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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Wednesday, October 14, 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 - NAPARIMA - IN ETD 2000/14TH
HESS - SABRINA EXPRESS - ETA 2100/16TH
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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:
10/22 - PROPELLER CLUB WELCOMES NEW PORT CEO NEWSOME
10/22 - NAV/OPS MEETING
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
11/04 - 1700 - SAVANNAH - PROP CLUB SOCIAL
11/24 - 1100 - NORFOLK - VPA MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
04/07-09 - SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL PROP CLUB IN SAVANNAH
2014 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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HURRICANE STATUS - Alert level 4/Seasonal - NO STORMS EXPECTED
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with October 8, 2009.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
W 14 High 5:07 AM 5.8 7:23 AM Rise 3:28 AM 22
14 Low 11:16 AM 0.3 6:48 PM Set 4:31 PM
14 High 5:30 PM 6.3
14 Low 11:50 PM 0.3
Th 15 High 6:05 AM 6.2 7:24 AM Rise 4:35 AM 13
15 Low 12:15 PM 0.1 6:47 PM Set 5:03 PM
15 High 6:23 PM 6.3
F 16 Low 12:40 AM 0.0 7:25 AM Rise 5:40 AM 6
16 High 6:58 AM 6.5 6:45 PM Set 5:35 PM
16 Low 1:10 PM 0.0
16 High 7:12 PM 6.2
Sa 17 Low 1:27 AM -0.1 7:26 AM Rise 6:46 AM 2
17 High 7:47 AM 6.8 6:44 PM Set 6:08 PM
17 Low 2:01 PM -0.1
17 High 7:59 PM 6.1
Su 18 Low 2:12 AM -0.1 7:26 AM Rise 7:51 AM 0
18 High 8:34 AM 6.8 6:43 PM Set 6:44 PM
18 Low 2:50 PM 0.0
18 High 8:44 PM 6.0
M 19 Low 2:56 AM 0.0 7:27 AM Rise 8:56 AM 0
19 High 9:19 AM 6.8 6:42 PM Set 7:23 PM
19 Low 3:36 PM 0.2
19 High 9:27 PM 5.7
Tu 20 Low 3:38 AM 0.2 7:28 AM Rise 10:00 AM 3
20 High 10:03 AM 6.6 6:41 PM Set 8:08 PM
20 Low 4:22 PM 0.4
20 High 10:10 PM 5.5
W 21 Low 4:20 AM 0.5 7:29 AM Rise 11:00 AM 7
21 High 10:47 AM 6.3 6:40 PM Set 8:57 PM
21 Low 5:07 PM 0.7
21 High 10:53 PM 5.2
Th 22 Low 5:01 AM 0.7 7:30 AM Rise 11:55 AM 14
22 High 11:32 AM 6.0 6:39 PM Set 9:50 PM
22 Low 5:53 PM 1.0
22 High 11:37 PM 5.0
F 23 Low 5:44 AM 1.0 7:30 AM Rise 12:44 PM 21
23 High 12:19 PM 5.7 6:38 PM Set 10:46 PM
23 Low 6:40 PM 1.3
Sa 24 High 12:25 AM 4.8 7:31 AM Rise 1:27 PM 30
24 Low 6:30 AM 1.3 6:36 PM Set 11:43 PM
24 High 1:10 PM 5.5
24 Low 7:29 PM 1.5
Su 25 High 1:17 AM 4.7 7:32 AM Rise 2:03 PM 39
25 Low 7:22 AM 1.5 6:35 PM
25 High 2:03 PM 5.4
25 Low 8:21 PM 1.5
M 26 High 2:13 AM 4.7 7:33 AM Set 12:39 AM 48
26 Low 8:19 AM 1.5 6:34 PM Rise 2:36 PM
26 High 2:57 PM 5.3
26 Low 9:13 PM 1.5
Tu 27 High 3:10 AM 4.8 7:34 AM Set 1:35 AM 58
27 Low 9:19 AM 1.5 6:33 PM Rise 3:06 PM
27 High 3:50 PM 5.3
27 Low 10:03 PM 1.3
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Today: ENE wind 15 to 19 kt. Rain, mainly after 11am. The rain could be
heavy at times. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Tonight: ENE wind 13 to 17 kt becoming N after midnight. Rain, mainly
before 2am. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Thursday: NNW wind 11 to 14 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Mostly
cloudy. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Thursday Night: W wind 7 to 12 kt. A chance of showers, mainly after 2am.
Seas around 2 ft.
Friday: WNW wind around 9 kt becoming N in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers before 2pm. Seas around 2 ft.
Friday Night: NW wind 8 to 11 kt increasing to 12 to 15 kt after midnight.
Mostly cloudy. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Saturday: NW wind 9 to 14 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Partly sunny.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Saturday Night: NW wind 11 to 14 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.
Sunday: NW wind 10 to 14 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
| | Notice posted on Wednesday, October 14, 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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