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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Maximum Depths - (Fresh)
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Harbor Entrance - 47.0 ft
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Main Channel - 45.0 ft
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION:
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Current maximum drafts allowed at berths:
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hess - Max draft - 40'00
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Delfin - Max Draft - 42'00
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Chem Marine - Max Draft - 38'00 MLW
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Kinder Morgan - berth 1 - 40'00 - all vessel arrivals require tide
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Kinder Morgan - berth 2 - 40'00
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Kinder Morgan - berth 3 - 30'00"
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Kinder Morgan - berth 4 - Max draft 40'00, tide needed for anything deeper than 38'00
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">BP - Max draft 30'00" Low water
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Wando Terminal - Max draft 43'00 MLW - tide needed for anything deeper Than 43'01" Max BM No restriction North Charleston Terminal - Max draft 45'00 MLW - Max BM No restriction
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">CST - Max draft 45'00 MLW - Max BM No restrictions
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Veterans Terminal 35' MLW tidal restricted
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Nucor - Max draft 25'00 (movements daylight & tidal restricted), Max LOA 550', Max Beam 52'
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Pier J Max Draft 30 FT
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Per pilots - restrictions for Tanker movements:
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Drafts of 38'00 or less may transit at anytime
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Drafts of 38'01 to 40'00 -window: Start in 1 Hour before low water until 2 hours before high water
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Drafts of 40'01 to 41'00 - window: start in 2 hours after low water until 2 hours before high water
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Drafts of 41'01 to 42'00 - window: start in 3 hours after low water until 3 hours before high water
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">VESSEL TRAFFIC:
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">KMI 4
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22<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">00/10
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> - CHEMICAL MARINER – ETA 07/13
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> - NORTHERN WOLVERINE – ETA 07/13
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">HESS - SEABULK ARCTIC - ETA 0300/10
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> - POLITISA LADY - ETA 0700/12
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">BP - TUG RESOLVE & 650-3 - ETA 0100/11
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS:
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">96 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by USCG
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">48 Hours - advance receipt of crew list by Immigration for any vessel arriving from a foreign port, or arriving coast wise with detained crew.
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">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
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">24 Hours - advance fax of crew list and approved visitors required by Terminal.
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">72 Hours - post port call, the Port Authority requires bill of lading figures for all bulk cargo.
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Port Security - All persons doing business within Port Authority property must have security pass from SCPA. All persons wanting unescorted access to any vessel must have a
valid TWIC.
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">CURRENT ARTICLES:
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State Ports Authority to consider inland port
.A super post-panamax gantry crane is shown at the SPA’s North Charleston Terminal. The ports authority is meeting Monday to discuss the possibility of an inland
port, where shipping containers would be transferred from trucks to trains. No inland ports exist right now in South Carolina. (Wade Spees/postandcourier.com)
The State Ports Authority has called a special board meeting Monday to discuss engineering services for an Upstate “South Carolina Inland Port” — something that’s
been discussed for years but doesn’t yet exist
An inland port is a terminal located sometimes hundreds of miles from the sea, where shipping containers can be transferred from trucks to trains. The Port of
Virginia, for example, has an inland port located 220 miles from its shore-side terminals
The State Ports Authority was tight-lipped about its plans this afternoon, when notice of the teleconference board meeting was released
“All we’re prepared to say at this point is that the SC Ports Authority board will consider a contract for an engineering study for an inland port in the Upstate
region of South Carolina,” said SPA Public Relations Manager Allison Skipper
The concept of a South Carolina inland port has been studied at least several times, and locations ranging from the Orangeburg area to the Spartanburg area have
been proposed
A 2002 state study questioned the economic benefits and concluded that ongoing subsidies would be required, much to the surprise of public officials who championed
the idea
South Carolina’s 2008 statewide rail plan revisited the concept, and said potential benefits could include relieving road congestion, spurring economic development,
and enhancing port competitiveness
“Based on the analyses performed, an inland terminal in the Upstate provides the greatest proportional share of public benefits and it is also a location with
a large concentration of Port customers,” said the study by Wilbur Smith Associates
Sen. Larry Grooms, R-Bonneau, the chairman of the state’s Port Oversight Commission, said he can’t yet discuss the inland port idea, but said it’s a good idea
and he hopes the board moves forward with it
He said the property involve is owned by the SPA, and is not in Charleston
The state’s rail study described a potential Upstate inland port location as the area connected by interstates 85, 26 and 385. The Greenville-Spartanburg International
Airport sits on I-85 between the two other interstates, and that’s where the BMW automobile plant is located, on roughly 800 acres of land owned by the SPA
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">CURRENT ISSUES: 07/10/12 – 1700 – Pilot Commission meeting
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES: 07/26/12 – 0815 – NAVOPS Meeting
<span-family:"Century","serif";color:black">07/26/12 – 1700 – Maritime Happy Hour – Duck & Dog West Ashley
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<span-family:"Century","serif";color:black">08/14/12 –
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<span-family:"Century","serif";color:black">08/23/12 –
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09/11/12 – 1145 – C.W.I.T. luncheon at Convention Center – Port Advocacy
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">09/17-19 - 39TH ANNUAL S.C. INTERNATIONAL TRADE CONFERENCE
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">09/20/12 – 1800 – Propeller Club dinner
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">2018 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with July 21, 2011.
