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| Subject: | Daily Update | | Date: | Thursday, June 19, 2008 | | Priority: | Normal | | Notice: |
URGENT INFORMATION: None
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PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION
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Maximum Depths - (Fresh)
Harbor Entrance - 47.0 ft
Main Channel - 45.0 ft
BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION:
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Current maximum drafts allowed at berths:
Amerada Hess – Max draft of 38’00 if LOA is less than 650’; Max draft of
36’00 if LOA is 650’00 or greater
Kinder Morgan – berth 1 - 40'00
Kinder Morgan - berth 2 - 40'00
Kinder Morgan - berth 3 - TBA
berth 4 – Max draft 39’00, tide needed for anything deeper than 36’00
BP - TBA
Wando Terminal – Max draft 46’00 – Max BM 187’00
North Charleston Terminal – Max 42’00 – Max BM 187’00
CST – Max draft 47’00 – Max BM 187’00
Per pilots – restrictions for Tanker movements:
Drafts of 36’00 or less may transit at anytime
Drafts of 36’01 to 40’00 – window: Start in 1 Hour before low water until
2 hours before high water
Drafts of 40’01 to 41’00 – window: start in 2 hours after low water until
2 hours before high water
Drafts of 41’01 to 42’00 – window: start in 3 hours after low water until
3 hours before high water
VESSEL TRAFFIC: (AS PER PILOTS, AS OF 1415/19)
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KMI - TORM ESTRID - in, ets 19/2200
HESS - BW HUDSON - IN, ETS 1700/19
BP - T/B 650 - ETA 19/AM, ETS 20/AM
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS:
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96 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by USCG
48 Hours - advance receipt of crew list by Immigration for any vessel
arriving from a foreign port, or arriving coast wise with detained crew.
24 Hours (minimum) - Foreign cargo must have manifest submitted to
Customs & Border Patrol AMS. Bond must be filed for Foreign flag vessels
or U.S. flag arriving with foreign cargo aboard.
24 Hours – advance notice to Pilots
24 Hours - advance fax of crew list and approved visitors required by
Terminal.
72 Hours - post port call, the Port Authority requires bill of lading
figures for all bulk cargo.
Port Security - All persons doing business within Port Authority property
must have security pass from SCPA.
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NEWS ARTICLES: (6/18) SPA projects slight gain in numbers
CEO says he thinks declining business has 'plateaued'
The State Ports Authority is forecasting the end of a lengthy slump by
calling for a slight gain in the number of containers that pass through
its shipping terminals in its next fiscal year.
The SPA projected Tuesday that about 958,229 of the multicolored steel
cargo boxes will cross its docks in fiscal 2009, which begins July 1.
That's about 4,800 containers more than the estimate for the current year.
"We have, I think, plateaued in terms of any declining business," said
Bernard S. Groseclose, the agency's president and chief executive officer.
Container volume at the Charleston port has been sliding for the past
three fiscal years, creating angst on the local waterfront as key rivals
such as the Port of Savannah have flourished.
The SPA has blamed the slowdown in Charleston on several factors.
For example, it has said its ability to keep pace and grow had been
stymied by the delays and resistance it encountered over the decade the
SPA spent getting a new container terminal approved. As a result, some
ocean carriers and shippers leery of the uncertainty steered some of their
business elsewhere.
The SPA's cargo volume also has been adversely affected in recent years by
competitive pressures within the shipping industry, most notably at Maersk
Lines, Groseclose said Tuesday.
"Worldwide, Maersk has lost market share," he said. "They're our most
significant customer, so when they sneeze, we catch a cold, I think."
Spending plans
An estimated $267 million will be spent on capital improvements at the
Port of Charleston over the next two fiscal years. Here are some of the
costlier undertakings.
Project FY 2009 FY 2010
New terminal $56.2 million $83.1 million
Misc. terminal improvements $24.7 million $25.5 million
Security, Customs $7.6 million $5.6 million
Terminal equipment $6.1 million $24.9 million
Information technology $2.6 million $7.4 million
Groseclose is optimistic about the SPA's growth prospects in the upcoming
fiscal year, saying it is poised to benefit from new service from Asia and
new customers. Among them is a warehouse operator that will handle coffee
shipments near Summerville for a Starbucks roasting plant being built in
the Midlands.
Also, activity has been picking up locally among developers of large
distribution centers, which typically are a magnet for retailers and other
major importers, the SPA chief said
"We see some big possibilities there from a business standpoint," he said.
Groseclose added that the SPA is no longer marketing its services just to
steamship lines.
"We're also talking to shippers to get them to influence the carriers to
come to Charleston," he said. "We're playing both sides of that."
In its last board meeting of fiscal 2008, the SPA approved a $160.4
million budget for the next 12 months, estimating revenue will increase
less than 2 percent. Net earnings are forecast to rise 15 percent, to $52
million, while spending is projected to edge up 1.2 percent, to $111.5
million.
The SPA's biggest single capital-improvement outlay is $56.2 million
earmarked for work at the former Navy base in North Charleston, where
construction of a $600 million shipping terminal is under way.
"I'd characterize it as a period of rebuilding and preparing for the
future," Groseclose said.
