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| Subject: | SOUTH CAROLINA DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Friday, October 24, 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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BP - SONGA RUBY - EST IN 1300/24TH
KINDER MORGAN - SITEAM EXPLORER - EST IN 2230/24TH EST OUT 1500/25TH
KINDER MORGAN - CHALLENGE PEGASUS - EST IN 1500/25TH
KINDER MORGAN - KING DARWIN - EST IN 2000/27TH
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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:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 23, 2008
COURT AFFIRMS RULING IN FAVOR OF S.C. PORTS
Charleston, SC – Once again, the S.C. Coastal Conservation League’s legal
challenge to permits for the new Navy Base Terminal and Port Access Road
has come up short.
Today, the South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld an Administrative Law
Court (ALC) order that dismissed challenges to the permits.
"We're pleased with the opinion and are ready to move on," said Bernard
S. Groseclose Jr., president & CEO of the South Carolina State Ports
Authority (SCSPA). “Every state and federal permitting agency that
reviewed this project has signed off.”
In its opinion, the Court of Appeals agreed with a previous ruling in
favor of the SCSPA and the S.C. Department of Transportation.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) issued
water quality permits for the terminal and road in late 2006. Early last
year, the S.C. Coastal Conservation League (SCCCL) sought to challenge
both permits before the DHEC Board.
Although the Board heard the merits and upheld the staff decision to
issue the permits, the SCCCL then filed contested cases with the ALC.
The SCSPA argued that the SCCCL did not follow the law and was late in
filing its request for final review at the ALC. The ALC agreed and
dismissed the SCCCL’s challenges. The SCCCL then filed a motion for
reconsideration, once again after the time for such an action had expired.
In its opinion, the Court noted that the SCCCL did not file the appeal
within the legal time period and even failed to request notification of
the staff decision to issue the permit.
The Court also found that the SCCCL’s due process rights were not
violated because it failed to comply with established procedures that
would have entitled it to notification.
Meanwhile, development of the new Navy Base Terminal is advancing. The
early phases of building demolition are complete and site preparation is
well underway. In July, work began to install 662 miles of wick drains
at the terminal site to prepare the land for construction.
“Port expansion is vital to the long-term economic health of the
Charleston area and the entire state of South Carolina,” said
Groseclose. “It’s essential that we press on with this project.”
The Court’s opinion is available on-line at:
http://www.sccourts.org/opinions/displayOpinion.cfm?caseNo=4450
For more information:
Byron D. Miller
Director, Public Relations
S.C. State Ports Authority
843-577-8197
www.scspa.com
www.PledgeForGrowth.com
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CURRENT ISSUES - NONE
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
10/30 - PROPELLOR CLUB 75TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
11/2 - 0815 - MARITIME ASSOCIATION MEETING
11/11 - 1145 - CWIT LUNCHEON MEETING ON US / CHINA TRADE
11/18 - 1000 - SCSPA BOARD 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 FRI OCT 24 2008
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.
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FORECASTER BRENNAN/FRANKLIN
FORECASTER BEVEN
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
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
Th 30 Low 3:03 AM 0.5 7:36 AM Rise 9:16 AM 0
30 High 9:28 AM 6.3 6:30 PM Set 7:19 PM
30 Low 3:47 PM 0.6
30 High 9:32 PM 5.2
F 31 Low 3:39 AM 0.7 7:37 AM Rise 10:13 AM 3
31 High 10:05 AM 6.1 6:29 PM Set 8:04 PM
31 Low 4:27 PM 0.8
31 High 10:10 PM 5.1
Sa 1 Low 4:14 AM 0.8 7:38 AM Rise 11:08 AM 7
1 High 10:43 AM 5.9 6:28 PM Set 8:53 PM
1 Low 5:06 PM 1.0
1 High 10:48 PM 4.9
Su 2 Low 3:50 AM 1.0 6:39 AM Rise 10:57 AM 13
2 High 10:23 AM 5.7 5:28 PM Set 8:47 PM
2 Low 4:47 PM 1.2
2 High 10:28 PM 4.7
M 3 Low 4:29 AM 1.2 6:40 AM Rise 11:42 AM 20
3 High 11:06 AM 5.5 5:27 PM Set 9:43 PM
3 Low 5:30 PM 1.4
3 High 11:13 PM 4.6
Tu 4 Low 5:14 AM 1.3 6:41 AM Rise 12:20 PM 29
4 High 11:54 AM 5.4 5:26 PM Set 10:41 PM
4 Low 6:17 PM 1.4
W 5 High 12:03 AM 4.6 6:42 AM Rise 12:55 PM 37
5 Low 6:05 AM 1.4 5:25 PM Set 11:40 PM
5 High 12:45 PM 5.3
5 Low 7:08 PM 1.4
Th 6 High 12:59 AM 4.7 6:42 AM Rise 1:26 PM 47
6 Low 7:04 AM 1.4 5:24 PM
6 High 1:40 PM 5.3
6 Low 8:00 PM 1.2
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LOCAL WEATHER:
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Southeast wind between 9 and
11 mph.
Tonight: Rain, mainly after 3am. Low around 52. East wind between 8 and
11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a
tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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| | Notice posted on Friday, October 24, 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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