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| Subject: | SOUTH CAROLINA DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Thursday, October 16, 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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KINDER MORGAN - NARIVA - IN 1946/15TH EST OUT 1600/16TH
PIER J - TUG RESOLVE AND 650-3 - IN 0819/16TH
UNION PIER - FRAM - EST IN 1330/16TH EST OUT 2300/16TH
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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: NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES - NONE
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
10/21 - 1800 - CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING
10/30 - PROPELLOR CLUB 75TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
11/2 - 0815 - MARITIME ASSOCIATION MEETING
2013 - PROPOSED TIME FRAME FOR NEW PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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CURRENT HURRICANE ALERT STATUS - 4
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2008
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE
OMAR...LOCATED ABOUT 160 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN
LEEWARD ISLANDS.
THE REMNANT CIRCULATION OF FORMER TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN IS
LOCATED INLAND OVER NORTHWESTERN HONDURAS NEAR THE GUATEMALA
BORDER. ALTHOUGH REFORMATION OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL NOT OCCUR
DUE TO LAND INTERACTION...THIS SYSTEM COULD STILL PRODUCE BRIEF
PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE GULF OF
HONDURAS...ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THESE RAINS COULD
CAUSE FLASH FLOODS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NICARAGUA...HONDURAS...
EL SALVADOR...BELIZE...AND GUATEMALA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
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FORECASTER STEWART
SEAPORT SECURITY ALERT CURRENTLY AT YELLOW/ELEVEATED - MARSEC 1
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with October 6, 2008.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Th 16 Low 3:12 AM -0.3 7:25 AM Set 9:28 AM 98
16 High 9:25 AM 7.0 6:45 PM Rise 7:51 PM
16 Low 3:56 PM 0.2
16 High 9:50 PM 5.8
F 17 Low 4:00 AM -0.2 7:26 AM Set 10:41 AM 94
17 High 10:15 AM 6.9 6:44 PM Rise 8:43 PM
17 Low 4:48 PM 0.3
17 High 10:41 PM 5.6
Sa 18 Low 4:51 AM -0.1 7:27 AM Set 11:51 AM 87
18 High 11:10 AM 6.8 6:43 PM Rise 9:44 PM
18 Low 5:43 PM 0.5
18 High 11:37 PM 5.4
Su 19 Low 5:45 AM 0.1 7:27 AM Set 12:54 PM 78
19 High 12:10 PM 6.5 6:42 PM Rise 10:51 PM
19 Low 6:41 PM 0.8
M 20 High 12:39 AM 5.2 7:28 AM Set 1:48 PM 68
20 Low 6:45 AM 0.3 6:41 PM
20 High 1:15 PM 6.3
20 Low 7:44 PM 0.9
Tu 21 High 1:47 AM 5.2 7:29 AM Rise 12:00 AM 56
21 Low 7:50 AM 0.5 6:39 PM Set 2:32 PM
21 High 2:22 PM 6.1
21 Low 8:48 PM 1.0
W 22 High 2:56 AM 5.2 7:30 AM Rise 1:09 AM 45
22 Low 8:58 AM 0.6 6:38 PM Set 3:10 PM
22 High 3:27 PM 6.0
22 Low 9:50 PM 0.9
Th 23 High 4:02 AM 5.4 7:31 AM Rise 2:15 AM 34
23 Low 10:05 AM 0.6 6:37 PM Set 3:42 PM
23 High 4:27 PM 5.9
23 Low 10:47 PM 0.7
F 24 High 5:02 AM 5.7 7:31 AM Rise 3:18 AM 24
24 Low 11:06 AM 0.6 6:36 PM Set 4:11 PM
24 High 5:21 PM 5.9
24 Low 11:38 PM 0.5
Sa 25 High 5:56 AM 6.0 7:32 AM Rise 4:19 AM 16
25 Low 12:03 PM 0.5 6:35 PM Set 4:39 PM
25 High 6:10 PM 5.9
Su 26 Low 12:25 AM 0.4 7:33 AM Rise 5:19 AM 9
26 High 6:45 AM 6.2 6:34 PM Set 5:06 PM
26 Low 12:54 PM 0.4
26 High 6:55 PM 5.8
M 27 Low 1:08 AM 0.3 7:34 AM Rise 6:18 AM 4
27 High 7:29 AM 6.4 6:33 PM Set 5:35 PM
27 Low 1:41 PM 0.4
27 High 7:36 PM 5.7
Tu 28 Low 1:49 AM 0.3 7:35 AM Rise 7:17 AM 1
28 High 8:11 AM 6.4 6:32 PM Set 6:05 PM
28 Low 2:25 PM 0.4
28 High 8:16 PM 5.6
W 29 Low 2:27 AM 0.4 7:35 AM Rise 8:17 AM 0
29 High 8:50 AM 6.4 6:31 PM Set 6:40 PM
29 Low 3:07 PM 0.5
29 High 8:55 PM 5.4
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LOCAL WEATHER:
This Afternoon...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s...except highs in the mid
80s near the coast. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight...Mostly clear in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows
in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
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| | Notice posted on Thursday, October 16, 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.
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