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:
IN: GOLDEN RAY
DUE : 09/21 – TORM SUPREME
10/15 – GLV PETROCHEM PRODUCER
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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: : NONE
FUTURE EVENTS: 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.
10/09 – CWIT luncheon
10/11 – OKTOBERFEST - Thursday, October 11 | Alhambra Hall
10/25 – 0745 - 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM - ILA 1422 Building (1142 Morrison Drive) October Nav/Ops Meeting
SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
CURRENT HURRICANE ALERT: SEASONAL 4 – No tropical winds expected within 72 hours.
800 AM EDT Thu Sep 20 2018
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A concentrated area of thunderstorms associated with a westward-
moving tropical wave is located about 850 miles east of the
Windward Islands. Although this disturbance shows some signs of
organization on satellite imagery, there is no evidence of a surface
circulation at this time. Some additional development is possible
today before upper-level winds become highly unfavorable for
tropical cyclone formation starting tonight and continuing through
the weekend.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
2. A non-tropical low pressure system is forecast to develop by Friday
night over the central subtropical Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda
and the Azores. Conditions are expected to be conducive for the low
to acquire some subtropical or tropical characteristics, and a
subtropical or tropical cyclone could form over the weekend or early
next week while the low meanders over the central Atlantic Ocean.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent.
CHARLESTON TIDES:
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
SEPTEMBER 2018
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
M 15 High 12:47 AM 5.0 7:24 AM Rise 1:30 PM 31
15 Low 6:55 AM 1.2 6:47 PM Set 11:54 PM
15 High 1:31 PM 5.7
15 Low 7:50 PM 1.3
Tu 16 High 1:39 AM 4.9 7:25 AM Rise 2:17 PM 41
16 Low 7:47 AM 1.4 6:46 PM
16 High 2:25 PM 5.5
16 Low 8:43 PM 1.4
W 17 High 2:34 AM 4.8 7:25 AM Set 12:45 AM 50
17 Low 8:43 AM 1.5 6:44 PM Rise 3:00 PM
17 High 3:20 PM 5.5
17 Low 9:37 PM 1.4
Th 18 High 3:31 AM 4.9 7:26 AM Set 1:38 AM 59
18 Low 9:42 AM 1.4 6:43 PM Rise 3:39 PM
18 High 4:13 PM 5.5
18 Low 10:28 PM 1.3
F 19 High 4:26 AM 5.1 7:27 AM Set 2:32 AM 68
19 Low 10:38 AM 1.3 6:42 PM Rise 4:15 PM
19 High 5:04 PM 5.6
19 Low 11:16 PM 1.1
Sa 20 High 5:17 AM 5.3 7:28 AM Set 3:27 AM 77
20 Low 11:30 AM 1.1 6:41 PM Rise 4:50 PM
20 High 5:51 PM 5.7
Su 21 Low 12:01 AM 0.8 7:29 AM Set 4:22 AM 84
21 High 6:05 AM 5.6 6:40 PM Rise 5:22 PM
21 Low 12:19 PM 0.9
21 High 6:35 PM 5.8
M 22 Low 12:43 AM 0.6 7:29 AM Set 5:19 AM 91
22 High 6:49 AM 5.8 6:39 PM Rise 5:55 PM
22 Low 1:04 PM 0.7
22 High 7:17 PM 5.9
Tu 23 Low 1:23 AM 0.3 7:30 AM Set 6:16 AM 96
23 High 7:31 AM 6.1 6:38 PM Rise 6:28 PM
23 Low 1:48 PM 0.5
23 High 7:57 PM 5.9
W 24 Low 2:03 AM 0.2 7:31 AM Set 7:16 AM 99
24 High 8:11 AM 6.3 6:37 PM Rise 7:02 PM
24 Low 2:32 PM 0.4
24 High 8:36 PM 5.9
Th 25 Low 2:43 AM 0.0 7:32 AM Set 8:16 AM 99
25 High 8:51 AM 6.5 6:36 PM Rise 7:39 PM
25 Low 3:16 PM 0.3
25 High 9:16 PM 5.8
F 26 Low 3:24 AM 0.0 7:33 AM Set 9:19 AM 98
26 High 9:32 AM 6.6 6:35 PM Rise 8:21 PM
26 Low 4:01 PM 0.3
26 High 9:57 PM 5.7
Sa 27 Low 4:08 AM 0.0 7:33 AM Set 10:23 AM 94
27 High 10:16 AM 6.6 6:34 PM Rise 9:08 PM
27 Low 4:49 PM 0.4
27 High 10:42 PM 5.5
Su 28 Low 4:55 AM 0.1 7:34 AM Set 11:26 AM 88
28 High 11:05 AM 6.5 6:33 PM Rise 10:00 PM
28 Low 5:40 PM 0.5
28 High 11:33 PM 5.4
MARINE FORECAST: 442 AM EDT Thu Sep 20 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Low pressure just E of the waters will
move SE away from the area while slowly weakening today and tonight. High pressure will build across the N waters late today into Fri, then will shift E of the area Fri night. A cold front will approach from the N late Fri, move into the northern portions
Sat, then become stationary across the central waters Sat night through Mon. The front will slowly lift back N as a warm front Mon night. $$
ANZ835-202030- Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 fm- 442 AM EDT Thu Sep 20 2018 TODAY
N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. TONIGHT E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. FRI
NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. FRI NIGHT E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. SAT
E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. SAT NIGHT and SUN E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. SUN
NIGHT E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. MON E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. MON
NIGHT E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.