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Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | Date: | Wednesday, May 27, 2009 | Priority: | Normal | Notice: |
URGENT INFORMATION - NONE
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION ------------------------ Maximum Depths - (Fresh) Harbor Entrance - 47.0 ft Main Channel - 45.0 ft
BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION: ------------------------- Current maximum drafts allowed at berths:
Amerada Hess - Max draft - 40'00 Delfin - Max Draft - 42'00 Chem Marine - Max Draft - 38'00 MLW 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 45'00 MLW - Max BM No restriction North Charleston Terminal - Max draft 45'00 MLW - Max BM No restriction CST - Max draft 45'00 MLW - Max BM No restrictions 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: ---------------------------------------------
HESS - BLUE DOLPHIN - IN ETD 1130/27TH KMI4 - CIELO DI MILANO IN ETD 1400/27TH KMI4 - LIAN YUN HU - ETA 0200/28TH KMI4 - TUG OSG COLUMBIA & OSG 242 - ETA 1000/28TH
============================================= FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS: --------------------------------------------- 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.
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:
05/28 - 0745 - NAVOPS Monthly meeting
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
05/31-06/01 - NC Ports Advisorty Council Conference 06/06/09 - 0900 - VPA 21st Annual Clean the Bay 06/09/09 - 1145 - CWIT lunch 06/09/09 - NC Port Advisory Quarterly meeting 06/11/09 - VA Prop Golf outing 06/19/09 - 1700 - Charleston City meeting 06/24/09 - 1900 - Propeller club harbor cruise 06/26/09 - 0800 - 12th Annual SC Maritime Open Golf - Dunes West 07/21/09 - 1700 - Charleston City 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
============================================ Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with May 26, 2009. Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
W 27 Low 5:04 AM -0.3 6:14 AM Rise 9:17 AM 8 27 High 11:05 AM 5.1 8:20 PM Set 11:52 PM 27 Low 5:05 PM -0.5 27 High 11:29 PM 6.5
Th 28 Low 5:58 AM -0.2 6:14 AM Rise 10:30 AM 15 28 High 12:05 PM 5.1 8:20 PM 28 Low 6:03 PM -0.3
F 29 High 12:26 AM 6.2 6:13 AM Set 12:34 AM 25 29 Low 6:52 AM -0.2 8:21 PM Rise 11:40 AM 29 High 1:06 PM 5.2 29 Low 7:04 PM 0.0
Sa 30 High 1:23 AM 5.9 6:13 AM Set 1:09 AM 36 30 Low 7:48 AM -0.1 8:22 PM Rise 12:47 PM 30 High 2:08 PM 5.3 30 Low 8:07 PM 0.2
Su 31 High 2:20 AM 5.6 6:13 AM Set 1:41 AM 47 31 Low 8:43 AM -0.1 8:22 PM Rise 1:50 PM 31 High 3:09 PM 5.4 31 Low 9:11 PM 0.3
M 1 High 3:16 AM 5.3 6:12 AM Set 2:10 AM 58 1 Low 9:38 AM -0.1 8:23 PM Rise 2:52 PM 1 High 4:07 PM 5.6 1 Low 10:14 PM 0.4
Tu 2 High 4:10 AM 5.1 6:12 AM Set 2:39 AM 68 2 Low 10:30 AM -0.1 8:23 PM Rise 3:53 PM 2 High 5:02 PM 5.8 2 Low 11:13 PM 0.4
W 3 High 5:03 AM 4.9 6:12 AM Set 3:09 AM 78 3 Low 11:21 AM -0.1 8:24 PM Rise 4:53 PM 3 High 5:53 PM 5.9
Th 4 Low 12:08 AM 0.3 6:12 AM Set 3:42 AM 85 4 High 5:54 AM 4.8 8:24 PM Rise 5:54 PM 4 Low 12:09 PM -0.1 4 High 6:41 PM 6.0
F 5 Low 12:59 AM 0.3 6:11 AM Set 4:18 AM 92 5 High 6:42 AM 4.7 8:25 PM Rise 6:54 PM 5 Low 12:54 PM 0.0 5 High 7:26 PM 6.1
Sa 6 Low 1:46 AM 0.2 6:11 AM Set 4:59 AM 96 6 High 7:28 AM 4.7 8:26 PM Rise 7:52 PM 6 Low 1:38 PM 0.1 6 High 8:09 PM 6.0
Su 7 Low 2:30 AM 0.2 6:11 AM Set 5:45 AM 99 7 High 8:12 AM 4.6 8:26 PM Rise 8:46 PM 7 Low 2:19 PM 0.2 7 High 8:50 PM 5.9
M 8 Low 3:12 AM 0.3 6:11 AM Set 6:36 AM 99 8 High 8:55 AM 4.6 8:26 PM Rise 9:35 PM 8 Low 2:59 PM 0.3 8 High 9:30 PM 5.8
Tu 9 Low 3:52 AM 0.3 6:11 AM Set 7:31 AM 98 9 High 9:36 AM 4.5 8:27 PM Rise 10:18 PM 9 Low 3:37 PM 0.4 9 High 10:09 PM 5.7
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 1015 AM EDT WED MAY 27 2009
THIS AFTERNOON E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE.
TONIGHT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING.
THU AND THU NIGHT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND TSTMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING... THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SUN VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
| Notice posted on Wednesday, May 27, 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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