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| Subject: | SOUTH CAROLINA DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Thursday, November 13, 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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HESS - ELKA GLORY - IN 12/2047 ETS 13/1130
KINDER MORGAN - PRINCESS NAOMI - IN 13/0301 ETS 13/1600
BP - T/B 650-4 ETA 13/1400, ETS 14/pm
KINDER MORGAN #2 - BESTORE TRE ETA 13/1700
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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:
USS struggles to survive
EMBATTLED US Shipping Partners has today delayed its quarterly results
and warned that it faces potential dissolution.
“Due to continued liquidity constraints, there remains substantial doubt
about the partnership’s ability to repay its indebtedness and in such
circumstances, to continue as a going concern,” USS said in a regulatory
filing.
The Jones Act barge and tanker operator said it was delaying quarterly
results because it requires more time to determine how market conditions
impair its integrated tug barge fleet valuation. The ITBs are currently
valued at $103.2M, but the company conceded that a write-down is likely
and would translate into an impairment charge of $66M-$77M.
USS also offered a bleak outlook on its joint venture with Blackstone to
construct nine product tankers at NASSCO.
USS revealed that “in light of the partnership’s financial condition and
current market conditions, it is unlikely that the partnership will
recover its equity investment in the joint venture”.
USS was kicked off the New York Stock Exchange last week after falling
below the minimum market cap requirement. Its common units
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Brad Nettles
The Post and Courier
Kinder Morgan officials demonstrate how their water suppression system
works to dampen the main coal pile at their Cooper River facility. The
company has spent more than $1.5 million on improvements toward obtaining
an air quality permit.
Previous Story
DHEC wrapping up Kinder Morgan permit, published 09/30/08
After a three-year review and hours spent addressing the concerns of
worried local residents, state health officials gave the final nod to
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners' request to dramatically increase the
amount of coal that passes through Charleston.
State regulators announced the permit's approval Friday afternoon. It
allows the Texas-based energy company to more than double the volume of
coal transported through the Cooper River terminal en route to power
plants throughout the Southeast. Although coal demand is high, company
officials say it's unclear when they'll expand because of the weakened
market.
Throughout the company's lengthy application process, nearby residents
and boaters who dock at the neighboring Cooper River Marina had raised
concerns about coal dust pollution. But their worries weren't grounds for
a denial, explained Liz Basil, a permit director for the S.C. Department
of Health and Environmental Control's Bureau of Air Quality.
"We have to go with the science and the law, and the law states that if a
facility can demonstrate compliance with state and federal air
regulations, we must issue the permits," she said. "We can't issue based
on whether or not a community approved or disapproved of the project."
DHEC regulators added conditions to the permit than the company applied
for. For example, the original permit said that crane operators had to
stop scooping coal from ships onto conveyer belts when the sustained wind
speed hit 35 mph — a threshold that was lowered to 25 mph in the final
permit.
In addition to tougher requirements, company officials voluntarily have
spent $1.5 million on improvements that meant to cut down on coal dust
and reduce train crossing times.
Those efforts impressed Park Circle resident Kristen French, who
participated in a monthly, company-sponsored forum. Still, she plans to
stay vigilant as the company expands.
"I do feel like we have to stay active because Kinder Morgan as a larger
corporation doesn't have a good track record even though the people in
Charleston have been good about cooperating," she said Friday.
Paul Hensarling, who said he often has to wash coal off his 30-foot-long
sailboat at the marina, said he was disappointed to learn that the
company will be allowed to expand its coal capacity.
"It's one of the things where, if they increase it, at one point it'll
become unbearable to the people who have boats there, and they'll move to
a different marina," he said.
DHEC officials have conducted tests to see if the air at the marina is
safe to breathe. The testing showed that the dust level doesn't violate
federal health standards, but other tests did confirm that the biggest
component of the dust at the marina is coal.
The agency said it will continue to monitor the level of coal dust that
reaches the terminal, though that doesn't give Hensarling much peace.
It's unclear how soon the company could begin constructing a second
docking terminal and prepare for an additional coal pile inland from the
river — improvements needed to handle the extra coal.
Arthur Rudolph, the company's regional general manager, said he's excited
to get the permit but that he didn't know when the company would begin
expanding.
"With the market changing the way it has, we don't know. A lot of the
things that have affected the global market have affected the coal
market," he said, noting he'd have to check with utility companies that
they supply to gauge their interest.
Though demand for coal is at record highs, rising fuel costs have made it
more expensive to ship coal from South America to U.S. utility plants as
the facility had proposed to do. Also, increasing demand from China and
India has pushed up international coal costs, making domestic coal a
better buy.
The expansion would add 45 jobs to the facility's current roster of 85
workers, Rudolph said.