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July 2012
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">M 9 High 12:46 AM 5.4 6:19 AM Set 12:21 PM 71
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 9 Low 6:59 AM 0.0 8:30 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 9 High 1:15 PM 5.2
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 9 Low 7:26 PM 0.8
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Tu 10 High 1:32 AM 5.1 6:20 AM Rise 12:11 AM 61
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 10 Low 7:44 AM 0.2 8:30 PM Set 1:17 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 10 High 2:04 PM 5.2
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 10 Low 8:20 PM 1.0
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">W 11 High 2:19 AM 4.8 6:20 AM Rise 12:43 AM 52
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 11 Low 8:30 AM 0.3 8:30 PM Set 2:12 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 11 High 2:54 PM 5.2
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 11 Low 9:16 PM 1.1
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Th 12 High 3:09 AM 4.6 6:21 AM Rise 1:17 AM 42
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 12 Low 9:18 AM 0.4 8:30 PM Set 3:06 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 12 High 3:45 PM 5.3
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 12 Low 10:11 PM 1.1
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">F 13 High 4:00 AM 4.5 6:22 AM Rise 1:54 AM 33
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 13 Low 10:07 AM 0.4 8:29 PM Set 4:00 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 13 High 4:35 PM 5.4
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 13 Low 11:05 PM 1.1
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Sa 14 High 4:51 AM 4.5 6:22 AM Rise 2:34 AM 24
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 14 Low 10:56 AM 0.4 8:29 PM Set 4:52 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 14 High 5:25 PM 5.5
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 14 Low 11:55 PM 1.0
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Su 15 High 5:42 AM 4.5 6:23 AM Rise 3:18 AM 17
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 15 Low 11:45 AM 0.3 8:28 PM Set 5:43 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 15 High 6:13 PM 5.6
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">M 16 Low 12:41 AM 0.8 6:23 AM Rise 4:07 AM 10
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 16 High 6:32 AM 4.6 8:28 PM Set 6:32 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 16 Low 12:32 PM 0.2
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 16 High 6:59 PM 5.8
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Tu 17 Low 1:25 AM 0.6 6:24 AM Rise 4:59 AM 5
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 17 High 7:19 AM 4.7 8:28 PM Set 7:17 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 17 Low 1:17 PM 0.1
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 17 High 7:43 PM 5.9
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">W 18 Low 2:07 AM 0.5 6:25 AM Rise 5:55 AM 1
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 18 High 8:04 AM 4.8 8:27 PM Set 7:59 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 18 Low 2:01 PM 0.0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 18 High 8:24 PM 6.0
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Th 19 Low 2:47 AM 0.3 6:25 AM Rise 6:53 AM 0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 19 High 8:47 AM 4.9 8:27 PM Set 8:39 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 19 Low 2:45 PM 0.0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 19 High 9:03 PM 6.0
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">F 20 Low 3:26 AM 0.2 6:26 AM Rise 7:53 AM 0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 20 High 9:29 AM 5.0 8:26 PM Set 9:15 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 20 Low 3:28 PM 0.0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 20 High 9:41 PM 6.0
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Sa 21 Low 4:05 AM 0.0 6:27 AM Rise 8:54 AM 3
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 21 High 10:10 AM 5.1 8:25 PM Set 9:50 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 21 Low 4:13 PM 0.0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 21 High 10:19 PM 5.9
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Su 22 Low 4:45 AM -0.1 6:27 AM Rise 9:55 AM 7
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 22 High 10:53 AM 5.2 8:25 PM Set 10:25 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 22 Low 5:00 PM 0.1
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 22 High 11:00 PM 5.8
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MARINE FORECAST :
Synopsis...ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE WATERS THROUGH LATE WEEK.
Today: Sw winds 15 to 20 kt early...dimishing to 10 to 15 kt late morning...then increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Tonight: Sw winds 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Tue: Sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Tue Night: Sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Wed: Sw winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Wed Night: S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Thu: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Thu Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Fri: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Fri Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.