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| Subject: | | | Date: | Wednesday, September 24, 2008 | | Priority: | Normal | | Notice: |
URGENT INFORMATION: NONE
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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:
Amerada Hess - Max draft of 40’00
Kinder Morgan - berth 1 - 40'00
Kinder Morgan - berth 2 - 40'00
Kinder Morgan - berth 3 – TBA
Kinder Morgan - berth 4 - Max draft 39'00, tide needed for anything
deeper
than 36'00
BP - TBA
Wando Terminal - Max draft 46'00 - Max BM 187'00
North Charleston Terminal - Max 42'00 - Max BM 187'00
CST - Max draft 47'00 - Max BM 187'00
Nucor – Max draft 25'00 (movements daylight & tidal restricted), Max LOA
450', Max Beam 52'
Per pilots - restrictions for Tanker movements:
Drafts of 36'00 or less may transit at anytime Drafts of 36'01 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
VESSEL TRAFFIC:
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KM4 - OVERSEAS NEW YORK - ETA 1100/24th ETD 0500/25th
HESS - OVERSEAS SERIFOS - ETA 0900/24TH ETD 0100/25TH
BP - TUG INTEGRITY AND 650-4 - IN EST OUT 1300/25TH
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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.
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NEWS ARTICLES:
Celebrity's Mercury to cruise into Charleston
By Allyson Bird (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Future cruise traffic looked bleak, but now Puerto Rico's loss is
Charleston's gain.
Beginning next year, Celebrity Cruises' nearly 1,900-passenger ship
Mercury will dock at the foot of Market Street.
That news comes just months after the announcement that the Norwegian
Majesty, the ship that accounts for nearly three-quarters of Charleston's
cruise calls, was sold to a company that sails overseas.
Mercury will pull into Charleston four times between November 2009 and
February 2010 as one stop in a series of nine-night cruises from
Baltimore.
That cruise and two others that will sail to the Caribbean from
Charleston were all slated to embark from San Juan, Puerto Rico. The two
cruises originating in Charleston will depart six times between February
and April 2010.
Celebrity's location swap doesn't mark the cruise line's first trip to
Charleston. The Miami-based company offered similar 10- and 11-night
itineraries departing from the local passenger terminal as recently as
2003.
Its ship Galaxy, recently sold to another company, illegally docked in
Charleston in 2004 when it failed to file notice within a day of its
arrival. Celebrity blamed a computer glitch for the tardy manifest.
Mercury, the ship headed for Charleston next year, had a face-lift in
2007 that included a transformed "boutique boulevard" with a skin-care
specialist and an appointment-only jewelry store.
It can hold about 400 more passengers than the Norwegian Majesty, which
accounts for 21 of the 29 cruise-ship calls planned for Charleston in
2009.
The Norwegian Majesty is the only luxury liner that has a contract with
the State Ports Authority, but its schedule here does not extend beyond
May.
Donna Hill, president of Abbott & Hill Travel, said panicked travel
agents began writing letters to corporate cruise offices trying to bring
ships here after the Norwegian Majesty announcement.
"We, the travel community, have been begging for a new opportunity," said
Hill.
"It's good for the entire state and the Southeast," she said. "With air
travel being what it is today, people are looking for ports they can
drive to."
Ports authority public relations director Byron Miller said the SPA held
meetings with a number of cruise lines following the Norwegian Majesty
announcement.
"We're looking forward to bringing in new cruise business," Miller said,
pointing to the success of existing luxury liner calls.
But cruise traffic accounts for less than 1 percent of port business, and
tourism experts say cruises bring in only about 1 percent of Charleston's
visitors. They do, however, bring in first-time tourists who tend to
patronize more local attractions, said Helen Hill, executive director of
the Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Port officials have reported record cruise calls this year, with 50
expected by year's end, up from 44 in 2007.
