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Subject:SOUTH CAROLINA DAILY PORT UPDATE
Date:Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Priority:Normal
Notice:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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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NUCOR - MARNEBORG IN 0446/29TH EST OUT 1600/1ST
HESS - TEESTA SPIRIT IN 0748/1ST EST SHIFT TO KM4 0600/3RD
BP - TUG INTEGRITY AND 650-4 - IN. EST OUT 1300/3RD


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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:

Report: Jasper terminal could earn $2.3 billion by 2020

By Molly Parker , Daily Journal Staff




A port in Jasper County could generate about $2.3 billion in net earnings
by 2020, enough to pay down the bonds for the first stage of
construction, according to a preliminary analysis from a nationally
recognized port consulting firm.



Without it, demand will exceed shipping capacity in Georgia and South
Carolina by 2024, says the study, conducted by Moffatt & Nichol’s
Savannah office.



The ongoing study was paid for by the Jasper Ocean Terminal Joint Project
Office, the bistate venture charged with determining how and when South
Carolina’s and Georgia’s port authorities should go about building a
terminal on the S.C. side of the Savannah River on roughly 1,500 acres
they jointly own.



The point of the analysis was to forecast demand and associated revenue
and determine the point in time those lines would cross to support the
initial phase of construction, said Bill Bethea Jr., the project office’s
vice chairman.



“What we’re asking them to do as we continue with the other elements of
planning is to be constantly refining that data and digging deeper to
test the data so we can keep that as a barometer,” Bethea said. “It can
help us keep our eye on the endgame.”



When fully developed, the Jasper terminal would be able to handle 6
million 20-foot equivalent units, according to the Lowcountry Economic
Alliance, an organization formed by Beaufort and Jasper counties’
councils to help the region compete for global business investment.



By comparison, in fiscal 2008, the Port of Savannah handled about 2.6
million TEUs and the Port of Charleston about 1.7 million TEUs.



“This early report shows just how valuable a Jasper port could be to this
region,” Jasper County administrator Andrew Fulghum said. “Investment of
$2.3 billion and 6 million TEUs are huge numbers. But we’re not
surprised. Jasper County long has known that this port had the capability
of reshaping the economies of the Lowcountry, South Carolina and Georgia.”



Without the Jasper terminal, unmet demand would grow to 10 million TEUs
by the year 2032, the analysis says. This was determined assuming a
container volume growth rate of about 6.7% per year through 2025, and a
growth rate of about 5.3% between 2025 and 2050. These projected growth
rates exceed those expected for the nation as a whole because of the
growing East Coast population, the analysis says.

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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

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT WED OCT 01 2008

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL
STORM LAURA...LOCATED ABOUT 295 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE
NEWFOUNDLAND.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

$$

FORECASTER FRANKLIN

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 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

W 8 High 2:41 AM 4.7 7:19 AM Set 12:53 AM 55
8 Low 8:46 AM 1.5 6:55 PM Rise 3:24 PM
8 High 3:33 PM 5.4
8 Low 9:49 PM 1.6

Th 9 High 3:40 AM 4.8 7:20 AM Set 1:53 AM 64
9 Low 9:48 AM 1.4 6:54 PM Rise 3:57 PM
9 High 4:26 PM 5.6
9 Low 10:41 PM 1.3

F 10 High 4:37 AM 5.1 7:21 AM Set 2:53 AM 73
10 Low 10:48 AM 1.1 6:52 PM Rise 4:28 PM
10 High 5:16 PM 5.7
10 Low 11:29 PM 1.0

Sa 11 High 5:29 AM 5.5 7:21 AM Set 3:54 AM 82
11 Low 11:44 AM 0.9 6:51 PM Rise 4:57 PM
11 High 6:03 PM 5.9

Su 12 Low 12:14 AM 0.6 7:22 AM Set 4:56 AM 89
12 High 6:18 AM 5.9 6:50 PM Rise 5:26 PM
12 Low 12:36 PM 0.6
12 High 6:48 PM 6.0

M 13 Low 12:58 AM 0.3 7:23 AM Set 6:00 AM 95
13 High 7:05 AM 6.3 6:49 PM Rise 5:56 PM
13 Low 1:27 PM 0.3
13 High 7:32 PM 6.1

Tu 14 Low 1:42 AM 0.0 7:24 AM Set 7:06 AM 98
14 High 7:50 AM 6.6 6:48 PM Rise 6:29 PM
14 Low 2:16 PM 0.2
14 High 8:17 PM 6.0

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MARINE WEATHER:

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind between 11 and 14
mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind between 9 and 11
mph.

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Notice posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008

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.