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Subject: | CHARLESTON, SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | Date: | Tuesday, July 21, 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: ---------------------------------------------
============================================= 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. 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: By Molly Parker mparker@scbiznews.com
The Southern Environmental Law Center filed a motion today asking a federal judge to halt construction of the S.C. State Ports Authority's terminal in North Charleston.
SPA interim CEO John Hassell said the motion, "while not unexpected, is unfortunate."
The law center, along with the S.C. Coastal Conservation League, says the construction project should wait for additional traffic studies to determine whether Interstate 26 can handle the truck traffic that a new terminal would generate, and to study rail options that could help prevent interstate gridlock.
The motion is part of a lawsuit pending in federal court in which the law center sued the Army Corps of Engineers claiming the permitting agency erred in approving the North Charleston terminal because it failed to appropriately consider the impact of trucks on I-26.
The motion for temporary injunction asks a judge to require the SPA to stop work on the terminal until these outstanding issues are resolved. The motion says that the harm is minimal to the SPA because the decline in world trade has left the Port of Charleston with plenty of excess capacity. SPA officials have stated repeatedly and with vigor that it is vital that the new terminal be open by around 2014, the year the Panama Canal expansion should be completed.
The Port of Charleston's competitive advantage in the Southeast is that it boasts deeper waters that can handle the larger so-called post-Panamax ships. But the recession has slowed growth projections dramatically, and how global trade will shake out in the next decade is a big question mark.
Because of that, Nancy Vinson, water and air program director for the Coastal Conservation League, said the SPA would be wise to give its new leadership team time to evaluate its options with regard to the new terminal. Hapag-Lloyd executive Jim Newsome takes over as CEO of the agency on Sept. 1.
"This global economic decline has really offered us the opportunity to get it right on the port," Vinson said. "Clearly we have time to get it right. This is such a huge investment of public dollars, we shouldn't go with the plan that was designed hastily by former leadership."
Despite the pending lawsuit, the SPA issued a $55 million contract in April for construction of a 5,000-foot-long containment wall into Charleston Harbor. The winning bid for the project - which is expected to span about 15 months - is from a joint venture between Cape Romain Contractors of Wando and Massachusetts-based Jay Cashman Inc.
That contract includes language to deal with a court-ordered stop to the project, though this morning Hassell defended the SPA's position that now is the time to build.
"The ports authority will continue to aggressively defend its permit and the project, which is critical to the long-term economic competitiveness of the region and the state," he said.
In the most recent legislative session, leading lawmakers attempted to orchestrate a plan that would have provided on-dock or near-dock rail access to the new terminal. Debate got heated as lawmakers attempted to transfer to the state the ownership of a rail line on the northern end of the former Navy base running through property owned by the Noisette Co. North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey vowed to fight that plan.
The SPA was silent on the debate, saying state decree ordered the authority to deal with the terminal and other agencies - the Department of Transportation and S.C. Public Railways - to determine road and rail plans.
In a statement issued Monday responding to the motion, the SPA noted that South Carolina's June unemployment was 12.1%, the nation's fourth-highest.
"At a time when jobs are critical to the Charleston area and the entire state, the only people trying to stop the creation of good jobs and economic opportunity are the (Coastal Conservation) League and the SELC," Hassell said.
The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce's Center for Business Research estimates that the latest project will support an estimated 720 jobs while creating a $78.4 million economic impact in the local area, the SPA said. Test piles were driven last month
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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
============================================ Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with July 21, 2009. Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
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
Th 30 High 3:05 AM 4.7 6:32 AM Set 12:58 AM 60 30 Low 9:23 AM 0.4 8:20 PM Rise 3:41 PM 30 High 4:03 PM 5.6 30 Low 10:19 PM 1.0
F 31 High 3:59 AM 4.5 6:33 AM Set 1:40 AM 69 31 Low 10:17 AM 0.5 8:19 PM Rise 4:37 PM 31 High 4:57 PM 5.6 31 Low 11:14 PM 1.0
Sa 1 High 4:52 AM 4.5 6:34 AM Set 2:28 AM 78 1 Low 11:10 AM 0.6 8:18 PM Rise 5:29 PM 1 High 5:47 PM 5.6
Su 2 Low 12:05 AM 0.9 6:34 AM Set 3:20 AM 85 2 High 5:44 AM 4.6 8:17 PM Rise 6:16 PM 2 Low 12:00 PM 0.5 2 High 6:35 PM 5.7
M 3 Low 12:52 AM 0.8 6:35 AM Set 4:15 AM 91 3 High 6:34 AM 4.6 8:16 PM Rise 6:57 PM 3 Low 12:47 PM 0.5 3 High 7:20 PM 5.8
================================================== OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 500 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 W CENTRAL N ATLC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS BEYOND 20 NM...TO 250 NM OFFSHORE...INCLUDING S OF GEORGES BANK FROM 1000 FM TO...250 NM OFFSHORE. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. ANZ088-211500- CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W 500 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009
TODAY AND TONIGHT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EARLY TODAY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR E PORTION VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
| Notice posted on Tuesday, July 21, 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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