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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Friday, February 20, 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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KINDER MORGAN #1 - TUG AMBERJACK & PENN 410 - ETA 2100/20TH
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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:
Senate advances bill to strengthen SPA accountability
By Molly Parker
mparker@scbiznews.com
Published Feb. 19, 2009
The Senate advanced a bill on Thursday that outlines the qualifications
needed to serve on the State Ports Authority board and that strips the
governor of his ability to remove board members at will.
The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Larry Grooms, R-Bonneau, now moves to
the House Judiciary Committee for consideration.
As a compromise, the portion of Grooms’ bill calling for the
establishment of an independent port oversight committee was deleted from
the bill. The S.C. Chamber of Commerce actively opposed creation of such
a committee because it would have included – in addition to a number of
representatives from across the maritime industry – one member from the
International Longshoremen’s Association.
“The advisory committee had mandated union influence, which our members
strongly opposed, as well as potential environmental influence,” the
chamber said in a statement. “If we restructure the ports authority
board, our members didn’t see the necessity of having an advisory board.”
The SPA did not take a position on the legislation, said spokesman Byron
Miller.
The crux of the legislation is the new oversight rules it establishes,
such as mandating that any executive compensation requires a public vote
of the board. It also would require the agency to set up a searchable
public database outlining all expenditures of more than $100.
As for board members, the legislation says they must have at least five
years experience in one or a combination of the following fields:
maritime shipping; labor related to maritime shipping; overland shipping
by truck, rail or both; international commerce; finance, economics or
statistics; accounting; engineering; law; or upper-level business
management.
Additionally, board terms would decrease from seven years to five, though
the governor can reappoint a member as many times as he wants.
If the legislation becomes law, the governor would no longer be able to
remove members at his discretion, except for specific reasons, including
malfeasance, incompetency, conflicts of interest, misconduct or
persistent neglect of duty in office.
Gov. Mark Sanford opposes the legislation, specifically because of this
change.
“For all the talk in the Senate about the importance of accountability at
the ports authority, it’s hard to imagine something doing more harm to
the responsiveness and transparency of that agency than this change,”
Sanford said in a statement. “It’s very interesting that the very same
people who make the argument that the ports authority needs a change of
direction are the same people who want so much to take away a governor’s
role in indeed making those changes.”
Sanford is in support of legislation proposed by Rep. Jim Merrill, R-
Charleston, that would get rid of the ports board entirely, and make the
port director a cabinet level position appointed by and reporting
directly to the governor.
The legislation also:
Mandates that the SPA seek approval from the Budget and Control Board
before selling any property, buildings, terminals or any other permanent
structures, excluding equipment.
Calls for creation of a nine-member committee to study the feasibility of
privatizing portions of the SPA’s operations. The committee would be
required to report its findings to the General Assembly and governor by
March 1, 2010, at which time it would dissolve.
Requires the Senate Transportation Committee and House Ways and Means
Committee to each conduct an oversight review of the authority and its
operations at least once every two years.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
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
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
Tu 3 Low 6:26 AM 0.4 6:45 AM Set 12:24 AM 34
3 High 12:13 PM 4.5 6:19 PM Rise 10:29 AM
3 Low 6:33 PM 0.0
W 4 High 12:50 AM 5.5 6:44 AM Set 1:31 AM 45
4 Low 7:32 AM 0.6 6:19 PM Rise 11:25 AM
4 High 1:21 PM 4.4
4 Low 7:39 PM 0.0
Th 5 High 2:03 AM 5.4 6:42 AM Set 2:33 AM 56
5 Low 8:43 AM 0.5 6:20 PM Rise 12:29 PM
5 High 2:36 PM 4.4
5 Low 8:50 PM -0.1
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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-
706 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY
EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR THE COAST THIS MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT BY LATE IN THE DAY.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 1 FOOT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS AROUND 1 FOOT...THEN 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.
| | Notice posted on Friday, February 20, 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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