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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Monday, February 09, 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 - CHANCE - ETA 1600/9TH
KINDER MORGAN 4 - ARIADNE JACOB - ETA 2300/11TH
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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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CSAV Launches New Asia Service in Charleston
February 7, 2009
CSAV's inaugural call in Charleston on the PACCAR service (Asia-Caribbean-
US East Coast) is less than three weeks away.
The weekly service will employ 9 vessels between 2,500 and 3,000 teu and
will offer a new all-water trans-Pacific platform in Charleston.
The foreign ports are Ningbo, Shanghai, Qingdao, Busan, Manzanillo,
Cartagena, Rio Haina, and Lazaro Cardenas.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
02/10/09 - 1145-0130 CWIT Luncheon
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
02/18/09 - 0815 Maritime Assoc. of SC Board Meeting
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 30, 2009.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
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
Th 12 Low 3:42 AM -0.9 7:05 AM Set 8:39 AM 93
12 High 9:49 AM 5.7 6:03 PM Rise 9:39 PM
12 Low 4:03 PM -0.7
12 High 10:20 PM 5.7
F 13 Low 4:30 AM -0.5 7:04 AM Set 9:09 AM 86
13 High 10:32 AM 5.3 6:03 PM Rise 10:42 PM
13 Low 4:45 PM -0.4
13 High 11:07 PM 5.5
Sa 14 Low 5:20 AM -0.1 7:03 AM Set 9:40 AM 78
14 High 11:15 AM 4.9 6:04 PM Rise 11:43 PM
14 Low 5:28 PM -0.1
14 High 11:55 PM 5.3
Su 15 Low 6:11 AM 0.3 7:02 AM Set 10:14 AM 69
15 High 12:00 PM 4.5 6:05 PM
15 Low 6:13 PM 0.3
M 16 High 12:46 AM 5.0 7:01 AM Rise 12:43 AM 59
16 Low 7:05 AM 0.7 6:06 PM Set 10:52 AM
16 High 12:50 PM 4.2
16 Low 7:03 PM 0.5
Tu 17 High 1:41 AM 4.9 7:00 AM Rise 1:41 AM 50
17 Low 8:02 AM 0.9 6:07 PM Set 11:35 AM
17 High 1:44 PM 4.1
17 Low 7:59 PM 0.7
W 18 High 2:40 AM 4.8 6:59 AM Rise 2:37 AM 40
18 Low 9:01 AM 1.0 6:08 PM Set 12:23 PM
18 High 2:43 PM 4.0
18 Low 8:59 PM 0.8
Th 19 High 3:39 AM 4.8 6:58 AM Rise 3:28 AM 31
19 Low 9:58 AM 0.9 6:09 PM Set 1:15 PM
19 High 3:42 PM 4.1
19 Low 9:58 PM 0.7
F 20 High 4:35 AM 4.9 6:57 AM Rise 4:13 AM 23
20 Low 10:50 AM 0.8 6:10 PM Set 2:11 PM
20 High 4:38 PM 4.2
20 Low 10:52 PM 0.5
Sa 21 High 5:26 AM 5.1 6:56 AM Rise 4:54 AM 15
21 Low 11:37 AM 0.5 6:10 PM Set 3:09 PM
21 High 5:29 PM 4.5
21 Low 11:40 PM 0.3
Su 22 High 6:11 AM 5.2 6:55 AM Rise 5:30 AM 9
22 Low 12:19 PM 0.3 6:11 PM Set 4:07 PM
22 High 6:15 PM 4.7
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MARINE FORCAST
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4
FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT....DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
THU
W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
| | Notice posted on Monday, February 09, 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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