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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Tuesday, October 20, 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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BP - TUG RESOLVE & 650-3 - IN ETD 1300/21ST
KMI4 - UACC HARMONY - ETA 2000/20TH
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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:
10/20 - 0900 - SCSPA BOARD MEETING
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
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
W 28 High 4:06 AM 5.0 7:34 AM Set 2:30 AM 67
28 Low 10:18 AM 1.4 6:32 PM Rise 3:33 PM
28 High 4:40 PM 5.3
28 Low 10:50 PM 1.1
Th 29 High 4:58 AM 5.3 7:35 AM Set 3:26 AM 76
29 Low 11:13 AM 1.2 6:31 PM Rise 4:00 PM
29 High 5:27 PM 5.4
29 Low 11:34 PM 0.8
F 30 High 5:45 AM 5.6 7:36 AM Set 4:23 AM 83
30 Low 12:04 PM 1.0 6:31 PM Rise 4:28 PM
30 High 6:12 PM 5.5
Sa 31 Low 12:17 AM 0.6 7:37 AM Set 5:22 AM 90
31 High 6:30 AM 6.0 6:30 PM Rise 4:58 PM
31 Low 12:52 PM 0.8
31 High 6:55 PM 5.5
Su 1 Low 12:59 AM 0.3 6:38 AM Set 5:23 AM 95
1 High 6:13 AM 6.3 5:29 PM Rise 4:31 PM
1 Low 12:38 PM 0.6
1 High 6:37 PM 5.5
M 2 Low 12:41 AM 0.1 6:39 AM Set 6:28 AM 98
2 High 6:56 AM 6.5 5:28 PM Rise 5:09 PM
2 Low 1:24 PM 0.4
2 High 7:19 PM 5.5
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Tonight: ENE wind 8 to 11 kt. Clear. Seas around 2 ft.
Wednesday: ENE wind 9 to 11 kt. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Wednesday Night: ENE wind around 9 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Thursday: ENE wind 7 to 9 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Mostly sunny.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Thursday Night: SE wind around 7 kt. A slight chance of showers. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
Friday: SE wind 6 to 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. A chance of
showers. Seas around 3 ft.
Friday Night: SSE wind 10 to 13 kt increasing to 14 to 17 kt after
midnight. A chance of showers. Seas around 3 ft.
Saturday: S wind around 17 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
| | Notice posted on Tuesday, October 20, 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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