transit Authority plan also outlines the authority's intent to use less-polluting, and eventually pollution-free, vessels on the bay. All ferries will exceed federal air quality standards that take effect in 2007 and will be 10 times cleaner than boats now on the bay, said Mary Frances Cullane, the Water Transit Authority's marine engineering manager The Port of Redwood City, the only deepwater port in South San Francisco Bay, provides berths for dry bulk, liquid bulk, and project cargoes. Port of Redwood City (USA)