PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION
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Maximum Depths - (Fresh)
Harbor Entrance – 43.8 ft
Main Channel - 45.0 ft
BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION:
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Current maximum drafts allowed at berths:
Inner anchorage - Max Draft 30’00 feet FW - Max LOA 750 FT
Buckeye ( formerly Hess ) - Max draft – 34’06’’ - MLW - Max LOA 750’ Max DWT 70,000 MT UP to 2 x 10 INCH HOSES – AS OF
2/15/18. Depth is reduced 6’’ each month until the berth is dredged in June.
Delfin - Max Draft - 38'00 Max LOA 690'
ODJFELL Terminal - Max Draft – 40’ Max LOA 700' - 1 x 8 inch HOSE 1 x 6 inch VAPOR HOSE - Odfjell Charleston - NEW Depth – 42’00.
Chem Marine - Max Draft - 38'00 MLW
Kinder Morgan - berth 1 – 40’00 - all vessel arrivals require tide
Kinder Morgan - berth 2 - 40'00
Kinder Morgan - berth 4 - Max draft 40'00, tide needed for anything deeper than 38'00 UP TO 2 x 8 INCH HOSES// Please be advised that
the north and south finger piers located at Kinder Morgan Dock #4, sustained damage during Hurricane Matthew. (UPDATED 11/9) the terminal manager advised that berth #4 is operational but the finger piers have not been repaired and can only be accessed by the
mooring boat. The mooring dolphins are fine.
Kinder Morgan North - Max draft 32'00"
BP - Max draft at berth 35 ft FW - . (05/14/18-per pilots) Current maximum draft to BP is 31 feet due to shoaling along the Joint Base Charleston waterfront in Range D and the turning basin at
Wharf A. This is subject to change as conditions warrant.
Wando Terminal - Max draft 45'00 MLW - tide needed for anything deeper Than 43'01" Max BM No restriction
North Charleston Terminal - Max draft 45'00 MLW - Max BM No restriction
COLUMBUS STREET TERMINAL - CST - Max draft 45'00 MLW - Max BM No restrictions
Veterans Terminal 35' MLW tidal restricted
Nucor - Max draft 25'00 (movements daylight & tidal restricted), Max LOA 550', Max Beam 52'
Pier J Max Draft 38’00 FT
Airdraft under the Don Holt Bridge 155 ft per pilots
Per pilots - restrictions for Tanker movements:
Drafts of 38'00 or less may transit at anytime
Drafts of 38'01 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
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TANKER VESSEL TRAFFIC: KMI SCHEDULE ATTACHED
IN: FPMC 22
DUE : 09/08 – INTEGRITY; KOKUKA GLORIUS
09/09 – NAVIG8 ALMANDINE
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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. 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.
CURRENT ARTICLES: NONE
CURRENT EVENTS: : 09/11 – 1200 – CWIT luncheon
FUTURE EVENTS: 09/20 – 0745 – NAVOPS
09/28 - CMCA Fall 2018 Golf Outing - Friday, September 28, 2018 - CMCA Annual Golf Outing - The CMCA Billy Hollifield FALL Golf Tourney is set for Friday, September 28th, 2018.
SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
CURRENT HURRICANE ALERT: SEASONAL/4 –
4 STORMS BEING TRACKED:
800 AM EDT Fri Sep 7 2018
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane
Florence, located over the central Atlantic Ocean. The Weather
Prediction Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Depression
Gordon, located over Arkansas.
1. Satellite images indicate that the circulation of a low pressure
system located about 650 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands is
gradually becoming better defined. In addition, the associated
showers and thunderstorms remain fairly concentrated near the
center. This system is expected to become a tropical depression
later today or tonight while it moves slowly westward across the
tropical Atlantic Ocean.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.
2. Showers and thunderstorms continue to become better organized in
association with a low pressure system located just off the west
coast of Africa. Environmental conditions are conducive for
development, and a tropical depression or tropical storm is expected
to form later today or tonight while the low moves westward or
west-northwestward over the far eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean.
Interests in the Cabo Verde Islands should monitor the progress of
this system.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.
