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SubjectDatePriority
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/31/1210/31/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/31/1210/31/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/31/12 //RIGHT WHALE SPEED LIMIT BEGINS TOMORROW //Northeast port closings felt in Savannah10/31/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/30/1210/30/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/30/1210/30/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/30/1210/30/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/29/1210/29/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/29/1210/29/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/29/1210/29/2012 Normal
TEST - Moran Text Notification - TEST10/26/2012 High
TEST - Moran Text Notification - TEST10/26/2012 High
TEST - Moran Text Notification - TEST10/26/2012 High
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/26/1210/26/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/26/1210/26/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/26/1210/26/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/25/1210/25/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/25/1210/25/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/25/1210/25/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/24/1210/24/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/24/1210/24/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/24/1210/24/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/23/1210/23/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/23/1210/23/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/23/1210/23/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/22/1210/22/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/22/1210/22/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/22/1210/22/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/19/1210/19/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/19/1210/19/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/19/1210/19/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/18/1210/18/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/18/1210/18/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/18/1210/18/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/17/1210/17/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/17/1210/17/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/17/1210/17/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/16/1210/16/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/16/1210/16/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/16/1210/16/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/15/1210/15/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/15/1210/15/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/15/1210/15/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/12/1210/12/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/12/1210/12/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/12/1210/12/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/11/1210/11/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/11/1210/11/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/11/1210/11/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/10/1210/10/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/10/1210/10/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/10/1210/10/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/9/1210/09/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/9/1210/09/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/9/1210/09/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/5/1210/05/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/5/1210/05/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/5/1210/05/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/4/1210/04/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/4/1210/04/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/4/1210/04/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/3/1210/03/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/3/1210/03/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/3/1210/03/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/2/1210/02/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/2/1210/02/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/2/1210/02/2012 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/1/1210/01/2012 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/1/1210/01/2012 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/1/1210/01/2012 Normal

 Daily Port Update

Subject:SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/9/12
Date:Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Priority:Normal
Notice:

 

PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION

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Maximum Depths - (Fresh)

Harbor Entrance - 42 ft

Main Channel - 42 ft

Max allowable vessel draft - 43 ft

 

BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION:

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Current maximum drafts allowed at berths:

 

Colonial # 1 Max Draft 39 ft Max LOA 750 ft Max air draft 185 ft

Colonial # 3 Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 600 ft

Colonial OT-20 Max Draft 39 ft Max LOA 820 ft

Valero East Max Draft 23 ft Max LOA 650 ft Max Beam 110 ft

Valero West Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 650 ft

Conoco Phillips Max Draft 26 ft Max LOA 650 ft

Vopak Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 643 ft Max Beam 100 ft

Marine Port Terminal Brunswick Max Draft 30 ft Max LOA 80 ft

Nustar #2 Max Draft 38 ft Max LOA 900 ft Max Beam 110 ft Max DWT 44,000

Epic Midstream - Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 700ft  Max Beam 120 ft

Nustar Asphalt - Max Draft 36'06 ft Max LOA 750 ft Max Beam 120 ft

East Coast terminal - Max Draft 36 ft

Imperial Sugar - Max Draft 30 ft

Metro Ports - Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA  700 ft Max Beam 150 ft

GPA Ocean Terminal Max Draft 42 ft

GPA Garden City Terminal Max Draft 42 ft

 

 

Per pilots - restrictions for Tanker movements:

Drafts of 35 ft 5 in or less may transit at anytime Drafts of 35 ft 6 to 42'00 are tide restricted- window:  Start in 1 Hour after low water until 1.5 hours before high

 

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VESSEL TRAFFIC: 

 

NUSTAR:   None advised

 

COL BERTH 1 -  (OTHER THAN BARGES)

 

10/15 - STOLT TOPAZ

 

COL BERTH 3 -    (OTHER THAN BARGES)

10/11 – ATLANTIS ANTALYA

<span-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tunga","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">10/11 – MCT MATTERHORN

10/15 - ARDMORE CALYPSO

10/19 - PETROCHEM SUPPLIER

10/20 - CHARLESTON

 

BERTH OT-20 -   (OTHER THAN BARGES)

10/8 - ABU DHABI STAR

10/12 - LONDON STAR

<span-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tunga","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">10/13 – TORM GERTRUD

10/15 - NAVIG8 LEFKARA

<span-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tunga","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">10/18 – PACIFIC QUARTZ

10/24 - HORIZON ATHENA

11/9 - HARBEL CUTLASS

 

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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 GPA.  All persons wanting unescorted access to any vessel must have a valid TWIC.

