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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Friday, June 26, 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 - PRINCESS NAOMI - IN ETD 1230/26TH
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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:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2009
Charleston Deepening Project Advances
$12 Million for Deepening Study, Maintenance
Charleston, SC – South Carolina’s seaports in Charleston and Georgetown
stand to gain more than $12 million in additional funding for deepening
studies and channel maintenance following action in the U.S. House of
Representatives this week.
The Port of Charleston is currently 47 feet deep at mean low water in the
entrance channel and 45 feet inside the harbor. Charleston’s channels have
the opportunity to go even deeper thanks to funding for the resumption of a
reconnaissance study on future deepening.
“With a 45-foot draft at low water, Charleston already has the region’s
deepest channels and can accommodate post-Panamax ships today,” said David
J. Posek, chairman of the South Carolina State Ports Authority. “The new
project would take Charleston beyond 45 feet, opening the port to all
classes of the world’s most modern vessels. We are ready for the Panama
Canal expansion and beyond.”
After final approval by the U.S. House and Senate, and passage of the
Energy & Water appropriations bill, Charleston Harbor will also receive
$1,798,000 for dredged material disposal facilities and an additional $10.7
million for maintenance dredging work.
“The Ports of Charleston and Georgetown will be even more competitive,”
said Posek, “thanks to the action of Congressman Henry Brown, as well as
the support of our allies and our Congressional delegation.”
Another $1 million will go to needed maintenance dredging in Georgetown’s
27-foot authorized channel.
“There are several new cargo accounts eyeing Georgetown, and adequate draft
will help close those deals and bring these new projects, jobs and
investment to our state,” said Posek. “We are committed to enhancing
Georgetown’s position and are aggressively pursuing new business for the port.”
The action on the projects came in the House Energy & Water Appropriations
subcommittee.
About the South Carolina State Ports Authority
The South Carolina State Ports Authority, established by the state's
General Assembly in 1942, owns and operates public seaport facilities in
Charleston and Georgetown, handling international commerce valued at more
than $62 billion annually and receiving no direct taxpayer subsidy. An
economic development engine for the state, port operations facilitate
260,800 jobs across South Carolina and nearly $45 billion in economic
activity each year.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
06/26/09 - 0800 - 12th Annual SC Maritime Open Golf - Dunes West
06/26/09 - 1400 - SCSPA Teleconference
06/30/09 - am - SCSPA Training sessions for PortCharleston web users
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
07/21/09 - 1700 - Charleston City meeting
07/28 - 1100 - NORFOLK - VPA MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
09/17 - 1200 - SAVANNAH - STATE OF THE PORT
09/22 - 1100 - NORFOLK - VPA MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
10/08 - 1200 - SAVANNAH - PROP LUNCHEON
10/08 - 1800 - CHARLESTON - CWIT DINNER/AUCTION
10/10/09 - TBA - CWIT - Luau Auction
11/24 - 1100 - NORFOLK - VPA MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
2014 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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HURRICANE STATUS - Alert level 4/Seasonal - no storms predicted
SEAPORT SECURITY ALERT CURRENTLY AT YELLOW/ELEVEATED - MARSEC 1
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with June 23, 2009.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
F 26 Low 5:38 AM -0.5 6:13 AM Rise 10:34 AM 13
26 High 11:52 AM 5.5 8:32 PM Set 11:41 PM
26 Low 5:50 PM -0.4
Sa 27 High 12:08 AM 6.2 6:14 AM Rise 11:41 AM 22
27 Low 6:30 AM -0.4 8:32 PM
27 High 12:50 PM 5.5
27 Low 6:48 PM -0.1
Su 28 High 1:00 AM 5.8 6:14 AM Set 12:13 AM 33
28 Low 7:21 AM -0.3 8:32 PM Rise 12:45 PM
28 High 1:48 PM 5.6
28 Low 7:48 PM 0.2
M 29 High 1:53 AM 5.4 6:15 AM Set 12:42 AM 43
29 Low 8:13 AM -0.2 8:32 PM Rise 1:47 PM
29 High 2:45 PM 5.6
29 Low 8:50 PM 0.4
Tu 30 High 2:45 AM 5.1 6:15 AM Set 1:12 AM 54
30 Low 9:05 AM -0.1 8:32 PM Rise 2:48 PM
30 High 3:41 PM 5.7
30 Low 9:50 PM 0.6
W 1 High 3:38 AM 4.8 6:15 AM Set 1:44 AM 64
1 Low 9:57 AM 0.0 8:32 PM Rise 3:49 PM
1 High 4:35 PM 5.7
1 Low 10:49 PM 0.6
Th 2 High 4:31 AM 4.6 6:16 AM Set 2:19 AM 74
2 Low 10:49 AM 0.1 8:32 PM Rise 4:49 PM
2 High 5:26 PM 5.8
2 Low 11:43 PM 0.6
F 3 High 5:22 AM 4.5 6:16 AM Set 2:58 AM 82
3 Low 11:39 AM 0.2 8:32 PM Rise 5:47 PM
3 High 6:15 PM 5.8
Sa 4 Low 12:34 AM 0.6 6:17 AM Set 3:42 AM 89
4 High 6:12 AM 4.5 8:31 PM Rise 6:42 PM
4 Low 12:26 PM 0.2
4 High 7:02 PM 5.8
Su 5 Low 1:20 AM 0.5 6:17 AM Set 4:31 AM 94
5 High 7:00 AM 4.5 8:31 PM Rise 7:32 PM
5 Low 1:12 PM 0.2
5 High 7:46 PM 5.8
M 6 Low 2:04 AM 0.5 6:18 AM Set 5:25 AM 97
6 High 7:46 AM 4.5 8:31 PM Rise 8:17 PM
6 Low 1:54 PM 0.3
6 High 8:28 PM 5.8
Tu 7 Low 2:46 AM 0.4 6:18 AM Set 6:21 AM 99
7 High 8:30 AM 4.6 8:31 PM Rise 8:56 PM
7 Low 2:35 PM 0.3
7 High 9:08 PM 5.8
W 8 Low 3:25 AM 0.4 6:19 AM Set 7:18 AM 99
8 High 9:12 AM 4.6 8:31 PM Rise 9:31 PM
8 Low 3:14 PM 0.4
8 High 9:45 PM 5.7
Th 9 Low 4:02 AM 0.4 6:19 AM Set 8:15 AM 97
9 High 9:52 AM 4.6 8:31 PM Rise 10:02 PM
9 Low 3:52 PM 0.5
9 High 10:20 PM 5.6
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Today: SW wind 9 to 13 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas
around 2 ft.
Tonight: S wind around 15 kt becoming WSW after midnight. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Seas around 3 ft.
Saturday: W wind 11 to 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Saturday Night: SW wind 13 to 16 kt becoming W after midnight. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Seas around 3 ft.
Sunday: W wind 12 to 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sunday Night: SW wind 13 to 17 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Seas around 3 ft.
Monday: W wind 14 to 18 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 3 ft.
Monday Night: SW wind 14 to 17 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Seas around 3 ft.
Tuesday: WSW wind 11 to 14 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas
around 3 ft.
| | Notice posted on Friday, June 26, 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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