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| Subject: | CHARLESTON, SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Wednesday, September 02, 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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NUCOR - CARLOA - IN ETD 1600/4TH
KMI4 - JACQUES JACOB - IN - etd 1300/2ND
KMI4 - JO SYPRESS - ETA 1300/2ND
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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
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CURRENT ISSUES:
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
09/16 - 0815 - CHS MARITIME ASSOCIATION - BOG MEETING
09/17 - 1200 - SAVANNAH - STATE OF THE PORT
09/22 - 1100 - NORFOLK - VPA MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
09/24 - 0815 - CHS - NAV OPS 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 - TROPICAL STORM ERICA
AT 0800 LT TS ERICA WAS LOCATED AT 16.5N 59.5W MOVING WEST AT 7 MPH. mAX
WINDS 45 MPH.
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with September 2, 2009.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
W 2 Low 1:01 AM 0.9 6:55 AM Set 4:58 AM 93
2 High 6:53 AM 5.2 7:43 PM Rise 6:36 PM
2 Low 1:05 PM 0.7
2 High 7:30 PM 5.9
Th 3 Low 1:40 AM 0.7 6:56 AM Set 5:55 AM 97
3 High 7:37 AM 5.3 7:42 PM Rise 7:04 PM
3 Low 1:47 PM 0.6
3 High 8:09 PM 5.9
F 4 Low 2:17 AM 0.5 6:57 AM Set 6:51 AM 99
4 High 8:17 AM 5.5 7:40 PM Rise 7:31 PM
4 Low 2:27 PM 0.6
4 High 8:45 PM 5.9
Sa 5 Low 2:52 AM 0.4 6:57 AM Set 7:48 AM 99
5 High 8:55 AM 5.7 7:39 PM Rise 7:59 PM
5 Low 3:07 PM 0.6
5 High 9:19 PM 5.8
Su 6 Low 3:27 AM 0.4 6:58 AM Set 8:46 AM 98
6 High 9:31 AM 5.8 7:38 PM Rise 8:27 PM
6 Low 3:47 PM 0.6
6 High 9:52 PM 5.6
M 7 Low 4:03 AM 0.3 6:59 AM Set 9:46 AM 94
7 High 10:07 AM 5.9 7:36 PM Rise 8:58 PM
7 Low 4:28 PM 0.7
7 High 10:26 PM 5.5
Tu 8 Low 4:41 AM 0.3 6:59 AM Set 10:48 AM 89
8 High 10:45 AM 5.9 7:35 PM Rise 9:33 PM
8 Low 5:13 PM 0.8
8 High 11:04 PM 5.3
W 9 Low 5:23 AM 0.4 7:00 AM Set 11:52 AM 82
9 High 11:30 AM 6.0 7:34 PM Rise 10:14 PM
9 Low 6:02 PM 1.0
9 High 11:49 PM 5.1
Th 10 Low 6:10 AM 0.4 7:00 AM Set 12:57 PM 73
10 High 12:21 PM 6.0 7:32 PM Rise 11:02 PM
10 Low 6:58 PM 1.1
F 11 High 12:42 AM 5.0 7:01 AM Set 2:01 PM 63
11 Low 7:04 AM 0.5 7:31 PM Rise 11:59 PM
11 High 1:22 PM 6.0
11 Low 8:00 PM 1.2
Sa 12 High 1:45 AM 4.9 7:02 AM Set 3:01 PM 52
12 Low 8:06 AM 0.5 7:30 PM
12 High 2:30 PM 6.0
12 Low 9:08 PM 1.2
Su 13 High 2:56 AM 5.0 7:02 AM Rise 1:03 AM 41
13 Low 9:13 AM 0.4 7:28 PM Set 3:55 PM
13 High 3:40 PM 6.1
13 Low 10:14 PM 1.0
M 14 High 4:07 AM 5.2 7:03 AM Rise 2:12 AM 30
14 Low 10:22 AM 0.3 7:27 PM Set 4:42 PM
14 High 4:47 PM 6.3
14 Low 11:17 PM 0.7
Tu 15 High 5:14 AM 5.5 7:04 AM Rise 3:23 AM 19
15 Low 11:27 AM 0.0 7:26 PM Set 5:23 PM
15 High 5:49 PM 6.5
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
500 AM EDT WED SEP 2 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.
ANZ088-021500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
500 AM EDT WED SEP 2 2009
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION E TO SE 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
FAR W PORTION...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
ELSEWHERE...WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
THROUGHOUT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT.
THU AND THU NIGHT
FAR W PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT
THU. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION VARIABLE 10
KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT AND SUN
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT
SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT.
| | Notice posted on Wednesday, September 02, 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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