 

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Current Articles:    NONE

 

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CURRENT ISSUES/EVENTS:

10/11/12 – 1130 – Propeller Club luncheon

 

FUTURE EVENTS: 

11/09/12 – TBA – Oyster Roast – Savannah Yacht Club

 

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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1

 

CURRENT HURRICANE STATUS -  SEASONAL/4

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">800 AM EDT TUE OCT 9 2012

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">1. DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">NORTHEAST OF THE BAHAMAS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK AREA OF LOW

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 100 MILES EAST OF ELEUTHERA ISLAND. UPPER-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">DEVELOPMENT...AND THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE BAHAMAS AT ABOUT 10 MPH.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">2. A TROPICAL WAVE ACCOMPANIED BY A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">ABOUT 1000 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS IS PRODUCING A LARGE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">AREA OF DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ANY DEVELOPMENT OF

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">THIS SYSTEM DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">DUE TO MARGINALLY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THIS SYSTEM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">HAS A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 15

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">MPH.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">NEXT 48 HOURS.

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LOCAL TIDES:

 

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

 

OCTOBER 2012

 

Tu   9     High   3:08 AM     6.3   7:23 AM    Rise  1:19 AM      44

     9      Low   9:17 AM     1.6   6:58 PM     Set  3:05 PM

     9     High   3:30 PM     7.1

     9      Low   9:55 PM     1.7

 

W   10     High   4:01 AM     6.6   7:24 AM    Rise  2:16 AM      35

    10      Low  10:19 AM     1.3   6:57 PM     Set  3:43 PM

    10     High   4:23 PM     7.3

    10      Low  10:52 PM     1.3

 

Th  11     High   4:55 AM     7.0   7:25 AM    Rise  3:16 AM      25

    11      Low  11:18 AM     1.0   6:56 PM     Set  4:19 PM

    11     High   5:16 PM     7.6

    11      Low  11:44 PM     0.8

 

F   12     High   5:48 AM     7.4   7:25 AM    Rise  4:17 AM      16

    12      Low  12:13 PM     0.6   6:54 PM     Set  4:55 PM

    12     High   6:08 PM     7.8

 

Sa  13      Low  12:34 AM     0.4   7:26 AM    Rise  5:20 AM      9

    13     High   6:39 AM     7.9   6:53 PM     Set  5:32 PM

    13      Low   1:07 PM     0.2

    13     High   6:59 PM     8.0

 

Su  14      Low   1:24 AM     0.0   7:27 AM    Rise  6:25 AM      3

    14     High   7:29 AM     8.4   6:52 PM     Set  6:12 PM

    14      Low   1:59 PM    -0.2

    14     High   7:48 PM     8.2

 

M   15      Low   2:18 AM    -0.4   7:27 AM    Rise  7:33 AM      0

    15     High   8:08 AM     8.7   6:51 PM     Set  6:54 PM

    15      Low   2:56 PM    -0.4

    15     High   8:27 PM     8.2

 

Tu  16      Low   3:07 AM    -0.6   7:28 AM    Rise  8:42 AM      0

    16     High   8:57 AM     8.9   6:50 PM     Set  7:41 PM

    16      Low   3:47 PM    -0.5

    16     High   9:16 PM     8.1

 

W   17      Low   3:56 AM    -0.7   7:29 AM    Rise  9:51 AM      2

    17     High   9:48 AM     8.9   6:48 PM     Set  8:34 PM

    17      Low   4:38 PM    -0.4

    17     High  10:06 PM     7.9

 

