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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Tuesday, February 17, 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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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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CURRENT ARTICLES:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 13, 2009
Charleston Expansion Advances – Major Construction Project Out for Bid
Charleston, SC – A major new construction project for the South Carolina
State Ports Authority’s (SCSPA) new facility at the former Navy Base in
the Port of Charleston is now out for public bid.
The SCSPA is seeking bids for the construction of a 5,000-foot-long
containment structure built out approximately 850 feet from the existing
shoreline to the main shipping channel. Working from the waterside, crews
will dredge approximately 880,000 cubic yards of material, install the
steel pipe and sheet pile wall and construct a rock berm of approximately
290,000 cubic yards of rock. The containment structure will be built in
preparation for the placement of fill material in the tideland area of
the new, 280-acre container terminal.
The containment wall project is expected to cost approximately $60
million, but competitive bids are anticipated. Fourteen companies have
placed their names on the pre-bid list. The project will be funded
internally by the SCSPA without entering the credit market at this time.
“This signals to our customers that, while we’re being mindful of the
current state of trade, we are focused on the long term success of the
Port of Charleston,” said John F. Hassell III, interim president & CEO of
the SCSPA. “With port expansion at the Navy Base, along with other
capacity enhancements, Charleston will be able to handle growth for many
years to come.”
Construction of the containment wall is expected to begin in the summer
of 2009 and take 15 months to complete. The project is an essential next
step to ensure that the terminal’s first phase stays on schedule for a
2014 completion, which also coincides with the opening of the new, larger
locks at the Panama Canal.
Links:
Navy Base terminal rendering
Containment structure project information
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Groseclose to receive $132,000 after quitting SPA
By Molly Parker
mparker@scbiznews.com
Former ports chief Bernard Groseclose will receive $132,000 in severance
pay and up to $4,000 for health insurance under the terms of a separation
agreement he signed Friday.
He will also get a free trip overseas to attend a business conference.
Groseclose’s employment agreement, signed Dec. 30, 1998, calls for him to
receive a severance payment of half of his annual base pay upon his
resignation. He was making about $264,000.
Groseclose will receive the first $66,000 of his severance pay on
Wednesday, the day he officially resigns, as spelled out in the
separation agreement. The remaining $66,000 will be paid to him in
installments of $13,200 on the first day of each month between April and
August.
On Jan. 20, Groseclose abruptly stepped down from his role as head of the
S.C. State Ports Authority. Groseclose and board members said he resigned
willingly. It has been a trying time for the ports authority, with
container traffic down and Maersk Line, its largest customer, threatening
to leave Charleston in 2010. Discussions are underway to keep the Danish
company here.
Though he is on leave from his duties, Groseclose remains an SPA employee
until Wednesday.
The SPA board has also agreed to pay Groseclose a monthly stipend of
$653.22 for six months to make up for the difference between what he
currently pays for the SPA’s group medical plan and what he would be
required to pay to extend that coverage under COBRA.
The SPA has agreed to pay a maximum of $3,919.30 for extended health
benefits, but only if, and to the extent, he elects COBRA.
In the agreement, the board also waived a section of Groseclose’s
employment contract that would have barred him from working for a
competing port for at least two years. That timeframe was dropped to six
months.
However, he is barred from soliciting or hiring any SPA employees for at
least two years.
The board has also agreed to pay his lodging, airfare and registration to
a business meeting of the International Association of Ports and
Harbours. There is a meeting scheduled for March in Singapore and one for
May in Genoa, Italy. The SPA had prepaid for certain expenses that are
non-refundable, so Groseclose will be allowed to attend “in lieu of
forfeiting these prepaid expenses,” the agreement reads. The agreement
does not specify which meeting he is attending.
Groseclose, however, will not be representing the SPA, and will pay for
other expenses, such as meals.
The board and executive management also agreed not to disparage
Groseclose. He, in turn, agreed not to disparage them.
On behalf of the board, the agreement was signed by SPA board chairman
David Posek. In offering the package, he thanked Groseclose for his years
of service.
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OOCL will slash capacity by 25 percent, the ocean carrier’s parent
company Chairman C.C. Tung told Reuters.
Tung said he expects the firm’s container traffic to fall 20 percent
to 30 percent in early 2009, and that it may take two to three years for
the industry to see positive growth. Tung also said OOCL won’t renew
contracts on 13 or 14 chartered vessels that are due to expire this year.
Tung
OOCL has been active in service suspensions along with its Grand
Alliance partners and those in the New World Alliance. The two alliances
stopped a Black Sea/Asia service earlier this month, and the Grand
Alliance members halted an Asia/Europe string in January.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
02/17/09 - 1900 - City Council Meeting
02/18/09 - 0815 Maritime Assoc. of SC Board Meeting
02/25/09 - Propeller Club Oyster Roast
02/26/09 - 0745 - MASC Navigation meeting
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
03/10/09 - 1145-0130 CWIT Luncheon
03/12/09 - 1200 - Savannah Prop luncheon
03/12/09 - 1800 - Norfolk Prop Dinner
03/17/09 - SCSPA Board Meeting at the Navy Base Terminal
04/09/09 - 1200 - Savannah Prop luncheon
04/14/09 - 1830 CWIT Soiree
05/12/09 - 1145-0130 CWIT Luncheon
06/09/09 - NC Port Advisory Quarterly meeting
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
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
M 23 Low 12:25 AM 0.1 6:54 AM Rise 6:02 AM 4
23 High 6:52 AM 5.4 6:12 PM Set 5:06 PM
23 Low 12:58 PM 0.1
23 High 6:57 PM 4.9
Tu 24 Low 1:06 AM -0.1 6:53 AM Rise 6:31 AM 1
24 High 7:30 AM 5.4 6:13 PM Set 6:05 PM
24 Low 1:35 PM -0.1
24 High 7:36 PM 5.1
W 25 Low 1:46 AM -0.2 6:52 AM Rise 6:59 AM 0
25 High 8:05 AM 5.4 6:14 PM Set 7:04 PM
25 Low 2:10 PM -0.2
25 High 8:12 PM 5.3
Th 26 Low 2:26 AM -0.2 6:51 AM Rise 7:27 AM 0
26 High 8:39 AM 5.3 6:15 PM Set 8:04 PM
26 Low 2:46 PM -0.3
26 High 8:47 PM 5.5
F 27 Low 3:07 AM -0.2 6:50 AM Rise 7:55 AM 3
27 High 9:12 AM 5.2 6:15 PM Set 9:06 PM
27 Low 3:23 PM -0.4
27 High 9:24 PM 5.6
Sa 28 Low 3:49 AM -0.1 6:48 AM Rise 8:26 AM 8
28 High 9:48 AM 5.0 6:16 PM Set 10:10 PM
28 Low 4:02 PM -0.3
28 High 10:04 PM 5.6
Su 1 Low 4:36 AM 0.0 6:47 AM Rise 9:00 AM 15
1 High 10:28 AM 4.9 6:17 PM Set 11:16 PM
1 Low 4:46 PM -0.3
1 High 10:51 PM 5.6
M 2 Low 5:27 AM 0.2 6:46 AM Rise 9:41 AM 24
2 High 11:16 AM 4.7 6:18 PM
2 Low 5:35 PM -0.2
2 High 11:45 PM 5.6
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MARINE FORCAST
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
951 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009
THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
| | Notice posted on Tuesday, February 17, 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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