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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Wednesday, January 28, 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 - HIGH NEFELI - ETA 0430/29TH
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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:
BREAKING NEWS
JANUARY 27, 2009
Former ports director Don Welch dies
By Molly Parker
mparker@scbiznews.com
Published Jan. 27, 2009
William Donald Welch - who was chief executive of the S.C. State Ports
Authority for more than a quarter century until his retirement in 1997 -
died this afternoon.
He was 78.
Welch had been living in Florida with his wife, Lillemor. He was
diagnosed with throat cancer in October, and also suffered from Crohn's
disease.
"I think it would be fair to say that Uncle Don - that's what we called
him - was the principle architect of the South Carolina ports system that
we know today," said Ron Brinson, former chief executive of the Port of
New Orleans.
Brinson said Welch plucked him from his role as an editorial writer for
what was then the News and Courier (now The Post and Courier) and brought
him onboard to work with the SPA's marketing team.
"He used to say port authorities are a learning experience, everyday,
everyday," Brinson said.
The Wando Welch Terminal in Mount Pleasant is named for him. Welch
oversaw the authority for 26 years, during a time of great transition.
When Welch was hired in 1971, Charleston had only one container crane.
The colorful boxes that dot the waterfront today, and make up a bulk of
the SPA's business, had just begun to hit the south Atlantic when his
port career started.
"He envisioned Charleston as a leading container port," said Bob Royall,
then president of Citizens & Southern National Bank and former S.C.
Secretary of Commerce, who served as chairman of the SPA board in the
early 80s and was a friend to Welch. "It was his vision that brought the
Wando Welch Terminal into play. That facility made Charleston one of the
premier container ports on the East Coast.
When Welch was recruited to Charleston, he had been working as corporate
general manager of traffic and transportation of U.S. Plywood-Champion
Papers Inc., in Hamilton, Ohio.
He did not have a background in managing port systems.
"That was the introduction for Charleston of having a private sector port
director," Royall said. "Don was visionary. He had unique talents."
One was the ability to get things done - such as build a major terminal
in Mount Pleasant - which was no easy feat even then.
"He had what I would call a daring competitiveness about him and a daring
spirit that really did impress others," Brinson said.
Funerals services will be private. The family requests that in lieu of
flowers, donations be made in honor and memory of Don Welch to VNA
Hospice of Indian River County; 1110 35th Lane; Vero Beach, Fla. 32960.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 27, 2009
SCSPA Remembers Long-Time Director Don Welch
Charleston, SC – The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SPA) honors
the memory of long-time executive director W. Don Welch, who passed away
earlier today at his home in Florida.
“Don Welch’s many contributions to the State Ports Authority and economic
development in this state are apparent now and will be felt for many
years to come,” said John F. Hassell III, interim president and CEO and
board secretary of the SPA. “We in the port industry mourn the loss of a
dedicated leader, consummate professional and friend. The entire
Charleston maritime community extends our thoughts and prayers to his
family during this time.”
Mr. Welch, 78, served as executive director of the SPA from 1971 until
1996. During that time, the port went from a labor-intensive environment
to a largely automated operation, thanks to the containerization
movement. Mr. Welch predicted in 1971, “Anything that can be
containerized will be,” and he steered the Port of Charleston to
successfully prepare for it.
As executive director, Mr. Welch guided the development of the Wando
Terminal from the land purchase in 1972, to the terminal’s opening in
1981, and its near completion in 1997. In 2005, the Wando Terminal was
renamed the Wando Welch Terminal. He also led the major overhaul of the
SPA’s other facilities to provide open storage for containers.
A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Mr. Welch obtained his B.A. degree in
economics from the University of Florida in 1951 and his M.S. in
transportation from the University of Tennessee in l956. During the
Korean War, he served as an artillery officer in the U.S. Army.
Mr. Welch received a number of honors including World Trade "Man of the
Year" by the Propeller Club of Charleston; the "Distinguished Service
Award" granted by the Southern Growth Policies Board; and, was named the
University of Tennessee's "Distinguished Alumnus" for 1981. In April of
1991 Mr. Welch was presented transportation industry's most prestigious
award, the Harry E. Salzberg Memorial Medallion by the School of
Management at Syracuse University. Welch served as the 1981 chairman of
the American Association of Port Authorities.
In 1990, the College of Charleston established the W. Don Welch Medallion
to be awarded in Welch's honor for "meritorious contributions in the
transportation industry."
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CURRENT ISSUES:
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
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
M 9 Low 1:10 AM -1.2 7:08 AM Set 7:03 AM 99
9 High 7:31 AM 6.3 6:00 PM Rise 6:22 PM
9 Low 1:49 PM -0.8
9 High 7:55 PM 5.7
Tu 10 Low 2:02 AM -1.3 7:07 AM Set 7:38 AM 99
10 High 8:19 AM 6.3 6:01 PM Rise 7:30 PM
10 Low 2:35 PM -0.9
10 High 8:45 PM 5.8
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MARINE WEATHER FORECAST
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
443 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THIS
MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE. SEAS 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
| | Notice posted on Wednesday, January 28, 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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