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| Subject: | SOUTH CAROLINA DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Thursday, December 18, 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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TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE
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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:
Ports Authority cuts shipping fees to keep business
Thursday, 18 December 2008
By Molly Parker
SCBIZ Daily Staff
CHARLESTON -- The S.C. State Ports Authority announced Wednesday that it
is slashing handling fees by 5% for all shipping lines calling on the
Port of Charleston, an unprecedented move designed to keep container
business flowing and potentially lure ships from other ports.
The three-month rate cut — billed as a midwinter rate rollback — will
start Jan. 1 and run through March 31, the SPA said.
This is the first time in its history that the SPA has offered to slash
fees in the middle of a fiscal year, spokesman Byron Miller said. About
2% of the world’s shipping fleet has been laid up as economic woes have
drastically cut imports and exports.
“Our carrier customers are facing some very challenging market
conditions,” said Bernard Groseclose, the SPA’s president and CEO. “We
heard from them and we’re responding. This sends a clear signal that we
are serious about their business today and in the future.”
The SPA said the move will help maintain current service levels from its
carrier clients and avoid cuts that would negatively impact the local
maritime industry and jobs statewide. Additionally, the SPA said, this
rate reduction might be attractive to customers who may wish to
concentrate business in Charleston.
Still, Miller cautioned that the SPA does not expect a drastic uptick in
new business. Between July and November, the first five months of the
fiscal year, container volume was down 4% compared with the same time
last year. In November, container business was off 13% compared with
November 2007.
“This is about building relationships with our customers,” Miller
said. “Every business is looking to cut costs right now. Unlike some
other ports, we’re glad we can respond favorably to them.”
Maersk Line, one of the SPA’s licensed users, said earlier this year that
it had asked port executives and the local chapters of the International
Longshoremen’s Association, which provides its labor, to agree to
concessions that could cut its costs. Without an agreement, Maersk said
it might have to leave Charleston before or when its contract expires in
2010.
The SPA offered Maersk the option to move to its common-user gate, which
is operated by SPA employees. Such a move would help the shipping line
cut costs, but the ILA strongly objected. ILA leadership countered that
the port should offer to waive shortfall fees charged to Maersk when it
fails to hit certain volume numbers. This cut is not related to that
request, though Maersk does stand to benefit from the reduction in unit
fees.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
01/07 - 0815 - Maritime Association Board Meeting
01/08 - 1700 - SAVANNAH PROPELLOR CLUB DINNER
01/13 - 1145 - CWIT LUNCHEON MEETING
01/13 - 1700 - Commissioners of Pilots meeting
01/16 - 1000 - SCSPA Board Meeting
01/22 - 0815 - Maritime Association NAV OPS Meeting
01/25-27 - GA FOREIGN TRADE CONVENTION
02/06 - Maritime Association Banquet
2014 - 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
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
W 24 High 5:40 AM 5.6 7:20 AM Rise 5:00 AM 11
24 Low 11:56 AM 0.4 5:20 PM Set 2:58 PM
24 High 5:41 PM 4.5
24 Low 11:51 PM 0.2
Th 25 High 6:23 AM 5.7 7:20 AM Rise 5:56 AM 6
25 Low 12:40 PM 0.3 5:20 PM Set 3:44 PM
25 High 6:25 PM 4.6
F 26 Low 12:33 AM 0.1 7:21 AM Rise 6:49 AM 2
26 High 7:05 AM 5.7 5:21 PM Set 4:35 PM
26 Low 1:21 PM 0.3
26 High 7:07 PM 4.6
Sa 27 Low 1:13 AM 0.1 7:21 AM Rise 7:36 AM 0
27 High 7:45 AM 5.7 5:21 PM Set 5:30 PM
27 Low 2:00 PM 0.3
27 High 7:47 PM 4.6
Su 28 Low 1:50 AM 0.1 7:21 AM Rise 8:18 AM 0
28 High 8:23 AM 5.7 5:22 PM Set 6:27 PM
28 Low 2:37 PM 0.3
28 High 8:25 PM 4.6
M 29 Low 2:27 AM 0.1 7:21 AM Rise 8:55 AM 1
29 High 8:59 AM 5.6 5:23 PM Set 7:25 PM
29 Low 3:13 PM 0.3
29 High 9:01 PM 4.6
Tu 30 Low 3:03 AM 0.2 7:22 AM Rise 9:28 AM 5
30 High 9:32 AM 5.5 5:23 PM Set 8:23 PM
30 Low 3:49 PM 0.3
30 High 9:36 PM 4.6
W 31 Low 3:41 AM 0.3 7:22 AM Rise 9:57 AM 10
31 High 10:05 AM 5.3 5:24 PM Set 9:20 PM
31 Low 4:25 PM 0.3
31 High 10:13 PM 4.6
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MARINE WEATHER FORECAST:
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...MAINLY IN AN E SWELL.
PATCHY FOG.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...MAINLY IN AN E SWELL.
PATCHY FOG.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG IN
THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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| | Notice posted on Thursday, December 18, 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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