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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 - 10/11/12
Date:Thursday, October 11, 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

10/12<span-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tunga","sans-serif";color:black"> – MCT MATTERHORN

10/15 - ARDMORE CALYPSO

10/19 - PETROCHEM SUPPLIER

10/20 - CHARLESTON

 

BERTH OT-20 -   (OTHER THAN BARGES)

10/13 - LONDON STAR

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

10/15 - NAVIG8 LEFKARA

<span-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tunga","sans-serif";color:black">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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">800 AM EDT THU OCT 11 2012

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LOCATED ABOUT 350 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED A LITTLE NEAR THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LOW DURING THE LAST FEW HOURS...AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CONDUCIVE FOR GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS LARGE DISTURBANCE OVER

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...50

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. REGARDLESS OF

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">DEVELOPMENT...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">DAYS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS DISTURBANCE CAN BE FOUND IN

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WATHER SERVICE.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS CHANGED LITTLE OVER THE PAST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FEW HOURS IN ASSOCIATION WITH A SMALL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ABOUT 250 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THERE IS STILL A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMALL WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO FORM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BEFORE THE LOW MERGES WITH A COLD FRONT LATER TODAY. THIS SYSTEM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...50 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY SOUTHWARD. ADDITIONAL

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">INFORMATION ON THIS DISTURBANCE CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WATHER SERVICE.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NEXT 48 HOURS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CAN BE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOUND UNDER UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KWBC.

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LOCAL TIDES:

 

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

 

OCTOBER 2012

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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:

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Synopsis<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH TODAY AND PUSH OFFSHORE TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FROM THE NORTH THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.

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<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Today: <span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NW winds 5 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Tonight: W winds 5 kt...becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Thu: NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Thu Night: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Fri: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Fri Night: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Sat: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Sat Night: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Sun: SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Sun Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A slight chance of rain.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">

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Notice posted on Thursday, October 11, 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.