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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Friday, July 24, 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 - CAPE BON - ETA 1700/24TH ETD 0300/25TH
HESS - YASA SEYHAN - ETA 0200/25TH
KMI4 - EVEROTAS - ETA 0200/27TH
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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:
MSIB (43-09) – Maintenance/Dredging Operations in Charleston Harbor, SC
Issued: July 23 2009
Expires: August 8, 2009
On July 23, 2009, Salmons Dredging Corporation will be performing
maintenance dredging/excavation at the Charleston Harbor Marina in the
Charleston Harbor; Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. The work will be
performed with a clamshell dredge and the dredged material will be
transported to Salmons Dredging Corporations facility, located on Shipyard
River, by a tug pushed barge. The work is anticipated to last
approximately 15 days (to be complete by August 8, 2009).
All vessels transiting this area must operate their vessels at a safe speed
and maintain a lookout for barges, tugs, and work boats. All vessels must
monitor VHF Channel 13 or 16 while approaching and passing the dredging
activity. Thank you for your cooperation.
If there are any questions or if additional information is needed, please
call Jack Walker during normal business hours at 843-769-7376, extension
4250, or after working hours on mobile phone 843-708-0956.
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Top Story
Jafza South Carolina tags engineering firms for logistics complex
Jafza South Carolina LLC on Wednesday released the list of engineering
firms who will receive a request for proposal to build the infrastructure
for the first phase of the company’s first U.S. project — its much
anticipated logistics, distribution and manufacturing complex in Santee,
South Carolina.
The firms selected are AECOM; Alliance Consulting Engineers; Arcadis; BP
Barber; and Seamon, Whiteside and Associates.
In 2007, Jafza acquired more than 1,300 acres in Orangeburg County for a
logistics, warehouse, light manufacturing and multi-use commercial complex.
Jafza South Carolina is a subsidiary of Jafza International, a Dubai-based
global logistics company
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Nucor posts $133M loss
Staff and wire reports
Friday, July 24, 2009
CHARLOTTE — Nucor Corp., the largest U.S. steel maker by production, said
Thursday it lost $133 million in its second quarter as demand remained weak
amid the economic downturn.
It was Nucor's second straight quarterly loss, but an improvement over the
previous quarter's results and beat Wall Street expectations. The company
said it expects more improvement in the third quarter, despite high
raw-material costs.
The global recession has hammered Nucor and other steel producers,
undermining key steel buyers in the construction, automotive and industrial
equipment industries.
But prices and production of the metal have risen in recent weeks, though
from levels far lower than a year earlier, when surging demand produced the
most lucrative market for the metal in decades.
Nucor's second-quarter loss amounted to 43 cents per share. That compares
with a profit of $580.8 million, or $1.94 a share, in the year-earlier period.
Revenue fell 65 percent to $2.48 billion from $7.09 billion.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had expected a steeper loss of 59
cents a share on lower revenue of $2.35 billion. Those estimates typically
exclude one-time items.
In April, Nucor posted its first loss in the company's history.
The steelmaker has been a major employer in the Charleston area since the
mid-1990s.
It operates a large mill on the Cooper River in Berkeley County with more
than 800 workers whose compensation is tied directly to production levels.
It also has operations in Darlington, Florence and Swansea
Shares of Nucor rose 7 cents to close Thursday at $44.35.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
07/28 - 1100 - NORFOLK - VPA MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
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 21, 2009.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
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
Tu 4 Low 1:35 AM 0.7 6:36 AM Set 5:11 AM 95
4 High 7:21 AM 4.8 8:15 PM Rise 7:33 PM
4 Low 1:30 PM 0.4
4 High 8:02 PM 5.8
W 5 Low 2:15 AM 0.6 6:37 AM Set 6:08 AM 98
5 High 8:05 AM 4.9 8:15 PM Rise 8:05 PM
5 Low 2:11 PM 0.4
5 High 8:41 PM 5.8
Th 6 Low 2:53 AM 0.5 6:37 AM Set 7:05 AM 99
6 High 8:46 AM 5.0 8:14 PM Rise 8:34 PM
6 Low 2:51 PM 0.5
6 High 9:17 PM 5.8
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Today: SSW wind 8 to 10 kt. Partly sunny. Seas around 3 ft.
Tonight: SW wind 8 to 10 kt. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
before 2am. Seas around 3 ft.
Saturday: SW wind 10 to 12 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Saturday Night: SSW wind around 13 kt. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after 9pm. Seas around 3 ft.
Sunday: SSW wind 12 to 14 kt. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Seas around 2 ft.
Sunday Night: SSW wind 12 to 15 kt. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Monday: S wind 9 to 12 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Monday Night: SSW wind around 9 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.
Tuesday: SSW wind 7 to 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
| | Notice posted on Friday, July 24, 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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