CURRENT ISSUES: None
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
06/26 - 0800 - NAVIGATION OPERATIONS MEETING
06/26 - TBA - PROPELLOR CLUB ANNUAL CRUISE
07/15 - 1000 - SCS PA MONTHLY MEETING
07/22 - TBA - VIRGINIA PORT AUTHORITY MONTHLY MEETING
10/08 - 1800 - CWIT OYSTER ROAST
10/30 - TBA - PROPELLOR CLUB 75TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
2013 - PROPOSED TIME FRAME FOR NEW PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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CURRENT HURRICANE ALERT STATUS - 4, NO STORMS PREDICTED
Seaport Security Alert currently at YELLOW/ELEVATED - MARSEC 1
Airport Security Alert currently at ORANGE/HIGH
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TIDE INFORMATION (BASED FROM CUSTOMS WHARF):
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Th 19 Low 3:15 AM 0.4 6:12 AM Set 6:39 AM 99
19 High 8:59 AM 4.5 8:31 PM Rise 9:39 PM
19 Low 2:57 PM 0.4
19 High 9:34 PM 5.7
F 20 Low 3:54 AM 0.4 6:12 AM Set 7:37 AM 98
20 High 9:39 AM 4.4 8:31 PM Rise 10:20 PM
20 Low 3:36 PM 0.4
20 High 10:10 PM 5.7
Sa 21 Low 4:31 AM 0.4 6:12 AM Set 8:37 AM 95
21 High 10:18 AM 4.5 8:31 PM Rise 10:55 PM
21 Low 4:15 PM 0.5
21 High 10:45 PM 5.6
Su 22 Low 5:09 AM 0.4 6:12 AM Set 9:37 AM 90
22 High 10:57 AM 4.5 8:31 PM Rise 11:26 PM
22 Low 4:57 PM 0.5
22 High 11:21 PM 5.5
M 23 Low 5:49 AM 0.3 6:13 AM Set 10:37 AM 84
23 High 11:39 AM 4.6 8:31 PM Rise 11:55 PM
23 Low 5:43 PM 0.6
Tu 24 High 12:00 AM 5.4 6:13 AM Set 11:37 AM 76
24 Low 6:30 AM 0.2 8:31 PM
24 High 12:26 PM 4.8
24 Low 6:35 PM 0.7
W 25 High 12:44 AM 5.3 6:13 AM Rise 12:23 AM 66
25 Low 7:15 AM 0.1 8:32 PM Set 12:38 PM
25 High 1:17 PM 5.0
25 Low 7:32 PM 0.7
Th 26 High 1:34 AM 5.1 6:14 AM Rise 12:51 AM 56
26 Low 8:04 AM 0.0 8:32 PM Set 1:40 PM
26 High 2:13 PM 5.3
26 Low 8:36 PM 0.7
F 27 High 2:30 AM 5.0 6:14 AM Rise 1:20 AM 45
27 Low 8:57 AM -0.1 8:32 PM Set 2:46 PM
27 High 3:13 PM 5.7
27 Low 9:44 PM 0.7
Sa 28 High 3:31 AM 4.9 6:14 AM Rise 1:54 AM 34
28 Low 9:54 AM -0.3 8:32 PM Set 3:56 PM
28 High 4:15 PM 6.0
28 Low 10:51 PM 0.5
Su 29 High 4:34 AM 4.8 6:15 AM Rise 2:33 AM 24
29 Low 10:53 AM -0.4 8:32 PM Set 5:08 PM
29 High 5:17 PM 6.3
29 Low 11:55 PM 0.3
M 30 High 5:38 AM 4.8 6:15 AM Rise 3:21 AM 14
30 Low 11:53 AM -0.6 8:32 PM Set 6:22 PM
30 High 6:19 PM 6.5
Tu 1 Low 12:56 AM 0.0 6:15 AM Rise 4:18 AM 7
1 High 6:41 AM 4.9 8:32 PM Set 7:31 PM
1 Low 12:52 PM -0.8
1 High 7:20 PM 6.7
W 2 Low 1:53 AM -0.2 6:16 AM Rise 5:24 AM 2
2 High 7:43 AM 5.0 8:32 PM Set 8:33 PM
2 Low 1:50 PM -0.8
2 High 8:18 PM 6.7
Th 3 Low 2:48 AM -0.3 6:16 AM Rise 6:37 AM 0
3 High 8:43 AM 5.2 8:32 PM Set 9:25 PM
3 Low 2:46 PM -0.8
3 High 9:14 PM 6.7
F 4 Low 3:40 AM -0.4 6:17 AM Rise 7:51 AM 0
4 High 9:40 AM 5.2 8:31 PM Set 10:08 PM
4 Low 3:41 PM -0.7
4 High 10:07 PM 6.6
Sa 5 Low 4:31 AM -0.4 6:17 AM Rise 9:02 AM 4
5 High 10:37 AM 5.3 8:31 PM Set 10:44 PM
5 Low 4:35 PM -0.5
5 High 10:58 PM 6.3
Su 6 Low 5:20 AM -0.3 6:18 AM Rise 10:09 AM 10
6 High 11:32 AM 5.3 8:31 PM Set 11:15 PM
6 Low 5:29 PM -0.2
6 High 11:46 PM 6.0
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MARINE WEATHER:
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
734 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2008
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO
4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. | | Notice posted on Thursday, June 19, 2008 | |
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For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the above information is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel. Port précis should always be verified by contacting the corresponding marine department of a particular location for the most up-to-date information.
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