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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Monday, January 26, 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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HESS - AMAZON BRILLIANCE - IN 0925/26TH
KINDER MORGAN 4 - OCEAN CYAN - ETA 0300/27TH
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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:
Groseclose likely to get $132,000 in severance
Monday, 26 January 2009
By Molly Parker
SCBIZ Daily Staff
CHARLESTON -- Bernard Groseclose is likely to walk away with at least
$132,000 in separation pay after resigning as chief executive of the S.C.
State Ports Authority.
His contract, signed in 1998, says that he is to receive a severance
benefit in an amount equal to six months’ base pay if the authority
terminates his agreement for reasons outside of failed performance or
illegal or dishonest actions.
Apparently, the board had planned to offer even more financial incentives
but now plans to scale back its offer, said Joel Sawyer, spokesman for
Gov. Mark Sanford.
“We told them that it would be a mistake,” Sawyer said. “We told them it
was crazy to do it in light of what is going on across the state with
state agencies cutting services and laying off people.”
Sawyer said it is “our understanding” that those financial offers, which
he did not name, will not be included.
“It doesn’t make sense to let someone walk away with a goodie bag when
they leave voluntarily,” Sawyer said.
Neither SPA board chairman David Posek nor Groseclose could be reached
for comment.
Groseclose and board members, including Posek, have maintained that
Groseclose left the position voluntarily. His announcement Tuesday
followed a semiannual review in a closed executive session of the S.C.
State Ports Authority board and was effective immediately.
Groseclose technically remains an employee of the S.C. State Ports
Authority and is on leave. His separation agreement has yet to be
finalized.
Sawyer said it was his understanding that the six months’ pay was to be
awarded to Groseclose whether he was asked to leave or resigned
voluntarily.
But the contract appears to grant the pay only if the authority
terminates the agreement.
It reads: “The Authority or President may terminate this Agreement for
any reason, upon thirty (30) days written notice; provided however, if
Authority terminates this Agreement for any reason other than (b) or (c)
above, Authority shall provide President a severance benefit in an amount
equal to six (6) months base pay.”
The (b) and (c) refer to termination of the agreement based on illegal or
dishonest acts or failure to “perform the essential functions of his
position.”
Groseclose said earlier this week that he offered his resignation because
he no longer found the job rewarding.
In 1985, Groseclose joined the SPA as manager of business analysis. He
was named executive director in mid-1996. That means he has about 23
years in the S.C. Retirement System. State law requires one to have 28
years to be eligible for full retirement benefits. But Groseclose, or the
SPA on his behalf, would have the option of buying him an additional five
years. That would cost an estimated $210,000, assuming he needed a full
five years. He would then receive about $134,000 a year in retirement
pay.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
01/25-27 - GA Foreign Trade Conference
01/27/09 - 0815 Maritime Assoc. Board Meeting
01/29/09 1200-1330 CWIT Propeller Club Lunch
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
02/06/09 - Maritime Association Banquet
02/10/09 - 1145-0130 CWIT Luncheon
02/25/09 - Propeller Club Oyster Roast
03/10/09 - 1145-0130 CWIT Luncheon
04/14/09 - 1830 CWIT Soiree
05/12/09 - 1145-0130 CWIT Luncheon
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
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
F 30 Low 4:03 AM 0.1 7:16 AM Rise 9:23 AM 12
30 High 10:09 AM 5.0 5:51 PM Set 10:11 PM
30 Low 4:29 PM -0.2
30 High 10:25 PM 5.1
Sa 31 Low 4:49 AM 0.2 7:15 AM Rise 9:51 AM 19
31 High 10:47 AM 4.9 5:52 PM Set 11:13 PM
31 Low 5:10 PM -0.2
31 High 11:11 PM 5.2
Su 1 Low 5:40 AM 0.3 7:14 AM Rise 10:23 AM 28
1 High 11:33 AM 4.6 5:53 PM
1 Low 5:58 PM -0.1
M 2 High 12:04 AM 5.2 7:14 AM Set 12:17 AM 38
2 Low 6:39 AM 0.5 5:53 PM Rise 10:59 AM
2 High 12:28 PM 4.5
2 Low 6:53 PM -0.1
Tu 3 High 1:06 AM 5.3 7:13 AM Set 1:25 AM 49
3 Low 7:47 AM 0.6 5:54 PM Rise 11:42 AM
3 High 1:33 PM 4.3
3 Low 7:56 PM -0.1
W 4 High 2:16 AM 5.4 7:12 AM Set 2:33 AM 60
4 Low 8:59 AM 0.5 5:55 PM Rise 12:34 PM
4 High 2:45 PM 4.3
4 Low 9:04 PM -0.2
Th 5 High 3:30 AM 5.6 7:11 AM Set 3:41 AM 71
5 Low 10:08 AM 0.3 5:56 PM Rise 1:35 PM
5 High 3:58 PM 4.5
5 Low 10:12 PM -0.5
F 6 High 4:40 AM 5.8 7:11 AM Set 4:43 AM 81
6 Low 11:11 AM 0.0 5:57 PM Rise 2:44 PM
6 High 5:05 PM 4.8
6 Low 11:15 PM -0.8
Sa 7 High 5:43 AM 6.1 7:10 AM Set 5:37 AM 89
7 Low 12:08 PM -0.4 5:58 PM Rise 3:57 PM
7 High 6:06 PM 5.1
Su 8 Low 12:14 AM -1.1 7:09 AM Set 6:23 AM 95
8 High 6:40 AM 6.3 5:59 PM Rise 5:11 PM
8 Low 1:00 PM -0.6
8 High 7:03 PM 5.4
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MARINE WEATHER FORECAST
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
1013 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
| | Notice posted on Monday, January 26, 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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