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| Subject: | CHARLESTON - DAILY UPDATE | | Date: | Tuesday, March 10, 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 - ELKA GLORY - IN, ETS 1900/10
KINDER MORGAN 4 - HARUNA EXPRESS - IN, ETS 0800/11
DELPHIN - CHEM TAURUS - ETA 12/1000, ETS 13/AM
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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: NONE
CURRENT ISSUES: 03/10/09 - 1145-0130 CWIT Luncheon
3/10 - 1700 - Charleston Pilot Commission
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
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
03/18/09 - 0815 - Maritime Association SC - Board meeting
03/26/09 - 0745 - Maritime Association SC - Navigation/Operations meeting
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 10 Low 1:56 AM -0.9 7:36 AM Set 7:05 AM 98
10 High 8:09 AM 6.0 7:24 PM Rise 7:15 PM
10 Low 2:23 PM -0.7
10 High 8:37 PM 6.0
W 11 Low 2:46 AM -0.9 7:35 AM Set 7:36 AM 99
11 High 8:55 AM 5.9 7:25 PM Rise 8:20 PM
11 Low 3:07 PM -0.7
11 High 9:23 PM 6.1
Th 12 Low 3:34 AM -0.8 7:33 AM Set 8:06 AM 99
12 High 9:38 AM 5.7 7:25 PM Rise 9:23 PM
12 Low 3:49 PM -0.6
12 High 10:07 PM 6.1
F 13 Low 4:20 AM -0.6 7:32 AM Set 8:37 AM 96
13 High 10:19 AM 5.4 7:26 PM Rise 10:26 PM
13 Low 4:29 PM -0.4
13 High 10:49 PM 6.0
Sa 14 Low 5:06 AM -0.3 7:31 AM Set 9:10 AM 90
14 High 10:59 AM 5.1 7:27 PM Rise 11:28 PM
14 Low 5:08 PM -0.1
14 High 11:31 PM 5.7
Su 15 Low 5:51 AM 0.1 7:30 AM Set 9:47 AM 84
15 High 11:40 AM 4.8 7:28 PM
15 Low 5:48 PM 0.2
M 16 High 12:15 AM 5.4 7:28 AM Rise 12:28 AM 76
16 Low 6:37 AM 0.5 7:28 PM Set 10:29 AM
16 High 12:23 PM 4.5
16 Low 6:30 PM 0.6
Tu 17 High 1:02 AM 5.1 7:27 AM Rise 1:26 AM 67
17 Low 7:26 AM 0.8 7:29 PM Set 11:15 AM
17 High 1:11 PM 4.3
17 Low 7:16 PM 0.8
W 18 High 1:55 AM 4.9 7:26 AM Rise 2:19 AM 58
18 Low 8:19 AM 1.0 7:30 PM Set 12:06 PM
18 High 2:04 PM 4.1
18 Low 8:11 PM 1.0
Th 19 High 2:54 AM 4.8 7:24 AM Rise 3:07 AM 48
19 Low 9:16 AM 1.1 7:31 PM Set 1:01 PM
19 High 3:03 PM 4.1
19 Low 9:13 PM 1.1
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MARINE FORCAST
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
914 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT REDUCING VSBYS TO 2 NM OR
LESS AT TIMES.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING REDUCING VSBYS TO 2 NM OR LESS AT TIMES.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. | | Notice posted on Tuesday, March 10, 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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