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CURRENT ISSUES: 11/13 - 1200 - CUSTOMS BROKERS/FREIGHT FORWARDERS
MONTHLY
MEETING
11/13 - 1700 - NORFOLK/VA PROPELLOR CLUB DINNER
11/13 - 1730 - TASTE OF THE WORLD CHS SEAFARERS SOCIETY
11/15 - MANDATORY RIGHT WHALE REPORT BEGINS
11/18 - 1000 - SCSPA BOARD MEETING
11/18 - 1700 - PILOT COMMISSION MEETING
11/18 - 1900 - Charleston County Commissioners meeting
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
11/20 - 0745 - NAV OPS MEETING
11/20 - 1700 - Charleston Propellor Dinner
11/21 - SAVANNAH PROPELLOR CLUB OYSTER ROAST
11/25 - 1700 - Charlseston City Council Meeting
12/10 - CHARLESTON PROPELLOR CLUB HOLIDAY PARTY
12/16 - 1700 - Charlseston City Council Meeting
01/08 - 1700 - SAVANNAH PROPELLOR CLUB DINNER
01/25-27 - GA FOREIGN TRADE CONVENTION
2013 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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CURRENT HURRICANE ALERT STATUS - 4 - NO STORMS PREDICTED
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 13 Low 1:00 AM -0.5 6:49 AM Set 7:17 AM 99
13 High 7:17 AM 7.0 5:19 PM Rise 5:29 PM
13 Low 1:49 PM -0.1
13 High 7:42 PM 5.7
F 14 Low 1:51 AM -0.6 6:50 AM Set 8:31 AM 99
14 High 8:10 AM 7.1 5:19 PM Rise 6:28 PM
14 Low 2:42 PM -0.1
14 High 8:34 PM 5.6
Sa 15 Low 2:42 AM -0.6 6:50 AM Set 9:39 AM 96
15 High 9:04 AM 7.0 5:18 PM Rise 7:35 PM
15 Low 3:35 PM 0.0
15 High 9:29 PM 5.5
Su 16 Low 3:36 AM -0.4 6:51 AM Set 10:39 AM 90
16 High 10:01 AM 6.8 5:18 PM Rise 8:47 PM
16 Low 4:29 PM 0.2
16 High 10:28 PM 5.3
M 17 Low 4:32 AM -0.2 6:52 AM Set 11:29 AM 81
17 High 11:00 AM 6.5 5:17 PM Rise 9:58 PM
17 Low 5:26 PM 0.4
17 High 11:30 PM 5.2
Tu 18 Low 5:32 AM 0.1 6:53 AM Set 12:10 PM 71
18 High 12:00 PM 6.2 5:17 PM Rise 11:07 PM
18 Low 6:24 PM 0.5
W 19 High 12:35 AM 5.2 6:54 AM Set 12:45 PM 61
19 Low 6:36 AM 0.4 5:16 PM
19 High 1:01 PM 5.9
19 Low 7:24 PM 0.6
Th 20 High 1:41 AM 5.3 6:55 AM Rise 12:12 AM 50
20 Low 7:41 AM 0.6 5:16 PM Set 1:15 PM
20 High 2:01 PM 5.6
20 Low 8:22 PM 0.5
F 21 High 2:43 AM 5.4 6:56 AM Rise 1:14 AM 39
21 Low 8:46 AM 0.6 5:16 PM Set 1:43 PM
21 High 2:57 PM 5.4
21 Low 9:16 PM 0.5
Sa 22 High 3:41 AM 5.6 6:57 AM Rise 2:14 AM 29
22 Low 9:47 AM 0.6 5:15 PM Set 2:10 PM
22 High 3:50 PM 5.3
22 Low 10:07 PM 0.4
Su 23 High 4:33 AM 5.8 6:58 AM Rise 3:12 AM 20
23 Low 10:43 AM 0.6 5:15 PM Set 2:38 PM
23 High 4:39 PM 5.2
23 Low 10:54 PM 0.3
M 24 High 5:21 AM 6.0 6:59 AM Rise 4:11 AM 13
24 Low 11:34 AM 0.5 5:15 PM Set 3:07 PM
24 High 5:25 PM 5.1
24 Low 11:38 PM 0.2
Tu 25 High 6:05 AM 6.1 6:59 AM Rise 5:09 AM 7
25 Low 12:20 PM 0.4 5:14 PM Set 3:40 PM
25 High 6:08 PM 5.1
W 26 Low 12:19 AM 0.2 7:00 AM Rise 6:08 AM 3
26 High 6:46 AM 6.1 5:14 PM Set 4:17 PM
26 Low 1:03 PM 0.4
26 High 6:50 PM 5.0
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MARINE WEATHER FORECAST:
TODAY
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
| | Notice posted on Thursday, November 13, 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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