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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Thursday, May 28, 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 - 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:
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KMI4 - LIAN YUN HU - IN ETD 1900/28TH
KMI4 - TUG OSG COLUMBIA & OSG 242 - ETA 0700/29TH
BP - TUG INTEGRITY AND 650-4 - IN ETD 1300/29TH
KMI2 - CLIPPER FAITH - IN ETD 1500/30TH
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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.
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:
Board chief upbeat on Maersk
By Allyson Bird (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Thursday, May 28, 2009
The head of the State Ports Authority's board spoke optimistically
Wednesday about a high-stakes effort to keep the Port of Charleston's
remaining business with mega-customer Maersk Line.
"I think we've given them an offer that they will find acceptable," David
Posek said while addressing the S.C. International Trade Conference being
held this week at Charleston Place.
Port officials declined to elaborate on the Maersk talks, but Posek, who is
the SPA's chairman, said in his remarks to conference attendees that the
agency remains in negotiations with the world's largest container carrier.
Denmark-based Maersk, which accounts for about 20 percent of the Port of
Charleston's container volume, announced in December that it would move its
business elsewhere by the time its contract with the SPA ends in late 2010.
The company, which like most steamship lines has been hurt by a decline in
business brought on by the recession, has said it could not reach a
cost-saving arrangement that was acceptable to both the ports authority and
the International Longshoremen's Association.
At least three proposals have been presented to Maersk since then, port
officials have said.
On another front, Posek said the SPA is "in the final phases" of finding a
permanent replacement for former president and chief executive officer
Bernard S. Groseclose Jr., who quit in the middle of a performance
evaluation in January.
SPA board member Bill Stern, who is overseeing the search committee, said
the number of candidates for the top job is down to seven, but that no
timetable has been set for winnowing that group to a list of finalists.
John F. Hassell, a former board member, has been serving as interim CEO
since Groseclose's resignation.
Posek also spoke about the SPA's renewed focus, its expansion plans and the
year's economic outlook.
He said container volume at the port so far this fiscal year is about 15
percent below last year's numbers. But he also announced that Mediterranean
Shipping Co. would make 52 additional calls beginning June 9 as part of a
service from eastern South America.
MSC, the world's second-largest shipping line, recently extended its
contract with the SPA into 2017.
Posek also told the crowd that the SPA continues to move forward in
building its new container terminal at the former Navy base in North
Charleston and plans to open the facility in time for the Panama Canal
expansion in 2014.
He said also that the agency recently refocused on its mission to serve as
an economic engine for the state. That means improving its marketing and
customer relations.
As Posek put it, "The best customer is the one that you already have."
Reach Allyson Bird at 937-5594 or abird@postandcourier.com.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
05/31-06/01 - NC Ports Advisorty Council Conference
06/06/09 - 0900 - VPA 21st Annual Clean the Bay
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
06/09/09 - 1145 - CWIT lunch
06/09/09 - NC Port Advisory Quarterly meeting
06/11/09 - VA Prop Golf outing
06/13/09 - 1930 - CWIT Soccer social
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
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with May 26, 2009.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
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
W 10 Low 4:30 AM 0.4 6:11 AM Set 8:27 AM 95
10 High 10:17 AM 4.5 8:27 PM Rise 10:56 PM
10 Low 4:15 PM 0.6
10 High 10:47 PM 5.5
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
1047 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2009
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
| | Notice posted on Thursday, May 28, 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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