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| Subject: | Charleston - Daily Update -- DELPHIN USA TO REVAMP OIL TERMINAL | | Date: | Tuesday, November 25, 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 - Max draft 32'6" Low water / Salt
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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None
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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.
PRIOR TO ARRIVAL - as of 11/15 - Mandatory Right Whale reporting by all
vessels - for information - www.nmfs.noaa/pr/shipstrike.com
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: (11/25) Delfin USA to expand facility
Russian company to retrofit plant, add jobs
Delfin Group USA paid $20 million for its 42-acre site on Virginia Avenue
less than two years ago. Delphin plans to produce automotive and
industrial lubricants at the revamped North Charleston facility.
An expansion-minded business previously known only by the code
name "Project Bluewater" has been unveiled: Petroleum product manufacturer
Delfin Group USA plans to expand its North Charleston plant.
Headquartered in Russia, Delfin purchased the former Shell Lubricants site
on Virginia Avenue for $20 million less than a year ago. Now it plans to
invest $55 million in the facility.
Delfin will retrofit the plant's existing infrastructure to support
manufacturing for its automotive and industrial lubricants to be sold in
the U.S. and abroad.
The company's North Charleston operation currently employs 15 workers but
will add 160 jobs within the next three to four years, according to a
statement Monday.
Delfin said it will complete the initial phase of the expansion next year.
Positioned on the Cooper River, the 42-acre site provides rail and
deepwater shipping access. Delfin had considered other unspecified
locations in the Southeast for its investment, according to county
officials, but the company credited physical assets and local support for
its choice.
"The port and infrastructure attracted our attention," Markos
Baghdasarian, president of Delfin Group USA, said in a
statement. "However, the support pledged to us by state and local
officials created an important advantage for North Charleston versus any
other location."
The company could not be reached Monday for further comment.
Delfin's decision to expand locally comes with a 20-year inducement
package that will let the company replace property tax payments with a
fixed fee based on 6 percent of its property's value. Delfin also will
receive a $250,000 credit over the next five years to offset plant
upgrades for the expansion.
Delfin is expected to add nearly $7 million to its annual payroll and pay
$4.5 million in fees in place of property taxes over the next two decades.
Nearly 90 companies in the area are now foreign-owned, but Delfin is the
only Russian company, according to the Charleston Regional Development
Alliance, which promotes the area to businesses.
The Delfin site has been used as a service station or lubricant oil
terminal for nearly 100 years, most recently by Shell Lubricants. Shell
sold the plant to Chevron Corp. and closed its operation in December 2006,
eliminating 76 jobs.
Delfin purchased the site late last year.
A company official said in January that the reopened plant would be
capable of manufacturing more than 100 million gallons of petroleum
products each year.
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CURRENT ISSUES: 11/25 - 1700 - Charlseston City Council Meeting
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
12/10 - CHARLESTON PROPELLOR CLUB HOLIDAY PARTY
12/16 - SCSPA Board Meeting
12/16 - 1700 - Charlseston City Council Meeting
01/08 - 1700 - SAVANNAH PROPELLOR CLUB DINNER
01/13 - 1145 - CWIT LUNCHEON MEETING ON ECEONOMIC CHALLENGES, HOLIDAY INN
01/22 - 0815 - NAV OPS Meeting
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
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
Th 27 Low 12:58 AM 0.3 7:01 AM Rise 7:06 AM 0
27 High 7:26 AM 6.1 5:14 PM Set 5:00 PM
27 Low 1:44 PM 0.4
27 High 7:29 PM 5.0
F 28 Low 1:36 AM 0.3 7:02 AM Rise 8:01 AM 0
28 High 8:05 AM 6.0 5:14 PM Set 5:48 PM
28 Low 2:24 PM 0.5
28 High 8:08 PM 4.9
Sa 29 Low 2:12 AM 0.4 7:03 AM Rise 8:53 AM 1
29 High 8:42 AM 5.9 5:14 PM Set 6:40 PM
29 Low 3:02 PM 0.6
29 High 8:45 PM 4.8
Su 30 Low 2:48 AM 0.5 7:04 AM Rise 9:38 AM 4
30 High 9:19 AM 5.7 5:13 PM Set 7:36 PM
30 Low 3:39 PM 0.7
30 High 9:22 PM 4.7
M 1 Low 3:24 AM 0.6 7:05 AM Rise 10:19 AM 8
1 High 9:56 AM 5.6 5:13 PM Set 8:33 PM
1 Low 4:17 PM 0.8
1 High 10:00 PM 4.6
Tu 2 Low 4:02 AM 0.8 7:05 AM Rise 10:54 AM 14
2 High 10:33 AM 5.4 5:13 PM Set 9:31 PM
2 Low 4:56 PM 0.9
2 High 10:41 PM 4.5
W 3 Low 4:44 AM 0.9 7:06 AM Rise 11:25 AM 22
3 High 11:13 AM 5.3 5:13 PM Set 10:29 PM
3 Low 5:38 PM 0.9
3 High 11:26 PM 4.6
Th 4 Low 5:32 AM 1.0 7:07 AM Rise 11:54 AM 30
4 High 11:57 AM 5.2 5:13 PM Set 11:27 PM
4 Low 6:23 PM 0.8
F 5 High 12:18 AM 4.7 7:08 AM Rise 12:22 PM 40
5 Low 6:28 AM 1.0 5:13 PM
5 High 12:46 PM 5.1
5 Low 7:13 PM 0.7
Sa 6 High 1:14 AM 4.9 7:09 AM Set 12:25 AM 50
6 Low 7:31 AM 1.0 5:13 PM Rise 12:49 PM
6 High 1:41 PM 5.0
6 Low 8:05 PM 0.5
Su 7 High 2:13 AM 5.2 7:09 AM Set 1:26 AM 60
7 Low 8:37 AM 0.9 5:13 PM Rise 1:18 PM
7 High 2:39 PM 5.0
7 Low 9:00 PM 0.2
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MARINE WEATHER FORECAST:
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
320 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH MID MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. | | Notice posted on Tuesday, November 25, 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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