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.
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