Charleston

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:  

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">1/11 - CHEMSTAR MASA

 

COL BERTH 1 -  (OTHER THAN BARGES)

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">1/14 - CHEMICAL MARINER

 

COL BERTH 3 -    (OTHER THAN BARGES)

 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">1/12 - SONGA JADE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black">1/14 - PETROCHEM PRODUCER

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BERTH OT-20 -   (OTHER THAN BARGES)

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">1/24 - OSG - 214

 

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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.

 

Vessels 65 ft and longer in length must slow to 10 kts about 20 nm offshore in to the COLREGS demarcation line. Savannah is in the Mid-Atlantic Area. Brunswick is in the South Atlantic area. Savannah rules will apply from November 1 to April 30 and Brunswick rules are in effect November 15-April 15.

 

RIGHT WHALE MANDATORY SHIP REPORTING SYSTEM FOR WHALESSOUTH –

 

The U.S. Mandatory Ship Reporting (MSR) System for Northern Right Whales is in effect from <span-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">November 15th, 2012 to April 16th, 2013. This mandatory system requires all vessels 300 gross tons and greater to submit a report prior to entering the designated WHALESSOUTH area per Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations Part 169.115 (33 CFR 169.115). The geographical boundaries of the southeast reporting system include coastal waters within approximately 25 nautical miles along a 90 nautical mile stretch of the Atlantic seaboard in Florida and Georgia. The area extends from the shoreline east to longitude 80°51'.60W, with the southern and northern boundaries at latitudes 30°00'.00N and 31°27'.00N, respectively.

 

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Current Articles - NONE

 

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CURRENT ISSUES/EVENTS:

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01/16 – 1100 - SMA’s next monthly meeting at the C&BP Facility, 139 Southern Blvd, Savannah.

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FUTURE EVENTS: 

02/14/12 - 1130 – Prop Club Lunch

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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1

 

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LOCAL TIDES:

 

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

 

F   11      Low   1:14 AM    -1.4   7:25 AM    Rise  6:59 AM      1

    11     High   7:15 AM     8.3   5:39 PM     Set  5:51 PM

    11      Low   1:57 PM    -1.3

    11     High   7:29 PM     7.3

 

Sa  12      Low   2:08 AM    -1.5   7:25 AM    Rise  7:48 AM      0

    12     High   8:07 AM     8.3   5:39 PM     Set  6:59 PM

    12      Low   2:48 PM    -1.4

    12     High   8:21 PM     7.4

 

Su  13      Low   3:00 AM    -1.5   7:24 AM    Rise  8:32 AM      1

    13     High   8:57 AM     8.2   5:40 PM     Set  8:05 PM

    13      Low   3:36 PM    -1.4

    13     High   9:12 PM     7.4

 

M   14      Low   3:49 AM    -1.2   7:24 AM    Rise  9:11 AM      5

    14     High   9:46 AM     7.8   5:41 PM     Set  9:09 PM

    14      Low   4:22 PM    -1.2

    14     High  10:03 PM     7.2

 

Tu  15      Low   4:37 AM    -0.8   7:24 AM    Rise  9:47 AM      12

    15     High  10:35 AM     7.4   5:42 PM     Set 10:10 PM

    15      Low   5:07 PM    -0.9

    15     High  10:54 PM     7.0

 

W   16      Low   5:25 AM    -0.3   7:24 AM    Rise 10:22 AM      20

    16     High  11:24 AM     6.9   5:43 PM     Set 11:09 PM

    16      Low   5:52 PM    -0.5

    16     High  11:45 PM     6.7

 

Th  17      Low   6:14 AM     0.2   7:24 AM    Rise 10:56 AM      29

    17     High  12:14 PM     6.5   5:44 PM

    17      Low   6:38 PM    -0.1

 

F   18     High  12:37 AM     6.5   7:23 AM     Set 12:06 AM      39

    18      Low   7:07 AM     0.7   5:45 PM    Rise 11:31 AM

    18     High   1:04 PM     6.1

    18      Low   7:28 PM     0.3

 

Sa  19     High   1:28 AM     6.4   7:23 AM     Set  1:01 AM      48

    19      Low   8:06 AM     1.0   5:46 PM    Rise 12:07 PM

    19     High   1:54 PM     5.8

    19      Low   8:22 PM     0.5

 

Su  20     High   2:19 AM     6.3   7:23 AM     Set  1:56 AM      58

    20      Low   9:07 AM     1.2   5:47 PM    Rise 12:46 PM

    20     High   2:46 PM     5.6

    20      Low   9:18 PM     0.6

 

M   21     High   3:12 AM     6.3   7:22 AM     Set  2:49 AM      67

    21      Low  10:05 AM     1.1   5:47 PM    Rise  1:28 PM

    21     High   3:40 PM     5.6

    21      Low  10:12 PM     0.5

 

Tu  22     High   4:06 AM     6.4   7:22 AM     Set  3:40 AM      76

    22      Low  10:58 AM     1.0   5:48 PM    Rise  2:13 PM

    22     High   4:34 PM     5.6

    22      Low  11:03 PM     0.3

 

W   23     High   4:58 AM     6.5   7:22 AM     Set  4:29 AM      83

    23      Low  11:46 AM     0.7   5:49 PM    Rise  3:01 PM

    23     High   5:26 PM     5.8

    23      Low  11:51 PM     0.1

 

Th  24     High   5:48 AM     6.7   7:21 AM     Set  5:15 AM      89

    24      Low  12:30 PM     0.5   5:50 PM    Rise  3:53 PM

    24     High   6:14 PM     6.0

 

F   25      Low  12:37 AM    -0.1   7:21 AM     Set  5:59 AM      94

    25     High   6:33 AM     6.9   5:51 PM    Rise  4:47 PM

    25      Low   1:12 PM     0.2

    25     High   6:57 PM     6.2

 

Sa  26      Low   1:21 AM    -0.3   7:20 AM     Set  6:39 AM      98

    26     High   7:14 AM     7.1   5:52 PM    Rise  5:43 PM

    26      Low   1:52 PM     0.0

    26     High   7:36 PM     6.3

 

Su  27      Low   2:03 AM    -0.4   7:20 AM     Set  7:17 AM      99

    27     High   7:52 AM     7.2   5:53 PM    Rise  6:40 PM

    27      Low   2:30 PM    -0.2

    27     High   8:13 PM     6.4

 

M   28      Low   2:44 AM    -0.5   7:19 AM     Set  7:53 AM      99

    28     High   8:28 AM     7.2   5:54 PM    Rise  7:37 PM

    28      Low   3:08 PM    -0.4

    28     High   8:48 PM     6.5

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MARINE WEATHER FORECAST   

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Synopsis<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">...A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING..WITH ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATE TUESDAY.

<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Today: <span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby locally 1 nm or less.

Tonight: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. Vsby 1 nm or less.

Sat: S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 nm or less in the morning.

Sat Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.

Sun: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 nm or less in the morning.

Sun Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft... Building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Patchy fog.

Mon: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog.

Mon Night: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Tue: SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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