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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:CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 10/25/12
Date:Thursday, October 25, 2012
Priority:Normal
Notice:

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:

 

Hess - Max draft - 40'00

Delfin - Max Draft - 42'00

Chem Marine - Max Draft - 38'00 MLW

Kinder Morgan - berth 1 - 40'00 - all vessel arrivals require tide

Kinder Morgan - berth 2 - 40'00

Kinder Morgan - berth 3 - 30'00"

Kinder Morgan - berth 4 - Max draft 40'00, tide needed for anything deeper than 38'00

BP - Max draft 30'00" Low water

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

CST - Max draft 45'00 MLW - Max BM No restrictions

Veterans Terminal 35' MLW tidal restricted

Nucor - Max draft 25'00 (movements daylight & tidal restricted), Max LOA 550', Max Beam 52'

Pier J Max Draft 30 FT

Airdraft under the Don Holt Bridge 155 ft per pilots

 

Per pilots - restrictions for Tanker movements:

 

Drafts of 38'00 or less may transit at anytime

Drafts of 38'01 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

 

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VESSEL TRAFFIC:     

 

KMI4 - - MARACAS BAY - ETA 10/28

          - ENERGY PRIDE - 10/29

          - OSG-214 - ETA 10/30

<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Vani","sans-serif";color:#5F497A">            - MOUNT ROBSON – ETA 11/03

<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Vani","sans-serif";color:#5F497A">            - ARGOSY – ETA 11/15

 

HESS – T/B DBL 84 – IN, ETS 1100/25

 

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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.  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:  10/26/12 – 0800 – Nav Ops meeting

11/1/12 - 1200 - MASC MEMORIAL SERVICE

 

FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:  

 

11/2/12 - 1200 - MARITIME ASSOC EVENTS COMMITTEE MEETING

11/2/12 - 1800 - MOTOR CARRIERS OYSTER ROAST

11/13/12 – 1200 – CWIT lunch

11/13/12 – 1700 – Pilot commission

11/15/12 – 0800 – Seafarer’s Society breakfast

11/15/12 – 1200 – Prop lunch

11/15/12 – 1700 – MASC Happy Hour

11/22/12 – 0800 – Nav Ops meeting

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12/11/12 – 1700 – Pilot Commission

<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Vani","sans-serif"">12/13/12 – 1900 – Holiday Party – Prop Club/MASC

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2018     - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED

 

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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1

 

CURRENT HURRICANE STATUS -  SEASONAL/4 -

500 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

 

...CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE SANDY PREPARING TO MOVE OFF THE

NORTHEASTERN COAST OF CUBA...

 

 

SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...20.9N 75.8W

ABOUT 185 MI...300 KM S OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS

ABOUT 40 MI...75 KM E OF HOLGUIN CUBA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 5 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB...28.35 INCHES

 

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500 AM AST THU OCT 25 2012

 

...TONY WEAKENING...

...EXPECTED TO BECOME POST-TROPICAL TODAY...

 

 

SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...30.4N 38.4W

ABOUT 835 MI...1345 KM SW OF THE AZORES

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 70 DEGREES AT 23 MPH...37 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES

 

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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with July 21, 2011.

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

 

OCTOBER 2012

 

Th  25     High   5:10 AM     5.8   7:32 AM     Set  3:39 AM      77

    25      Low  11:26 AM     0.7   6:35 PM    Rise  4:10 PM

    25     High   5:40 PM     5.9

    25      Low  11:47 PM     0.4

 

F   26     High   6:01 AM     6.0   7:33 AM     Set  4:36 AM      85

    26      Low  12:19 PM     0.6   6:34 PM    Rise  4:42 PM

    26     High   6:27 PM     5.8

 

Sa  27      Low  12:32 AM     0.3   7:34 AM     Set  5:32 AM      91

    27     High   6:47 AM     6.2   6:33 PM    Rise  5:15 PM

    27      Low   1:07 PM     0.5

    27     High   7:10 PM     5.8

 

Su  28      Low   1:15 AM     0.2   7:35 AM     Set  6:28 AM      96

    28     High   7:29 AM     6.3   6:32 PM    Rise  5:49 PM

    28      Low   1:51 PM     0.5

    28     High   7:51 PM     5.7

 

M   29      Low   1:55 AM     0.2   7:36 AM     Set  7:23 AM      99

    29     High   8:09 AM     6.3   6:31 PM    Rise  6:24 PM

    29      Low   2:33 PM     0.5

    29     High   8:31 PM     5.6

 

Tu  30      Low   2:33 AM     0.3   7:36 AM     Set  8:17 AM      99

    30     High   8:47 AM     6.3   6:30 PM    Rise  7:03 PM

    30      Low   3:13 PM     0.6

    30     High   9:09 PM     5.4

 