Th  18      Low   4:46 AM    -0.6   7:30 AM    Rise 10:58 AM      7

    18     High  10:42 AM     8.7   6:47 PM     Set  9:32 PM

    18      Low   5:30 PM    -0.2

    18     High  11:01 PM     7.6

 

F   19      Low   5:38 AM    -0.3   7:30 AM    Rise 12:00 PM      15

    19     High  11:41 AM     8.4   6:46 PM     Set 10:34 PM

    19      Low   6:24 PM     0.1

 

Sa  20     High  12:01 AM     7.4   7:31 AM    Rise 12:55 PM      25

    20      Low   6:32 AM     0.1   6:45 PM     Set 11:38 PM

    20     High  12:44 PM     8.1

    20      Low   7:21 PM     0.4

 

Su  21     High   1:04 AM     7.2   7:32 AM    Rise  1:45 PM      35

    21      Low   7:31 AM     0.4   6:44 PM

    21     High   1:48 PM     7.9

    21      Low   8:22 PM     0.7

 

M   22     High   2:07 AM     7.1   7:33 AM     Set 12:42 AM      47

    22      Low   8:36 AM     0.8   6:43 PM    Rise  2:28 PM

    22     High   2:49 PM     7.7

    22      Low   9:25 PM     0.8

 

Tu  23     High   3:08 AM     7.1   7:33 AM     Set  1:44 AM      58

    23      Low   9:45 AM     0.9   6:42 PM    Rise  3:06 PM

    23     High   3:47 PM     7.5

    23      Low  10:26 PM     0.7

 

W   24     High   4:06 AM     7.2   7:34 AM     Set  2:45 AM      68

    24      Low  10:50 AM     0.9   6:41 PM    Rise  3:41 PM

    24     High   4:43 PM     7.4

    24      Low  11:21 PM     0.5

 

Th  25     High   5:02 AM     7.4   7:35 AM     Set  3:43 AM      77

    25      Low  11:48 AM     0.8   6:40 PM    Rise  4:14 PM

    25     High   5:35 PM     7.4

 

F   26      Low  12:10 AM     0.4   7:36 AM     Set  4:39 AM      85

    26     High   5:54 AM     7.6   6:39 PM    Rise  4:47 PM

    26      Low  12:40 PM     0.7

    26     High   6:24 PM     7.3

 

Sa  27      Low  12:56 AM     0.3   7:37 AM     Set  5:35 AM      91

    27     High   6:42 AM     7.8   6:38 PM    Rise  5:19 PM

    27      Low   1:28 PM     0.6

    27     High   7:10 PM     7.3

 

Su  28      Low   1:39 AM     0.2   7:37 AM     Set  6:30 AM      96

    28     High   7:26 AM     7.9   6:37 PM    Rise  5:53 PM

    28      Low   2:12 PM     0.6

    28     High   7:52 PM     7.2

 

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MARINE FORECAST: 500 AM EDT TUE OCT 9 2012

 

 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS

WILL MOVE NE AND PASS N OF THE WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT WHILE

PULLING A COLD FRONT E THROUGH THE AREA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL

PASS SE ACROSS THE WATERS WED INTO THU. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL

BUILD OFFSHORE THU AND WEAKEN FRI. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL PUSH

SE INTO THE NRN AND CENTRAL WATERS LATE FRI...THEN PASS SE OF

THE AREA SAT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE OVER THE NRN WATERS.

$$

 

 

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SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE

HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE

MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

 

 

 ANZ088-091500-

CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W

500 AM EDT TUE OCT 9 2012

 

TODAY

VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM NW

TO N 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND

TSTMS MAINLY E.

 

TONIGHT

WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5

FT...HIGHEST E. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

 

WED

W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E.

 

WED NIGHT

WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25

KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NW.

 

THU

N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

 

FRI

NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

 

SAT

NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15

KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E. <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">

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Notice posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Disclaimer
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.