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| Subject: | CHARLESTON DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Wednesday, January 14, 2009 | | Priority: | Normal | | Notice: | Port: Charleston
Date: 1/13/2009 11:15
Subject: CHARLESTON DAILY PORT UPDATE
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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 - IN 0516/14TH ETD 2030/15TH
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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:
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today reminded travelers
from all Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries that they are now required
to obtain approval through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization
(ESTA) prior to traveling to the United States. This requirement,
effective today, applies to all eligible citizens or nationals traveling
under the VWP.
“We have been collecting information from visa waiver travelers for
decades, and establishing a program to get that same information in
advance is one enhancement that allowed us to extend the valuable benefit
of visa-free travel to eight new countries in 2008,” said Homeland
Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. “In addition to building business
and cultural ties with our partners overseas, this is a commonsense step
into the 21st century that will improve our efficiency in screening and
welcoming international travelers at our ports of entry.”
ESTA is a web-based system, initially launched in August 2008, that
determines the preliminary eligibility of visitors to travel under the
VWP prior to boarding a carrier to the United States. To date, more than
1.2 million ESTA applications have been received, and more than 99.6
percent of applicants have been approved, most within seconds.
DHS will take a reasonable approach to travelers who have not obtained an
approved travel authorization via ESTA, and will continue an aggressive
advertising and outreach campaign throughout 2009. Travelers without an
approved ESTA are advised, however, that they may be denied boarding,
experience delayed processing, or be denied admission at a U.S. port of
entry. Visitors may apply for travel authorization via the ESTA Web site
at https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov.
DHS received authorization for VWP reforms through the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007. The VWP is
administered by the department and enables eligible citizens or nationals
of certain countries to travel to the United States for tourism or
business for stays of 90 days or less without obtaining a visa. To be
admitted to the VWP, a country must meet various statutory requirements,
such as more enhanced law enforcement and security-related data sharing
with the U.S. and timely reporting of both blank and issued lost and
stolen passports. VWP members are also required to maintain high counter-
terrorism, law enforcement, border control, and document security
standards.
The citizens or nationals of the following countries are currently
eligible to travel to the United States under the VWP: Andorra,
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, the Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Japan, the Republic of Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Eight of these countries joined the
VWP in 2008, and their citizens and nationals have been required to
comply with an ESTA since their designation as VWP participants: the
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, the Republic of Korea, Latvia,
Lithuania, Slovakia and Malta.
For additional information on ESTA, visit www.cbp.gov/esta, and for more
information on the VWP, please visit
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/business_pleasure/vwp/.
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CURRENT ISSUES: NONE
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 14, 2009.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
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
Tu 27 Low 2:06 AM -0.1 7:17 AM Rise 8:00 AM 0
27 High 8:33 AM 5.4 5:48 PM Set 7:15 PM
27 Low 2:42 PM -0.1
27 High 8:37 PM 4.8
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MARINE WEATHER FORECAST
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009
W CENTRAL N ATLC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS BEYOND 20
NM...TO 250 NM OFFSHORE...INCLUDING S OF GEORGES BANK FROM 1000
FM TO...250 NM OFFSHORE.
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
ANZ088-142100-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
1000 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009
THIS AFTERNOON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST
FAR NE.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING W TO SW
AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE...HIGHEST NW. SEAS BECOMING 4
TO 7 FT.
THU
WINDS BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 LATE. SEAS
BECOMING 4 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E
OF 1000 FM 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST FAR E.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT
OR LESS LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM
4 TO 6 FT LATE...HIGHEST FAR E.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...BECOMING W TO SW AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT EARLY BUILDING TO
6 TO 10 FT LATE.
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