Hurricane Idalia – Advisory #5

The latest forecast for Hurricane Idalia from the National Hurricane Center is below.

Hurricane Idalia #5

Colonial Terminals has begun recovery and restart work across our Savannah and Wilmington terminal network. All team members are safe. Initial assessments of infrastructure show isolated utility outages, but key infrastructure avoided material damage. The USCG has scheduled a Heavy Weather Advisory Group (HWAG) call at 10:30 today to advise of the status of Savannah River, and we expect a similar update for the Port of Wilmington. Our terminal staff will be working through our facility-specific restart procedures and further details by facility appear below. We will issue another update this afternoon as additional information becomes available to us on our ability to return to normal operations.

We deeply value our customers and take great pride in the continuity of our service. We are working diligently to minimize the duration of any customer impact.

Savannah Terminal Operations 

Terminal Operations

All personnel have been accounted for and we have returned to their normal operating schedules; however, certain facilities are currently without power and cannot process orders as outlined below: 

Foundation 1 – Closed pending utility restoration (Trouble ticket issued with GA Power)

Foundation 2 (GKT) – Closed pending utility restoration (Trouble ticket issued with GA Power)

Front (Wilmington) – Open Regular Hours

Lathrop 1 – Open Regular Hours

Lathrop 2 Dry – Open at noon today and Regular Hours thereafter.

Lathrop 2 Liquid – Open Regular Hours

Wahlstrom – Open Regular Hours (see Bottom Loading Fuel below)

Vessel Operations

The Ports is under Port Condition Zulu. There will be an HWAG call with the USCG at 10:30 where an update on the Savannah River will be given. No vessel operations until Port Condition Zulu is lifted by the USCG Captain of the Port.

Rail Operations

Railroad services have been restored.

Truck Operations 

  • Bottom-Loading Fuel Shipments
    • Lathrop Avenue: Operations are open
    • Woodcock Street: Service will be restored by noon
  • Other Truck Shipments
    • Other Truck Operations are operating consistent with the Terminal Operations status outlined above.
      • Foundation 1 and Foundation 2 Truck Operations are down pending restoration of power.
      • Lathrop 2 Dry Truck Operations will be restored by noon.

Wilmington Terminal Operations 

Terminal Operations

The terminal received minimal impacts from the storm, and all team members are safe. The terminal is open normal hours.

Vessel Operations

The Port remains under Port Condition Zulu. There will be no vessel operations until Port Condition Zulu is lifted by the USCG Captain of the Port. We expect an update from the USCG during the first half of the day and will update customers as this information becomes available.

Rail Operations

Railroad services have been restored.

Truck Operations

Truck operations are operating normally.