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| Subject: | Charleston - Daily Update | | Date: | Friday, July 17, 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 1100/17
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: None
CURRENT ISSUES:
07/21 - 1000 - SCSPA - Meeting
07/21 - 1700 - Charleston City meeting
07/22 - 0815 - CHS Maritime Association Board meeting
07/23 - 0745 - CHS - Navigation & Operations monthly meeting
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
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
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: SW wind 11 to 14 kt increasing to 14 to 17 kt in the afternoon.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight: WSW wind 14 to 17 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas
around 3 ft.
Saturday: WSW wind 13 to 16 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 3 ft.
Saturday Night: SW wind 12 to 15 kt decreasing to 8 to 11 kt after
midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sunday: W wind 6 to 8 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 2 ft.
Sunday Night: SSW wind 7 to 9 kt. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Seas around 2 ft.
Monday: SW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 2 ft.
Monday Night: SSE wind 6 to 8 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Seas around 2 ft.
Tuesday: SE wind 5 to 9 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas 2
to 3 ft.
| | Notice posted on Friday, July 17, 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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