CHARLESTON TIDES:
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
SEPTEMBER 2018
F 7 Low 12:18 AM 0.2 6:58 AM Rise 4:23 AM 12
7 High 6:16 AM 5.7 7:37 PM Set 6:25 PM
7 Low 12:28 PM -0.4
7 High 6:48 PM 6.8
Sa 8 Low 1:13 AM -0.1 6:59 AM Rise 5:32 AM 5
8 High 7:15 AM 6.0 7:35 PM Set 7:11 PM
8 Low 1:26 PM -0.6
8 High 7:43 PM 6.9
Su 9 Low 2:05 AM -0.3 7:00 AM Rise 6:41 AM 1
9 High 8:11 AM 6.3 7:34 PM Set 7:52 PM
9 Low 2:21 PM -0.7
9 High 8:35 PM 6.9
M 10 Low 2:54 AM -0.4 7:00 AM Rise 7:49 AM 0
10 High 9:05 AM 6.5 7:33 PM Set 8:31 PM
10 Low 3:13 PM -0.6
10 High 9:25 PM 6.8
Tu 11 Low 3:42 AM -0.4 7:01 AM Rise 8:55 AM 1
11 High 9:57 AM 6.5 7:31 PM Set 9:08 PM
11 Low 4:05 PM -0.4
11 High 10:13 PM 6.5
W 12 Low 4:29 AM -0.2 7:02 AM Rise 9:59 AM 5
12 High 10:48 AM 6.5 7:30 PM Set 9:45 PM
12 Low 4:56 PM -0.1
12 High 11:00 PM 6.2
Th 13 Low 5:15 AM 0.0 7:02 AM Rise 11:01 AM 12
13 High 11:38 AM 6.3 7:29 PM Set 10:22 PM
13 Low 5:48 PM 0.3
13 High 11:47 PM 5.8
F 14 Low 6:01 AM 0.3 7:03 AM Rise 12:01 PM 20
14 High 12:29 PM 6.1 7:27 PM Set 11:01 PM
14 Low 6:40 PM 0.7
Sa 15 High 12:35 AM 5.4 7:04 AM Rise 12:59 PM 29
15 Low 6:49 AM 0.6 7:26 PM Set 11:42 PM
15 High 1:21 PM 5.9
15 Low 7:34 PM 1.0
Su 16 High 1:25 AM 5.2 7:04 AM Rise 1:55 PM 38
16 Low 7:39 AM 0.9 7:25 PM
16 High 2:14 PM 5.7
16 Low 8:29 PM 1.2
M 17 High 2:18 AM 5.0 7:05 AM Set 12:26 AM 48
17 Low 8:32 AM 1.1 7:23 PM Rise 2:47 PM
17 High 3:08 PM 5.6
17 Low 9:25 PM 1.3
Tu 18 High 3:12 AM 4.9 7:05 AM Set 1:13 AM 58
18 Low 9:27 AM 1.2 7:22 PM Rise 3:36 PM
18 High 4:03 PM 5.6
18 Low 10:20 PM 1.3
W 19 High 4:07 AM 4.9 7:06 AM Set 2:02 AM 67
19 Low 10:23 AM 1.2 7:21 PM Rise 4:21 PM
19 High 4:55 PM 5.7
19 Low 11:11 PM 1.2
Th 20 High 5:00 AM 5.0 7:07 AM Set 2:54 AM 75
20 Low 11:15 AM 1.1 7:19 PM Rise 5:02 PM
20 High 5:44 PM 5.8
20 Low 11:58 PM 1.0
F 21 High 5:51 AM 5.2 7:07 AM Set 3:47 AM 83
21 Low 12:04 PM 0.9 7:18 PM Rise 5:41 PM
21 High 6:30 PM 5.9
Sa 22 Low 12:41 AM 0.9 7:08 AM Set 4:42 AM 89
22 High 6:38 AM 5.4 7:16 PM Rise 6:16 PM
22 Low 12:50 PM 0.8
22 High 7:13 PM 6.0
Su 23 Low 1:22 AM 0.7 7:09 AM Set 5:37 AM 94
23 High 7:21 AM 5.6 7:15 PM Rise 6:50 PM
23 Low 1:32 PM 0.6
23 High 7:53 PM 6.1
M 24 Low 2:00 AM 0.5 7:09 AM Set 6:33 AM 98
24 High 8:02 AM 5.8 7:14 PM Rise 7:23 PM
24 Low 2:14 PM 0.6
24 High 8:31 PM 6.1
Tu 25 Low 2:38 AM 0.4 7:10 AM Set 7:30 AM 99
25 High 8:41 AM 5.9 7:12 PM Rise 7:55 PM
25 Low 2:54 PM 0.5
25 High 9:07 PM 6.0
W 26 Low 3:15 AM 0.3 7:11 AM Set 8:27 AM 99
26 High 9:18 AM 6.0 7:11 PM Rise 8:28 PM
26 Low 3:35 PM 0.5
26 High 9:43 PM 5.9
Th 27 Low 3:53 AM 0.3 7:11 AM Set 9:26 AM 97
27 High 9:55 AM 6.1 7:10 PM Rise 9:03 PM
27 Low 4:18 PM 0.6
27 High 10:19 PM 5.7
F 28 Low 4:32 AM 0.3 7:12 AM Set 10:26 AM 92
28 High 10:35 AM 6.2 7:08 PM Rise 9:41 PM
28 Low 5:03 PM 0.7
28 High 10:59 PM 5.6
Sa 29 Low 5:15 AM 0.3 7:13 AM Set 11:28 AM 85
29 High 11:19 AM 6.2 7:07 PM Rise 10:24 PM
29 Low 5:52 PM 0.8
29 High 11:44 PM 5.4
Su 30 Low 6:03 AM 0.4 7:13 AM Set 12:30 PM 77
30 High 12:11 PM 6.2 7:06 PM Rise 11:11 PM
30 Low 6:47 PM 0.9
OCTOBER 2018
M 1 High 12:38 AM 5.3 7:14 AM Set 1:32 PM 67
1 Low 6:57 AM 0.5 7:04 PM
1 High 1:10 PM 6.2
