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| Subject: | CHARLESTON DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Tuesday, January 13, 2009 | | 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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KINDER MORGAN 2 - ARABELLA - IN 0453/13TH ETD 0800/17TH
KINDER MORGAN 4 - CITRON - ETA 0600/14TH ETD 2200/14TH
BP - TUG INTEGRITY & 650-4 - ETA 0500/17TH
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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: NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES: NONE
01/13 - 1145 - CWIT LUNCHEON MEETING
01/13 - 1700 - Commissioners of Pilots meeting
01/16 - 1000 - SCSPA Board Meeting
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
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 January 12, 2009.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Tu 13 Low 3:09 AM -1.2 7:22 AM Set 9:11 AM 95
13 High 9:29 AM 6.3 5:35 PM Rise 8:47 PM
13 Low 3:47 PM -0.8
13 High 9:57 PM 5.6
W 14 Low 4:01 AM -0.9 7:22 AM Set 9:43 AM 89
14 High 10:17 AM 6.0 5:36 PM Rise 9:52 PM
14 Low 4:35 PM -0.6
14 High 10:50 PM 5.5
Th 15 Low 4:54 AM -0.5 7:22 AM Set 10:13 AM 81
15 High 11:04 AM 5.6 5:37 PM Rise 10:55 PM
15 Low 5:22 PM -0.4
15 High 11:42 PM 5.4
F 16 Low 5:48 AM -0.1 7:22 AM Set 10:42 AM 72
16 High 11:52 AM 5.1 5:37 PM Rise 11:56 PM
16 Low 6:10 PM -0.2
Sa 17 High 12:36 AM 5.2 7:22 AM Set 11:11 AM 62
17 Low 6:45 AM 0.3 5:38 PM
17 High 12:41 PM 4.7
17 Low 6:59 PM 0.1
Su 18 High 1:31 AM 5.1 7:21 AM Rise 12:56 AM 52
18 Low 7:43 AM 0.5 5:39 PM Set 11:42 AM
18 High 1:33 PM 4.4
18 Low 7:51 PM 0.3
M 19 High 2:27 AM 5.0 7:21 AM Rise 1:55 AM 42
19 Low 8:43 AM 0.7 5:40 PM Set 12:17 PM
19 High 2:27 PM 4.2
19 Low 8:46 PM 0.4
Tu 20 High 3:23 AM 5.0 7:21 AM Rise 2:54 AM 32
20 Low 9:41 AM 0.7 5:41 PM Set 12:56 PM
20 High 3:23 PM 4.1
20 Low 9:41 PM 0.4
W 21 High 4:17 AM 5.0 7:20 AM Rise 3:51 AM 24
21 Low 10:36 AM 0.7 5:42 PM Set 1:40 PM
21 High 4:17 PM 4.1
21 Low 10:33 PM 0.4
Th 22 High 5:09 AM 5.1 7:20 AM Rise 4:44 AM 16
22 Low 11:25 AM 0.6 5:43 PM Set 2:29 PM
22 High 5:09 PM 4.3
22 Low 11:22 PM 0.2
F 23 High 5:57 AM 5.3 7:19 AM Rise 5:33 AM 10
23 Low 12:10 PM 0.4 5:44 PM Set 3:23 PM
23 High 5:57 PM 4.4
Sa 24 Low 12:08 AM 0.1 7:19 AM Rise 6:17 AM 5
24 High 6:41 AM 5.4 5:45 PM Set 4:20 PM
24 Low 12:52 PM 0.2
24 High 6:42 PM 4.5
Su 25 Low 12:49 AM 0.0 7:18 AM Rise 6:56 AM 1
25 High 7:21 AM 5.5 5:46 PM Set 5:18 PM
25 Low 1:31 PM 0.1
25 High 7:23 PM 4.6
M 26 Low 1:29 AM -0.1 7:18 AM Rise 7:30 AM 0
26 High 7:59 AM 5.5 5:47 PM Set 6:17 PM
26 Low 2:07 PM 0.0
26 High 8:01 PM 4.7
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MARINE WEATHER FORECAST
THIS AFTERNOON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. RAIN. VSBY OCCASIONALLY
BELOW 3 NM IN RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT... BECOMING NW
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4
FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4
TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
| | Notice posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 | |
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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