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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Friday, September 04, 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 0845/4TH
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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:
09/08 - 1145 - CWIT LUNCHEON MEETING
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
11:00 PM AST Thu Sep 3 Location: 16.8°N 65.6°W
Max sustained: 30 mph Moving: W at 7 mph Min pressure: 1009 mb
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with September 3, 2009.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
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
W 16 Low 12:13 AM 0.4 7:04 AM Rise 4:34 AM 11
16 High 6:16 AM 5.9 7:24 PM Set 5:59 PM
16 Low 12:27 PM -0.2
16 High 6:44 PM 6.6
Th 17 Low 1:05 AM 0.0 7:05 AM Rise 5:43 AM 4
17 High 7:13 AM 6.2 7:23 PM Set 6:33 PM
17 Low 1:24 PM -0.3
17 High 7:36 PM 6.7
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Today: NNE wind 12 to 16 kt. Partly sunny. Seas around 4 ft.
Tonight: NNE wind 8 to 11 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Saturday: NNE wind 10 to 13 kt becoming E in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 3 ft.
Saturday Night: ENE wind 7 to 12 kt becoming NNE after midnight. A slight
chance of showers. Seas around 3 ft.
Sunday: NNE wind 8 to 11 kt becoming NE 11 to 14 kt in the morning. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 3 ft.
Sunday Night: ENE wind 11 to 13 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 3 ft.
Labor Day: ENE wind around 12 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Seas around 3 ft.
Monday Night: NE wind 9 to 12 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 3 ft.
Tuesday: NNE wind around 11 kt becoming ENE in the afternoon. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 3 ft.
| | Notice posted on Friday, September 04, 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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