Location
Codes & time
America/Chicago
Now: UTC-5
Standard: UTC-6
DST from 08 Mar 2026 03:00 CDT; standard time from 01 Nov 2026 02:00 CST
Contacts
Who to call at Beaumont, with the source of each number. Numbers and channels change: check the latest port notices before arrival.
VTS Port Arthur, Neches and Sabine rivers, Sabine-Neches Waterway north of 29 52.7 Ncall sign Port Arthur TrafficVHF 65A
33 CFR 161.12 table: 156.275 MHz.Source
VTS Port Arthur, Sabine-Neches Canal south of 29 52.7 N, Port Arthur Canal, Sabine Pass and bank channelscall sign Port Arthur TrafficVHF 01A
33 CFR 161.12 table: 156.050 MHz.Source
Sabine Pilots, 24 h dispatch
Office +1 409 722 3126 (sabinepilots.com).Source
Nearest rescue centre...
VHF 16distress, safety and calling (156.800 MHz)DSC 70digital selective calling
Active warnings near Beaumont
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Beaumont at a glance
Rank basis: Cargo throughput 79.7 million t (87.9 M short tons) (2023)
Throughput
- 79.72 million t (87.9 M short tons) (2023) source
Figures change: always confirm limits with the port authority, local notices and your agent before arrival.
Beaumont port guide
Beaumont on the Neches River (Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas) handled 87.9 million short tons in 2023 (USACE), mainly crude oil and refined products, and is a major military cargo outload port.
Sources
For planning reference only (researched Oct 22, 2026). Always verify against official publications - Admiralty Sailing Directions, List of Radio Signals, local notices and the port authority - and your agent before arrival.
Catalogue harbor data
- Area
- Gulf of Mexico; North Atlantic Ocean
- Channel depth (m)
- 11
- Anchorage depth (m)
- 7.9
- Harbor size (World Port Index)
- Medium
- Harbor type
- River (Natural)
- Shelter
- Good