Kahului Port

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Pier Harbor for Cruise,Barge and Cargo ships.

Berth length: pier 1: 1,658'; draft 35'; yard area: 15.9 acres; shed area: 43,975 square feet; primary use: overseas containers, and cruise ship terminal.
Berth length: pier 2: 894'; draft: 27'-32'; yard area: 12.2 acres; shed area: 12,130 square feet; primary use: liquid-bulk cargo and pipelines, inter-island cargo.
Berth length: pier 3: 500'; draft: 18'; yard area: 5.4 acres; primary use: inter-island cargo.
[hidot.hawaii.gov/harbors/files/2012/10/Kahului-Harbor-M...]

Kahului is a manmade port, dredged from naturally formed Kahului Bay. The harbor basis was constructed to be 2,050-feet wide by 2,400-feet long and has a project depth of 35'. The entrance channel is 660-feet wide and 40-feet deep.

Wharves: The State-owned and operated piers are on the SE side of the harbor. General cargo is usually handled by ships’ tackle, and cargo to and from barges by forklift trucks; crawler and truck cranes are available. Transit sheds with 78,000 square feet of covered storage space and 21 acres of open storage space are available at the piers. Truck lines serve the piers.
Pier 1: 1,350 feet of berthing space along the SW side; 35 feet reported alongside; deck height, 9 feet; two traveling bulk sugar loading towers with conveyors and loading spouts, loading rate 800 tons per hour; receipt and shipment of general and containerized cargo; receipt of automobiles; receipt of petroleum products, coal, lumber, and steel products; shipment of raw sugar and molasses; boarding passengers.
Pier 2: 894 feet of berthing space along the NE side, 19 to 24 feet reported alongside; deck height, 9½ feet; 288 feet of berthing space along the outer end, 24 feet reported alongside; receipt and shipment of conventional and containerized cargo and automobiles; receipt of lumber,
bulk cement, and liquefied petroleum gases.
Pier 3: extends NE from the foot of Pier 2; 500 feet of berthing space along NW side, 18 feet reported alongside; deck height, 9 feet; receipt and shipment of general and containerized cargo and automobiles; receipt of petroleum products, sand, lumber, and steel products; boarding passengers; mooring towboats.
There is a surge at the piers during periods of heavy N swells; this occurs about 10 times a year. Departing vessels may have some difficulties in breasting off from Pier 1 during kona weather. [www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/coastpilot_w.php?book=7] Chapter 14

NOAA hydrographic charts can be found online at:
www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/19342.shtml
www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/19347.shtml
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www.nauticalchartsonline.com/chart/zoom?chart=19342
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Coordinates:   20°53'46"N   156°27'57"W
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