Morehead City, NC

SSA Atlantic services 15 customers and handles approximately 8 vessel calls per month.  We handle a vast array of breakbulk and bulk cargos that you’ll find listed below and provide line handling services for each calling vessel.  Some vessel lines SSA Atlantic is associated with are (Saga Welco, Spliethoff, G2 Ocean, DJJ, Western Bulk, Onego Shipping).

Specifications and services

Location: 4 miles from the Atlantic Ocean (34°43’5.89″ N, 76°42’3.77″ W)

Size: 128 acres / 51.8 hectares

Water Depth: 45 feet / 13.7 meters

Berths & Length: 9 berths, measuring 5,500 feet / 1,676 meters, which includes a barge berth measuring 1,487 feet / 453 meters

Cranes: Liebherr 420 Portal Gantry Crane, 124MT/136ST capacity

Truck Lanes & Scales: 2 truck gates, 1 truck scale, 1 rail scale

Rail Services: Norfolk Southern

Highway Access: Highway 70

Cargos / Commodities Handled:

  • Lumber
  • Wood Pulp
  • Construction Equipment
  • Project Cargo
  • Military Equipment
  • Steel
  • Pipe
  • Wire Rod
  • Wide Flanged Beams
  • Containers
  • Potash
  • RoRo (1 RoRo berth)
  • Organic Grains
  • Woodchips

Other facility facts

Warehouse & Storage: Storage: 25 acres / 10.1 hectares, and warehouse space includes:
W6 – 94,025 square feet / 8,735 square meters
W7 – 90,024 square feet / 8,364 square meters
W8 – 90,024 square feet / 8,364 square meters
W9 – 94,025 square feet / 8,735 square meters
W10 – 89,466 square feet / 8,312 square meters

Heavy Left Service: Liebherr 420 Portal Gantry Crane, 124MT/136ST capacity

Transit Shed:
T1 – 110,186 square feet / 10,237 square meters
T2 – 123,259 square feet / 11,451 square meters
T3 – 120,320 square feet / 11,178 square meters
T4 – 170,000 square feet / 15,794 square meters