Port of Saint Joseph

UN/LOCODEUSYSJWhat is a UN/LOCODE?31.9167° N, 91.2333° WLocal timeAmerica/Chicago, UTC-5

In short

Saint Joseph: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 01:37 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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In port now: 0
Arrivals, last 24 h: 0
Departures, last 24 h: 0
Ships nearby, last 6 h: 0

Vessels near Saint Joseph

Ships Voydar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.

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Forecast

Model forecast for Saint Joseph over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.

Time (UTC)	Wind (kn)	From	Gusts (kn)	Waves (m)	Period (s)	Visibility (km)
Oct 4 00:00	7	116°	12	NaN	NaN	13
Oct 4 06:00	4	28°	8	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 4 12:00	5	17°	9	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 4 18:00	7	37°	18	NaN	NaN	21
Oct 5 00:00	4	51°	11	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 5 06:00	8	17°	16	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 5 12:00	8	20°	15	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 5 18:00	8	32°	19	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 6 00:00	7	7°	14	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 6 06:00	6	23°	11	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 6 12:00	5	25°	9	NaN	NaN	24

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 18:00 UTC.

Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.

Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.

A model forecast, not an observation. Not for navigation.

Marine conditions near Saint Joseph

Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.

Buoy 8761927 - New Canal Station, LA · 243.8 kmobserved Jun 8, 2026, 22:30 UTC

Water temp

28.5°C (83°F)

Air temp

29.4°C (85°F)

Wind

1.9 kn @ 120°

Waves

—

Weather buoys

Western Lake Pontchartrain, LA206.8 km
8762484 - Frenier Landing, LA220.2 km
8762372 - East Bank 1, Bayou LaBranch, LA228.4 km
8761927 - New Canal Station, LA243.8 km
NWCL1243.8 km

Tide gauges

New Canal Station, LA243.8 km

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.

Berths and terminals at Saint Joseph

1 dock, terminal or mooring place listed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Saint Joseph. Deepest listed berth: 3.7 m (12 ft). The 1 deepest are shown.

Berths and terminals at Saint Joseph
Facility	Depth alongside	Longest berth	Owner / operator (as listed)
BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, ST. JOSEPH ELEVATOR DOCK Shipment of grain.	3.7 m (12 ft)	91.4 m (300 ft)	Owner and operator: Bunge North America, Inc.

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Navigation Data Center, Port and Waterway Facilities (public domain). Owner and operator names are USACE's text, not verified company records. Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

11 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Jul 18, 2014, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

May 5, 2025Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)54 km away
Myra Eckstein / CC1109 / LTD365, Vicksburg, MS, USA (NTSB DCA25FM036)
May 1, 2025Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)54 km away
Rickey Hughes / CHEM0163, Vicksburg, MS, USA (NTSB DCA25FM034)
Apr 23, 2023Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)43 km away
Susan K, Natchez, MS, USA (NTSB DCA23FM030)
Jan 9, 2023Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)100 km away
Carol McManus / Big D, Angola, LA, USA (NTSB DCA23FM012) · CAROL MCMANUS
Feb 26, 2020ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)61 km away
City of Cleveland, Point Coupee Parish, LA, USA (NTSB DCA20FM014)
Feb 27, 2019ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)54 km away
Chad Pregracke, Vicksburg, MS, USA (NTSB DCA19FM021)
Feb 15, 2019Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)45 km away
Bettye M. Jenkins / T-9353, Vidalia, LA, USA (NTSB DCA19FM018)
Oct 23, 2018Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)53 km away
Andrew Cargil Macmillan, Lower Mississippi River MM442, near Vicksburg, MS, USA (NTSB DCA19FM004)

Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.

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