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FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
10/08 - 1800 - CWIT OYSTER ROAST
10/14 - CWIT FIELD TRIP CLEMSON RESTORATION INSTITUTE
10/30 - 1700 - PROPELLOR CLUB 75TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
2013 - PROPOSED TIME FRAME FOR NEW PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
CURRENT ISSUES - NONE
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CURRENT HURRICANE ALERT STATUS - 4
SEAPORT SECURITY ALERT CURRENTLY AT YELLOW/ELEVEATED - MARSEC 1
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with September 24,
2008.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
W 24 High 4:10 AM 5.2 7:10 AM Rise 2:08 AM 31
24 Low 10:16 AM 0.5 7:13 PM Set 4:32 PM
24 High 4:46 PM 6.2
24 Low 11:10 PM 0.8
Th 25 High 5:14 AM 5.5 7:10 AM Rise 3:16 AM 21
25 Low 11:20 AM 0.3 7:12 PM Set 5:08 PM
25 High 5:44 PM 6.3
F 26 Low 12:04 AM 0.6 7:11 AM Rise 4:22 AM 13
26 High 6:12 AM 5.8 7:11 PM Set 5:40 PM
26 Low 12:17 PM 0.2
26 High 6:36 PM 6.3
Sa 27 Low 12:53 AM 0.4 7:12 AM Rise 5:25 AM 6
27 High 7:04 AM 6.0 7:09 PM Set 6:08 PM
27 Low 1:10 PM 0.1
27 High 7:22 PM 6.3
Su 28 Low 1:38 AM 0.2 7:12 AM Rise 6:27 AM 2
28 High 7:52 AM 6.3 7:08 PM Set 6:36 PM
28 Low 2:00 PM 0.1
28 High 8:05 PM 6.2
M 29 Low 2:20 AM 0.2 7:13 AM Rise 7:27 AM 0
29 High 8:36 AM 6.4 7:07 PM Set 7:04 PM
29 Low 2:46 PM 0.2
29 High 8:46 PM 6.0
Tu 30 Low 2:59 AM 0.2 7:14 AM Rise 8:28 AM 0
30 High 9:17 AM 6.4 7:05 PM Set 7:34 PM
30 Low 3:30 PM 0.4
30 High 9:25 PM 5.8
W 1 Low 3:37 AM 0.4 7:14 AM Rise 9:28 AM 2
1 High 9:57 AM 6.3 7:04 PM Set 8:06 PM
1 Low 4:13 PM 0.6
1 High 10:03 PM 5.5
Th 2 Low 4:13 AM 0.6 7:15 AM Rise 10:28 AM 6
2 High 10:36 AM 6.1 7:03 PM Set 8:42 PM
2 Low 4:55 PM 0.9
2 High 10:41 PM 5.3
F 3 Low 4:48 AM 0.9 7:16 AM Rise 11:27 AM 12
3 High 11:16 AM 5.9 7:01 PM Set 9:23 PM
3 Low 5:37 PM 1.1
3 High 11:20 PM 5.0
Sa 4 Low 5:25 AM 1.1 7:16 AM Rise 12:23 PM 19
4 High 11:59 AM 5.7 7:00 PM Set 10:09 PM
4 Low 6:20 PM 1.4
Su 5 High 12:03 AM 4.8 7:17 AM Rise 1:16 PM 27
5 Low 6:05 AM 1.3 6:59 PM Set 11:00 PM
5 High 12:46 PM 5.5
5 Low 7:07 PM 1.6
M 6 High 12:50 AM 4.7 7:18 AM Rise 2:04 PM 36
6 Low 6:51 AM 1.4 6:57 PM Set 11:55 PM
6 High 1:39 PM 5.4
6 Low 7:59 PM 1.7
Tu 7 High 1:43 AM 4.6 7:18 AM Rise 2:46 PM 45
7 Low 7:45 AM 1.5 6:56 PM
7 High 2:36 PM 5.4
7 Low 8:54 PM 1.7
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MARINE WEATHER:
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM AND SAVANNAH GA TO
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 60 NM...INCLUDING CHARLESTON HARBOR AND GRAYS
REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
AMZ300-242100-
327 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHERN GEORGIA COASTAL
WATERS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST TO THE N TODAY AS A LOW PRES
SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE GULF STREAM WATERS OFF THE CAROLINA COAST.
THE LOW WILL DEEPEN AND EVENTUALLY PUSH ONSHORE LATE WEEK. A WEAKER
PRES PATTERN SHOULD BEGIN TO TAKE HOLD THIS WEEKEND.
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AMZ350-352-242100-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
327 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
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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.
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