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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Wednesday, December 23, 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 INTEGRITY & 650-4 - ETA 2300/24TH
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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:
01/28/2010 - NAV/OPS MEETING
04/07-09 - SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL PROP CLUB IN SAVANNAH
2014 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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CURRENT SECURITY LEVEL - MARSEC 1
HURRICANE STATUS - Alert level 5/OUT OF SEASON
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with December 9, 2009.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
W 23 Low 5:49 AM 1.0 7:19 AM Rise 11:27 AM 32
23 High 12:06 PM 4.7 5:19 PM Set 11:55 PM
23 Low 6:24 PM 0.6
Th 24 High 12:31 AM 4.7 7:20 AM Rise 11:54 AM 41
24 Low 6:43 AM 1.1 5:19 PM
24 High 12:53 PM 4.6
24 Low 7:11 PM 0.5
F 25 High 1:24 AM 4.8 7:20 AM Set 12:52 AM 51
25 Low 7:44 AM 1.1 5:20 PM Rise 12:23 PM
25 High 1:46 PM 4.5
25 Low 8:03 PM 0.4
Sa 26 High 2:21 AM 5.0 7:20 AM Set 1:51 AM 61
26 Low 8:49 AM 1.0 5:21 PM Rise 12:55 PM
26 High 2:44 PM 4.4
26 Low 8:59 PM 0.3
Su 27 High 3:20 AM 5.3 7:21 AM Set 2:54 AM 71
27 Low 9:53 AM 0.8 5:21 PM Rise 1:33 PM
27 High 3:44 PM 4.4
27 Low 9:56 PM 0.0
M 28 High 4:19 AM 5.6 7:21 AM Set 4:00 AM 80
28 Low 10:54 AM 0.5 5:22 PM Rise 2:18 PM
28 High 4:42 PM 4.6
28 Low 10:53 PM -0.3
Tu 29 High 5:16 AM 6.0 7:21 AM Set 5:07 AM 88
29 Low 11:50 AM 0.2 5:23 PM Rise 3:13 PM
29 High 5:40 PM 4.8
29 Low 11:49 PM -0.6
W 30 High 6:13 AM 6.3 7:22 AM Set 6:13 AM 94
30 Low 12:44 PM -0.1 5:23 PM Rise 4:16 PM
30 High 6:35 PM 5.0
Th 31 Low 12:43 AM -0.9 7:22 AM Set 7:13 AM 98
31 High 7:07 AM 6.5 5:24 PM Rise 5:27 PM
31 Low 1:35 PM -0.4
31 High 7:29 PM 5.2
F 1 Low 1:37 AM -1.2 7:22 AM Set 8:07 AM 99
1 High 7:59 AM 6.7 5:25 PM Rise 6:41 PM
1 Low 2:24 PM -0.7
1 High 8:22 PM 5.4
Sa 2 Low 2:30 AM -1.2 7:22 AM Set 8:53 AM 98
2 High 8:50 AM 6.6 5:25 PM Rise 7:54 PM
2 Low 3:13 PM -0.8
2 High 9:16 PM 5.5
Su 3 Low 3:23 AM -1.1 7:23 AM Set 9:32 AM 93
3 High 9:41 AM 6.4 5:26 PM Rise 9:06 PM
3 Low 4:02 PM -0.8
3 High 10:11 PM 5.6
M 4 Low 4:17 AM -0.9 7:23 AM Set 10:08 AM 86
4 High 10:32 AM 6.1 5:27 PM Rise 10:14 PM
4 Low 4:52 PM -0.7
4 High 11:07 PM 5.6
Tu 5 Low 5:13 AM -0.6 7:23 AM Set 10:40 AM 77
5 High 11:24 AM 5.8 5:28 PM Rise 11:20 PM
5 Low 5:44 PM -0.5
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT AND SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR TSTMS.
| | Notice posted on Wednesday, December 23, 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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