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| Subject: | SOUTH CAROLINA DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Wednesday, December 10, 2008 | | Priority: | Normal | | Notice: |
URGENT INFORMATION - NONE
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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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. All persons wanting unescorted access
to any vessel must have a valid TWIC.
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NEWS ARTICLES:
Ships' slowdown rule begins calmly
By Bo Petersen (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Previous story
Right whale rule wrong, critics say, published 10/10/08
The seas were up and a Southeast wind blew Tuesday as Charleston Harbor
pilots dealt with the first day of a federally mandated slowdown rule.
But the shipping lane was quiet, and the pilots and U.S. Coast Guard said
the day went well.
"No problems," said Coast Guard Boatswain's Mate William Swann. "We're
just complying with the law," said Whit Smith, Charleston Branch Pilots'
Association president.
A new, hotly opposed National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration rule
says ships longer than 65 feet must slow to 11 1/2 mph within 23 miles of
the Eastern coastline along the migration route of the endangered right
whale, which includes the South Carolina coast in the winter. That's
about half-speed for containerships.
The rule was implemented this week after months of criticism from ports
officials and local U.S. Coast Guard officials, who say large ships can't
maneuver safely at the slower speeds in the narrow, windswept shipping
channel.
The cost in lost time is estimated in the millions of dollars per year
for Charleston ports, analysts say. Ports and pilot officials said the
precautions already in place, such as alerting ships to nearby whales,
are enough.
The right whale is the legend of the Atlantic, hunted almost to
extinction. Its numbers are so low that researchers consider every living
whale vital to the survival of the species.
Nearly 40 right whales were spotted in 21 survey flights last winter. The
state's waters are now considered part of the calving grounds.
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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
12/17 - 0815 - Maritime Association Board Meeting
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
01/08 - 1700 - SAVANNAH PROPELLOR CLUB DINNER
01/13 - 1145 - CWIT LUNCHEON MEETING ON ECEONOMIC CHALLENGES, HOLIDAY INN
01/16 - 1000 - SCSPA Board Meeting
01/17 0 0815 - Maritime Association Board Meeting
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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HURRICANE ALERT - 5 - OUT OF SEASON
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 10 High 5:10 AM 6.4 7:12 AM Set 4:49 AM 88
10 Low 11:45 AM 0.1 5:14 PM Rise 3:13 PM
10 High 5:35 PM 5.2
10 Low 11:46 PM -0.6
Th 11 High 6:07 AM 6.6 7:12 AM Set 6:03 AM 95
11 Low 12:41 PM -0.2 5:14 PM Rise 4:07 PM
11 High 6:31 PM 5.3
F 12 Low 12:40 AM -0.9 7:13 AM Set 7:16 AM 99
12 High 7:03 AM 6.8 5:14 PM Rise 5:11 PM
12 Low 1:34 PM -0.3
12 High 7:26 PM 5.3
Sa 13 Low 1:34 AM -1.0 7:14 AM Set 8:21 AM 99
13 High 7:59 AM 6.9 5:15 PM Rise 6:23 PM
13 Low 2:27 PM -0.4
13 High 8:22 PM 5.4
Su 14 Low 2:28 AM -1.0 7:14 AM Set 9:17 AM 97
14 High 8:54 AM 6.8 5:15 PM Rise 7:38 PM
14 Low 3:19 PM -0.4
14 High 9:18 PM 5.4
M 15 Low 3:23 AM -0.8 7:15 AM Set 10:04 AM 92
15 High 9:48 AM 6.6 5:15 PM Rise 8:51 PM
15 Low 4:12 PM -0.3
15 High 10:15 PM 5.3
Tu 16 Low 4:18 AM -0.6 7:16 AM Set 10:42 AM 85
16 High 10:43 AM 6.2 5:16 PM Rise 10:00 PM
16 Low 5:04 PM -0.1
16 High 11:14 PM 5.3
W 17 Low 5:16 AM -0.2 7:16 AM Set 11:16 AM 76
17 High 11:37 AM 5.9 5:16 PM Rise 11:05 PM
17 Low 5:57 PM 0.0
Th 18 High 12:14 AM 5.2 7:17 AM Set 11:45 AM 66
18 Low 6:15 AM 0.1 5:16 PM
18 High 12:31 PM 5.5
18 Low 6:51 PM 0.1
F 19 High 1:14 AM 5.2 7:17 AM Rise 12:07 AM 55
19 Low 7:17 AM 0.4 5:17 PM Set 12:13 PM
19 High 1:25 PM 5.1
19 Low 7:45 PM 0.2
Sa 20 High 2:13 AM 5.2 7:18 AM Rise 1:07 AM 45
20 Low 8:20 AM 0.6 5:17 PM Set 12:41 PM
20 High 2:19 PM 4.8
20 Low 8:38 PM 0.3
Su 21 High 3:10 AM 5.3 7:18 AM Rise 2:06 AM 35
21 Low 9:21 AM 0.7 5:18 PM Set 1:10 PM
21 High 3:13 PM 4.6
21 Low 9:30 PM 0.3
M 22 High 4:03 AM 5.4 7:19 AM Rise 3:04 AM 26
22 Low 10:17 AM 0.6 5:18 PM Set 1:42 PM
22 High 4:04 PM 4.5
22 Low 10:20 PM 0.3
Tu 23 High 4:53 AM 5.5 7:19 AM Rise 4:03 AM 18
23 Low 11:09 AM 0.5 5:19 PM Set 2:17 PM
23 High 4:54 PM 4.5
23 Low 11:07 PM 0.3
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MARINE WEATHER FORECAST:
TODAY
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG.
THU
SW WINDS 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SOME
TSTMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
| | Notice posted on Wednesday, December 10, 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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