W   31      Low   3:10 AM     0.4   7:37 AM     Set  9:11 AM      99

    31     High   9:24 AM     6.2   6:29 PM    Rise  7:45 PM

    31      Low   3:50 PM     0.8

    31     High   9:47 PM     5.3

 

NOVEMBER

 

Th   1      Low   3:46 AM     0.5   7:38 AM     Set 10:02 AM      96

     1     High  10:00 AM     6.1   6:28 PM    Rise  8:31 PM

     1      Low   4:27 PM     0.9

     1     High  10:24 PM     5.1

 

F    2      Low   4:22 AM     0.7   7:39 AM     Set 10:51 AM      91

     2     High  10:36 AM     5.9   6:28 PM    Rise  9:20 PM

     2      Low   5:04 PM     1.1

     2     High  11:01 PM     4.9

 

Sa   3      Low   5:00 AM     0.8   7:40 AM     Set 11:37 AM      86

     3     High  11:14 AM     5.8   6:27 PM    Rise 10:11 PM

     3      Low   5:43 PM     1.2

     3     High  11:41 PM     4.8

 

Su   4      Low   4:41 AM     1.0   6:41 AM     Set 11:20 AM      78

     4     High  10:55 AM     5.6   5:26 PM    Rise 10:05 PM

     4      Low   5:24 PM     1.3

     4     High  11:24 PM     4.7

 

M    5      Low   5:27 AM     1.1   6:42 AM     Set 11:59 AM      70

     5     High  11:41 AM     5.5   5:25 PM    Rise 11:00 PM

     5      Low   6:11 PM     1.3

 

Tu   6     High  12:15 AM     4.7   6:42 AM     Set 12:36 PM      61

     6      Low   6:20 AM     1.1   5:24 PM    Rise 11:57 PM

     6     High  12:32 PM     5.5

     6      Low   7:02 PM     1.2

 

W    7     High   1:12 AM     4.9   6:43 AM     Set  1:11 PM      51

     7      Low   7:20 AM     1.1   5:24 PM

     7     High   1:28 PM     5.5

     7      Low   7:57 PM     1.0

 

Th   8     High   2:11 AM     5.1   6:44 AM    Rise 12:56 AM      41

     8      Low   8:23 AM     1.0   5:23 PM     Set  1:46 PM

     8     High   2:27 PM     5.5

     8      Low   8:53 PM     0.8

 

F    9     High   3:11 AM     5.5   6:45 AM    Rise  1:57 AM      31

     9      Low   9:27 AM     0.7   5:22 PM     Set  2:21 PM

     9     High   3:24 PM     5.6

     9      Low   9:49 PM     0.4

 

Sa  10     High   4:08 AM     5.9   6:46 AM    Rise  3:00 AM      21

    10      Low  10:27 AM     0.4   5:21 PM     Set  2:58 PM

    10     High   4:21 PM     5.8

    10      Low  10:42 PM     0.1

 

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MARINE FORECAST:  500 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

 

 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT S

ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS TODAY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A HIGH

PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE N LATE TODAY AND

TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN FRI INTO SAT.

 HURRICANE SANDY NOW WELL S OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO TRACK N TO

NEAR 28.1N 76.3W BY 2 AM SAT...NEAR 31.2N 73.7W BY 2 AM SUN...

NEAR 34.5N 70.5W BY 2 AM MON...THEN BECOME A STRONG

POST-TROPICAL LOW NEAR 37.5N 70.5W BY 2 AM TUE. SEE THE LATEST

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ADVISORY FOR HURRICANE SANDY.

$$

 

 

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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.

 

 

 ANZ088-251500-

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

500 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

 TROPICAL STORM WARNING

HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT INTO SUN

 

TODAY

E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.

SEAS 3 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT LATE. HIGHEST WINDS AND

SEAS S.

 

TONIGHT

E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS

BUILDING TO 8 TO 16 FT LATE. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING LATE.

 

FRI

E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR

SE PORTION TO 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 24 FT...

HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING NUMEROUS.

 

FRI NIGHT

FAR NW PORTION...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40

KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 40

TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 TO 30 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS

SE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS THROUGHOUT...OCCASIONALLY

REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1 NM.

 

SAT

W PORTION...NE TO N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT.

E PORTION...E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 45 TO 65 KT. SEAS 22 TO

34 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE.

 

SUN

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED...EXCEPT OVER W

PORTION BECOMING NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 9 TO

18 FT... EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 18 TO 30 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.

 

MON

W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING

TO 7 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 12 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST E.

$$

 

Notice posted on Thursday, October 25, 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.