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| Subject: | SOUTH CAROLINA DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Wednesday, November 26, 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:
Scientists spot season’s first right whales
By Molly Parker
mparker@scbiznews.com
Published Nov. 24, 2008
Wildlife Trust scientist spotted two right whales Sunday — “Silt” and her
unidentified swimming partner — while surveying the S.C. coastline. The
observation is part of a project aimed at protecting the endangered
species from ships and fishing gear as they make their way south to give
birth.
It was the first of the whales spotted since the crew of four began its
lookout expeditions Nov. 15, said Dianna Schulte, team leader for the
Wildlife Trust’s S.C. aerial surveys.
One of the females was identified as “Silt,” a whale who gave birth three
years ago and is likely pregnant again. Her traveling partner was likely
also female, but the team had no prior information about the whale and
couldn’t be sure of the gender, Schulte said.
The whales are identified based on the callosities on their heads.
The “whale lice” on the roughened skin form identifiable white patterns
that are offset from the whale’s dark skin.
Slow movers
The two whales spotted Sunday were about five miles off the coast,
traveling at a few miles an hour, Schulte said.
“They are pretty slow,” she said. “They are called right whales because
they were historically ‘right’ to hunt because they are so slow.”
The North Atlantic right whale is the most endangered of the whale
species, with about 400 left in the population. The largest threats to
the right whale population are human-related, including ship strikes and
entanglement in fishing gear.
The Southeast is the only known calving ground for the species and has
been designated as a critical habitat for right whales.
Whale teamOn days when the crew spots whales, it reports the locations to
interested parties, such as the Coast Guard, which broadcasts a notice to
mariners to be on the lookout and reroute their path to Charleston Harbor
if necessary.
Wildlife Trust began surveying the area in 2004.
SPA helping fund effort
To fund the effort, the S.C. State Ports Authority is committing $200,000
per year for five years to the organization, a nonprofit that supports
local conservation scientists worldwide.
The SPA made its commitment during the project permitting process for the
new container terminal in North Charleston, as part of a collaborative
effort with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to
protect the endangered mammal.
This right whale season marks the SPA’s second monetary contribution.
SPA chief executive Bernard Groseclose called the collaboration a sign
that the “success of the port can mean great things for both the economy
and our environment.”
Aerial flights are conducted three to four days a week during the best
weather conditions. In the most recent right whale season running from
January until mid-April, six sightings spotted 16 whales.
Today marks the crew’s fourth flight of the season. In a four-seater
Cessna Skymaster, the two pilots and two observers will spend seven hours
or more in the air, typically touching down once for fuel, food and a
restroom break, Schulte said.
The surveying will end in mid-April. The whales are expected to have made
their way back north by then, calves in tow.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
12/10 - CHARLESTON PROPELLOR CLUB HOLIDAY PARTY
12/16 - SCSPA Board Meeting
12/16 - 1700 - Charlseston City Council Meeting
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
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
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
M 8 High 3:13 AM 5.6 7:10 AM Set 2:30 AM 70
8 Low 9:44 AM 0.7 5:14 PM Rise 1:51 PM
8 High 3:39 PM 5.0
8 Low 9:55 PM -0.1
Tu 9 High 4:12 AM 6.0 7:11 AM Set 3:38 AM 80
9 Low 10:46 AM 0.4 5:14 PM Rise 2:28 PM
9 High 4:37 PM 5.1
9 Low 10:51 PM -0.4
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MARINE WEATHER FORECAST:
THIS AFTERNOON
NW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO
3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN
N WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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| | Notice posted on Wednesday, November 26, 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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