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| Subject: | | | Date: | Thursday, July 24, 2008 | | Priority: | Normal | | Notice: | Port: Charleston
Date: 7/24/2008
Subject: DAILY UPDATE - DREDGE FILL TO CUT PORT EXPANSION COSTS
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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:
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NUCOR - ASTA IN/24 EST PM/26
KM - STOLT CREATIVITY IN 0630/24 EST AM/25
HESS - VOIDOMATIS ETA 1800/24 EST PM/25
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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:
7/21/2008
Dredge Fill to Cut Charleston Port Expansion Costs
Construction of the new Navy Base Terminal in Charleston will cost less
and have fewer environmental impacts under a plan that has been approved
by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
The agency will approve a no cost, non-competitive lease, allowing the
South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) to bring in fill material
from an ocean dredge disposal site for construction of the new Navy Base
Terminal.
Using the material from the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS),
seven miles from the entrance to Charleston Harbor, is more effective
from a cost, time and environmental perspective. It will save an
estimated $40 million in construction costs, while also offering reduced
environmental impacts when compared to bringing in material from either
farther away or by truck.
“Using material from the ocean disposal site will generate significant
cost savings and benefits,” said David J. Posek, chairman of the
SCSPA. “Senator Graham, Congressman Brown and their staffs guided this
through the appropriate channels, and we are very thankful for their
help.”
“This a common sense decision to utilize existing resources for the
benefit of the taxpayer,” said U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham. “It is
fitting to take material dredged from the harbor for shipping and use it
to benefit trade for the whole nation.”
“I’m pleased with the great progress on port construction since permits
were issued last year,” said U.S. Congressman Henry Brown. “Port
expansion is vital to every region in South Carolina, and this decision
is one important step forward that will help keep the project on track.
This is great news for the Navy Base Terminal, and I was proud to have
worked with Senator Graham on this important effort.”
Permits for construction of the new terminal at the former Navy Base
involve the filling of approximately 57 acres, which will require up to
five million cubic yards of imported material. To reduce the impacts of
truck delivery, the SCSPA has committed to bring at least 75% of fill by
water. The SCSPA also plans to remove dredged material from its property
on Daniel Island, just across the Cooper River.
The Charleston ODMDS has been in continuous use for dredge disposal
activities since 1896. Most material from the construction and
maintenance of the entrance channel leading to Charleston Harbor is
deposited at this site. The material has already been tested and found
suitable for ocean disposal and therefore is clean and good for use in
construction.
The use of fill for creation of land for a container terminal is a true
beneficial use of dredge material that meets dredge policies and goals of
both the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The material cannot be
used for beach nourishment or other potential beneficial purposes, and
the removal of the material from the site will extend the useful life of
the ODMDS.
7/23/08
Panama Canal Expansion, Port Of Charleston Improvement Projects Foster
Growth In Trade And Commerce
PANAMA CITY, Panama, July 23, 2008 – The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and
the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA), which owns and operates
the Port of Charleston, have formally renewed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) for a three-year term. The reaffirmed alliance will
help the two entities better meet their short- and long-term goals and
benefit shipping through increased cooperation and information sharing.
The renewal of the MOU with the SCSPA further solidifies the ACP’s
commitment to international trade and serves as a model of progress and
opportunity. The agreement was first initiated in July 2003.
“Through the renewal of this MOU with the South Carolina State Ports
Authority, we are investing in a strong partnership based on close
strategic coordination,” said ACP Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán
Zubieta. “This alliance is grounded in our common mission to provide the
best service available to our customers and contribute to the growth in
trade and commerce of our respective communities, and the industry,
through key modernization projects and improvement.”
The area within 60 miles of the Port of Charleston is set to gain more
than 20 million square feet of industrial distribution and manufacturing
capacity, plus a 1,300-acre logistics center in Orangeburg County. Many
local and international companies are investing millions of dollars in
the state to take advantage of strategic access to efficient seaport
facilities, major transportation corridors and access to 60 million
consumers within a 500 mile radius.
Areas of collaboration between the ACP and the SCSPA include, among
others, joint marketing efforts, exchange of data, market studies,
expansion plans, training and technology. This newly extended partnership
also will seek to grow the increasingly important “All-Water Route,” the
route from Asia to the U.S. East Coast via the Panama Canal. Major
products currently traveling through the Panama Canal via Charleston
include household products, such as furniture, machinery, forest products
and consumer goods.
“When you combine Panama’s tremendous role in global trade with
Charleston’s world-class productivity, expansion opportunities,
navigational advantages and distribution center developments, the
importance of this partnership becomes clear,” added SCSPA President and
CEO Bernard S. Groseclose Jr.
