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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Thursday, January 29, 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 - IN 0433/29TH ETD 2200/29TH
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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:
Maersk directs another service out of Charleston
UPDATE: Maersk Line's corporate response
Q. Is this simply a structural change to Maersk’s routing or does this
reflect a continuation of the draw down of Maersk Line services to
Charleston?
A. This is both a structural change to our services reflecting a new
vessel-sharing agreement with CMA-CGM, as well as a continuation of the
previously announced draw down of services to Charleston. We have worked
very closely with our customers to ensure that their needs will continue
to be met and we believe that this new service, with improved transit
times and a wider scope, will provide them with an even more reliable and
competitive service.
Q. As such, is this a statement on the state of discussions between
Maersk and the SPA?
A. This action is not directly related to the discussions currently
ongoing with the SCSPA; it is a reflection of the business case with
which we are faced in Charleston. When compared to the cost under our
current agreement with the Port of Charleston, other regional ports have
provided a more cost-effective option for this service and our deployment
reflects this.
However, our discussions with the SPA remain active and positive in
nature. If the business case in Charleston were to change in a way that
made our costs competitive with other major shipping lines in the port
and with our costs in other nearby ports, then we would, as a matter of
good business practice, reconsider any further adjustments.
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ORIGINAL REPORT:
By Molly Parker
mparker@scbiznews.com
Published Jan. 28, 2009
Starting in March, Maersk Line’s weekly calls to the Port of Charleston
will be fewer by three.
The Danish company announced today that, as part of changes to its
WestMed service that runs between the Mediterranean region and North
America, it will be routing regional cargo to Norfolk, Va., and Savannah
instead of into Charleston.
The changes are brought about by Maersk’s new vessel-sharing agreement
with French carrier CMA-CGM.
The news is another blow to the S.C. State Ports Authority, which, along
with every other port in the nation, has been hammered in recent months
by declining container traffic.
Maersk Line, the world’s largest shipping line and the Port of
Charleston’s biggest customer, announced late last year that it would be
leaving Charleston at the end of 2010. Negotiations are ongoing among
lawmakers, port officials and Maersk representatives to keep the company
here.
At press time, a U.S.-based Maersk spokesman was seeking comment from
company executives as to whether — and if so, how — this announcement
relates to those ongoing discussions. The company’s news release says the
change is part of a consolidation necessary for the “overall stability of
the trade.”
It does not indicate that the change had anything to do with operations
at the Port of Charleston, nor does it explain why Norfolk and Savannah
were chosen over Charleston.
Regardless, the end result is one fewer vessel a week calling on
Charleston. That’s on top of Maersk’s plan to move its South Atlantic
Express to neighboring ports by February. That trade line accounts for
roughly two ship calls per week.
Currently, Maersk makes about seven calls a week to Charleston,
accounting for 20% of the SPA’s container business. With the loss of
those two trade lines, Charleston will see about 40% of its Maersk
business move to nearby ports.
SPA spokesman Byron Miller said the move will “impact a number of
companies that provide business to the ships and the cargo that they
carry.”
“You can be certain that the other carriers in the port, as well as the
ports authority, will be working hard to ensure that we keep as much of
that cargo as possible here.”
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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
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
W 11 Low 2:52 AM -1.1 7:06 AM Set 8:09 AM 97
11 High 9:05 AM 6.0 6:02 PM Rise 8:36 PM
11 Low 3:19 PM -0.9
11 High 9:33 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-
855 AM EST THU JAN 29 2009
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
| | Notice posted on Thursday, January 29, 2009 | |
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