1 Low 7:48 PM 1.0
Tu 2 High 1:41 AM 5.2 7:15 AM Rise 12:05 AM 57
2 Low 7:58 AM 0.5 7:03 PM Set 2:32 PM
2 High 2:16 PM 6.2
2 Low 8:53 PM 1.0
W 3 High 2:50 AM 5.2 7:15 AM Rise 1:04 AM 45
3 Low 9:04 AM 0.5 7:02 PM Set 3:27 PM
3 High 3:25 PM 6.2
3 Low 9:59 PM 0.8
Th 4 High 3:59 AM 5.4 7:16 AM Rise 2:08 AM 34
4 Low 10:11 AM 0.3 7:01 PM Set 4:18 PM
4 High 4:32 PM 6.4
4 Low 11:01 PM 0.6
F 5 High 5:05 AM 5.7 7:17 AM Rise 3:14 AM 23
5 Low 11:16 AM 0.1 6:59 PM Set 5:04 PM
5 High 5:34 PM 6.5
5 Low 11:59 PM 0.3
Sa 6 High 6:06 AM 6.1 7:17 AM Rise 4:21 AM 14
6 Low 12:16 PM -0.1 6:58 PM Set 5:46 PM
6 High 6:30 PM 6.6
Su 7 Low 12:52 AM 0.0 7:18 AM Rise 5:28 AM 7
7 High 7:02 AM 6.4 6:57 PM Set 6:25 PM
7 Low 1:12 PM -0.3
7 High 7:23 PM 6.7
M 8 Low 1:41 AM -0.2 7:19 AM Rise 6:34 AM 2
8 High 7:55 AM 6.6 6:55 PM Set 7:02 PM
8 Low 2:05 PM -0.4
8 High 8:12 PM 6.6
Tu 9 Low 2:28 AM -0.3 7:20 AM Rise 7:39 AM 0
9 High 8:45 AM 6.8 6:54 PM Set 7:38 PM
9 Low 2:56 PM -0.3
9 High 8:59 PM 6.5
W 10 Low 3:14 AM -0.2 7:20 AM Rise 8:43 AM 0
10 High 9:33 AM 6.8 6:53 PM Set 8:16 PM
10 Low 3:45 PM -0.1
10 High 9:44 PM 6.2
Th 11 Low 3:58 AM 0.0 7:21 AM Rise 9:45 AM 3
11 High 10:19 AM 6.6 6:52 PM Set 8:54 PM
11 Low 4:33 PM 0.2
11 High 10:29 PM 5.9
F 12 Low 4:41 AM 0.3 7:22 AM Rise 10:46 AM 8
12 High 11:05 AM 6.4 6:50 PM Set 9:35 PM
12 Low 5:21 PM 0.5
12 High 11:13 PM 5.6
Sa 13 Low 5:24 AM 0.6 7:22 AM Rise 11:44 AM 14
13 High 11:51 AM 6.2 6:49 PM Set 10:18 PM
13 Low 6:09 PM 0.8
13 High 11:59 PM 5.3
Su 14 Low 6:08 AM 0.9 7:23 AM Rise 12:39 PM 22
14 High 12:39 PM 5.9 6:48 PM Set 11:05 PM
14 Low 6:58 PM 1.1
MARINE FORECAST: 1049
AM EDT Fri Sep 7 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A
cold front moving south from off the southern New England coast early today will continue to move south to off the Delmarva by tonight, and as high pressure builds south from Canada behind the front, the front will push south to off of the North Carolina
coast Saturday. The front will then become nearly stationary off the North Carolina coast Saturday night into Sunday. The high will move east Sunday night through Monday night, with the front moving slowly back north as a warm front. Tuesday into Tuesday
night, Florence should approach the western Atlantic from south of Bermuda as a hurricane. Marine interests should keep abreast of the latest forecasts for Florence from the National Hurricane Center. $$
ANZ835-080230- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 fm- 1049 AM EDT Fri Sep 7 2018 TODAY
E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and TSTMs. TONIGHT E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and TSTMs. SAT
Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and TSTMs. SAT NIGHT SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and
TSTMs. SUN Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. SUN NIGHT S
winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. MON S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. MON NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. TUE Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. TUE
NIGHT E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.