The Panama Canal expansion will build a new lane of traffic along the
Panama Canal through the construction of a new set of locks which will
double capacity and allow more traffic and longer, wider ships.
Moreover, in anticipating the infrastructure needs of the future, the
Port of Charleston is laying the groundwork to prepare for the bigger
vessels that will transit the expanded Canal. The Port of Charleston has
a 45-foot water draft at low water and already handles vessels with
drafts of 42 feet and greater. Post-Panamax ships make routine first-in
and last-out calls in Charleston.
CURRENT EVENTS:
07/24 - 0800 - CHS NAVIGATION COMMITTEE MEETING
07/24 - 1615 - CHARLESTON COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING
FUTURE/ONGOING EVENTS:
07/29 - 1900 - CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING
08/12 - 1700 - PILOT COMMISSION MEETING
08/14 - 1400 - CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PORT BRIEFING & TOUR
09/17 - 0800 - MARITIME ASSOC OF SC BOARD 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 -
Seaport Security Alert currently at YELLOW/ELEVATED - MARSEC 1
Airport Security Alert currently at ORANGE/HIGH
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with July 24, 2008.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Th 24 High 12:19 AM 5.3 6:29 AM Set 12:38 PM 70
24 Low 6:45 AM -0.1 8:24 PM Rise 11:55 PM
24 High 12:53 PM 5.5
24 Low 7:16 PM 0.7
F 25 High 1:09 AM 5.1 6:29 AM Set 1:44 PM 59
25 Low 7:35 AM -0.1 8:23 PM
25 High 1:50 PM 5.7
25 Low 8:19 PM 0.8
Sa 26 High 2:07 AM 4.9 6:30 AM Rise 12:30 AM 48
26 Low 8:31 AM -0.1 8:22 PM Set 2:54 PM
26 High 2:52 PM 5.9
26 Low 9:27 PM 0.8
Su 27 High 3:10 AM 4.8 6:31 AM Rise 1:13 AM 37
27 Low 9:31 AM -0.2 8:22 PM Set 4:05 PM
27 High 3:58 PM 6.0
27 Low 10:35 PM 0.7
M 28 High 4:17 AM 4.8 6:31 AM Rise 2:04 AM 26
28 Low 10:35 AM -0.2 8:21 PM Set 5:14 PM
28 High 5:04 PM 6.2
28 Low 11:40 PM 0.5
Tu 29 High 5:24 AM 4.9 6:32 AM Rise 3:05 AM 16
29 Low 11:38 AM -0.4 8:20 PM Set 6:18 PM
29 High 6:08 PM 6.4
W 30 Low 12:40 AM 0.3 6:33 AM Rise 4:13 AM 8
30 High 6:29 AM 5.0 8:19 PM Set 7:13 PM
30 Low 12:39 PM -0.5
30 High 7:09 PM 6.5
Th 31 Low 1:36 AM 0.0 6:33 AM Rise 5:26 AM 3
31 High 7:30 AM 5.2 8:19 PM Set 7:59 PM
31 Low 1:37 PM -0.6
31 High 8:05 PM 6.6
F 1 Low 2:28 AM -0.1 6:34 AM Rise 6:38 AM 0
1 High 8:28 AM 5.4 8:18 PM Set 8:38 PM
1 Low 2:32 PM -0.6
1 High 8:56 PM 6.6
Sa 2 Low 3:17 AM -0.2 6:35 AM Rise 7:48 AM 0
2 High 9:22 AM 5.6 8:17 PM Set 9:12 PM
2 Low 3:24 PM -0.5
2 High 9:45 PM 6.4
Su 3 Low 4:04 AM -0.2 6:35 AM Rise 8:54 AM 2
3 High 10:14 AM 5.6 8:16 PM Set 9:42 PM
3 Low 4:15 PM -0.3
3 High 10:30 PM 6.2
M 4 Low 4:49 AM -0.2 6:36 AM Rise 9:57 AM 7
4 High 11:04 AM 5.6 8:15 PM Set 10:09 PM
4 Low 5:05 PM 0.0
4 High 11:13 PM 5.8
Tu 5 Low 5:32 AM 0.0 6:37 AM Rise 10:58 AM 14
5 High 11:52 AM 5.6 8:14 PM Set 10:37 PM
5 Low 5:55 PM 0.4
5 High 11:56 PM 5.5
W 6 Low 6:14 AM 0.2 6:37 AM Rise 11:57 AM 22
6 High 12:40 PM 5.5 8:13 PM Set 11:05 PM
6 Low 6:45 PM 0.7
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REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
600 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008
NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.
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