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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Thursday, July 16, 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 - HAMBURG STAR - ETA 0130/17TH
BP - TUG INTEGRITY & 650-4 - ETA 1500/17TH
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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. All vessels must sumbit
USCG's H1N1 Flu checklist.
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:
CBP in Charleston Bags Illegally Imported Endangered Species
Charleston, S.C. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Port of
Charleston seized nine items on July 7, for violating the Endangered
Species Act and Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species,
officials announced today.
CBP officers and agriculture specialists discovered the items while conducting
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Endangered species being imported from Sweden seized by CBP in Charleston, S.C.
Endangered species being imported from Sweden seized by CBP in Charleston, S.C.
examinations on two separate shipments of antiques arriving from Sweden.
During the inspection, several hunting trophies, a sea turtle and sea
turtle shell, and other stuffed animal mounts were discovered.
The items were seized as the importer failed to file a completed
Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife, and was
also in violation of CITES regulations in regards to the turtle shell.
Under CITES, both the exporter and importer need to comply with the
Convention’s requirements and be certified in the trade of any part of an
animal covered by the Convention.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the primary agency responsible for
enforcing the ESA and CITES in the United States. CBP, as the nation’s
border agency, works closely with U.S. Fish and Wildlife to ensure that the
ESA and CITES are enforced at every port of entry in the United States. The
ESA provides a program for the conservation of threatened and endangered
plants and animals and the habitats in which they are found. The goal of
CITES is to ensure that international trade in animals does not threaten
their survival.
“This interception is an excellent example of CBP’s commitment to reducing
the international trafficking of endangered species through partnerships
with other federal agencies,” said Robert A. Fencel area port director in
Charleston.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
07/21 - 1000 - SCSPA - Meeting
07/21 - 1700 - Charleston City meeting
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
07/22 - 0815 - CHS Maritime Association Board meeting
07/23 - 0745 - CHS - Navigation & Operations monthly 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 July 9, 2009.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Th 16 High 2:25 AM 4.7 6:23 AM Rise 12:54 AM 45
16 Low 8:49 AM 0.1 8:28 PM Set 3:05 PM
16 High 3:10 PM 5.6
16 Low 9:44 PM 0.9
F 17 High 3:26 AM 4.6 6:24 AM Rise 1:34 AM 34
17 Low 9:48 AM 0.0 8:28 PM Set 4:13 PM
17 High 4:12 PM 5.9
17 Low 10:51 PM 0.7
Sa 18 High 4:31 AM 4.7 6:24 AM Rise 2:23 AM 24
18 Low 10:50 AM -0.2 8:27 PM Set 5:21 PM
18 High 5:16 PM 6.2
18 Low 11:54 PM 0.5
Su 19 High 5:36 AM 4.8 6:25 AM Rise 3:21 AM 14
19 Low 11:52 AM -0.5 8:27 PM Set 6:26 PM
19 High 6:19 PM 6.4
M 20 Low 12:54 AM 0.2 6:26 AM Rise 4:28 AM 7
20 High 6:40 AM 5.0 8:26 PM Set 7:25 PM
20 Low 12:52 PM -0.7
20 High 7:19 PM 6.7
Tu 21 Low 1:50 AM -0.1 6:26 AM Rise 5:41 AM 2
21 High 7:42 AM 5.2 8:26 PM Set 8:16 PM
21 Low 1:50 PM -0.9
21 High 8:16 PM 6.8
W 22 Low 2:43 AM -0.4 6:27 AM Rise 6:57 AM 0
22 High 8:41 AM 5.5 8:25 PM Set 8:59 PM
22 Low 2:47 PM -0.9
22 High 9:11 PM 6.8
Th 23 Low 3:34 AM -0.5 6:28 AM Rise 8:11 AM 0
23 High 9:39 AM 5.7 8:24 PM Set 9:37 PM
23 Low 3:42 PM -0.9
23 High 10:03 PM 6.7
F 24 Low 4:23 AM -0.6 6:28 AM Rise 9:22 AM 4
24 High 10:35 AM 5.8 8:24 PM Set 10:11 PM
24 Low 4:37 PM -0.7
24 High 10:53 PM 6.4
Sa 25 Low 5:12 AM -0.6 6:29 AM Rise 10:29 AM 11
25 High 11:30 AM 5.9 8:23 PM Set 10:42 PM
25 Low 5:32 PM -0.3
25 High 11:43 PM 6.1
Su 26 Low 6:01 AM -0.4 6:30 AM Rise 11:35 AM 19
26 High 12:25 PM 5.9 8:22 PM Set 11:13 PM
26 Low 6:28 PM 0.0
M 27 High 12:32 AM 5.7 6:30 AM Rise 12:38 PM 29
27 Low 6:49 AM -0.2 8:22 PM Set 11:45 PM
27 High 1:20 PM 5.8
27 Low 7:25 PM 0.4
Tu 28 High 1:21 AM 5.3 6:31 AM Rise 1:41 PM 39
28 Low 7:39 AM 0.0 8:21 PM
28 High 2:14 PM 5.7
28 Low 8:23 PM 0.7
W 29 High 2:12 AM 4.9 6:32 AM Set 12:19 AM 50
29 Low 8:30 AM 0.2 8:20 PM Rise 2:42 PM
29 High 3:09 PM 5.6
29 Low 9:22 PM 0.9
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MARINE WEATHER FORECAST:
Today: SSW wind 8 to 12 kt. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after noon. Seas around 2 ft.
Tonight: SW wind 12 to 14 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly
after 2am. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Friday: SW wind 11 to 15 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after
noon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Friday Night: WSW wind 14 to 16 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Seas around 3 ft.
Saturday: SW wind 13 to 17 kt. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly
after noon. Seas around 3 ft.
Saturday Night: SW wind 14 to 17 kt decreasing to 10 to 13 kt after
midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Seas 2
to 3 ft.
Sunday: WSW wind around 9 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny.
Seas around 2 ft.
Sunday Night: S wind 7 to 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Partly cloudy.
Seas around 2 ft.
Monday: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 8 kt in the
afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 2 ft.
| | Notice posted on Thursday, July 16, 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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