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| Subject: | CHARLESTON DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Friday, January 16, 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
HESS - TOWERBRIDGE - IN 1700/16TH
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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:
Retired port executive addresses tough issues
By Allyson Bird (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Friday, January 16, 2009
Ron Brinson
Speaking before a packed Charleston Motor Carriers Association lunch
meeting, retired port executive Ron Brinson touched on all the hot-button
issues facing the local maritime community: losing big business, re-
examining leadership and casting blame.
Port concerns became public problems recently after the world's largest
container carrier and Charleston's biggest customer, Maersk Line,
announced it would depart. The Danish company, saying it was unable to
negotiate cost-saving concessions, plans to begin pulling services in the
coming months and to leave Charleston completely by the end of 2010.
Brinson, who served as chief executive of the Port of New Orleans and of
the American Association of Port Authorities, stressed Maersk's
importance in the community. Aside from its direct local economic impact,
the company serves as a primary maritime connection to military efforts
in the Middle East and leads the industry in air quality improvements,
according to Brinson.
'Maersk is very much a part of the United States and very much a part of
our public interest,' he said.
He described a similar situation in Long Beach, Calif., in 1999 when
Maersk asked for concessions as rival port Los Angeles lingered in the
background. Suddenly, booming Long Beach lost about 25 percent of its
business to a neighbor port, Brinson said.
Charleston stands to see similar impact with suspicions that Maersk will
head to a nearby competitor such as Savannah. Brinson warned that getting
emotional about the situation changes nothing.
'This community values its business, but at the end of the day, it's just
that: It's business,' he said.
In Charleston, unions take much of the heat, because Maersk blamed the
International Longshoremen's Association for not letting it switch to an
area of the Wando Welch Terminal in Mount Pleasant where state employees
would handle work typically performed by organized labor.
'Unions are perceived as a four-letter word, particularly in the region,
particularly in South Carolina,' Brinson said. 'The reality is unions are
a four-letter word in our port and that word is F-A-C-T: It's a fact.'
He also suggested the State Ports Authority take the lead in re-examining
its own business model, as political leaders press to explore how private
companies could help boost business. Many ports have turned over the day-
to-day operation of their waterfronts to private firms, but the SPA does
not at the Port of Charleston.
'Wouldn't it be better for the ports authority to test this model rather
than (the) state legislature?' Brinson asked. 'Why would we be afraid to
test it?'
He stressed the importance of 'rebooting' the SPA's relationship with the
public and how the maritime community must help.
'Ports authorities are just a part of a port and, on any given day, not
the most important part of a port,' Brinson said.
Reach Allyson Bird at 937-5594 or abird@postandcourier.com.
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CURRENT ISSUES: NONE
01/20/09 - 0900 - SCSPA Board Meeting
01/22/09 - 0815 - Maritime Association NAV OPS Meeting
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
01/25-27 - GA Foreign Trade Conference
01/29/09 1200-1330 CWIT Propeller Club Lunch
02/06/09 - Maritime Association Banquet
02/10/09 - 1145-0130 Luncheon
02/25/09 - Propeller Club Oyster Roast
03/10/09 - 1145-0130 CWIT Luncheon
04/14/09 - 1830 CWIT Soiree
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 16, 2009.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
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
Th 29 Low 3:22 AM 0.0 7:16 AM Rise 8:56 AM 6
29 High 9:36 AM 5.2 5:50 PM Set 9:11 PM
29 Low 3:52 PM -0.2
29 High 9:46 PM 5.0
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1029 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009
AMZ330-161630-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090116T1600Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1029 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.
$$
AMZ350-352-354-161900-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090116T1900Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
1029 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
| | Notice posted on Friday, January 16, 2009 | |
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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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