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| Subject: | CHARLESTON DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Thursday, January 15, 2009 | | Priority: | Normal | | Notice: | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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
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: NONE
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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 15, 2009.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
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
W 28 Low 2:44 AM -0.1 7:17 AM Rise 8:29 AM 2
28 High 9:05 AM 5.3 5:49 PM Set 8:13 PM
28 Low 3:16 PM -0.1
28 High 9:11 PM 4.9
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST THU JAN 15 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.
ANZ088-152100-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
1000 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009
THIS AFTERNOON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 7
FT...HIGHEST E.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 1000 FM. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT E OF
1000 FM 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS LATE...THEN BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE...HIGHEST NW. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 8 FT
LATE...HIGHEST E.
SUN
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM
BECOMING W LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000
FM TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E.
MON
WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 6 TO 10 FT.
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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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