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Subject:CHARLESTON, SC DAILY PORT UPDATE
Date:Wednesday, December 30, 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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HESS - HORIZON THEANO - ETA 1100/29TH ETD 1000/30TH
KMI4 - ENERGY PUMA - ETA BERTH 1700/30TH ETD 0800/31

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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:

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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 30, 2009.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible

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

W 6 High 12:05 AM 5.5 7:23 AM Set 11:12 AM 67
6 Low 6:12 AM -0.2 5:29 PM
6 High 12:17 PM 5.4
6 Low 6:37 PM -0.4

Th 7 High 1:05 AM 5.5 7:23 AM Rise 12:25 AM 56
7 Low 7:14 AM 0.1 5:29 PM Set 11:44 AM
7 High 1:13 PM 5.0
7 Low 7:32 PM -0.2

F 8 High 2:07 AM 5.4 7:23 AM Rise 1:28 AM 45
8 Low 8:18 AM 0.3 5:30 PM Set 12:19 PM
8 High 2:11 PM 4.7
8 Low 8:30 PM 0.0

Sa 9 High 3:07 AM 5.4 7:23 AM Rise 2:31 AM 34
9 Low 9:21 AM 0.4 5:31 PM Set 12:57 PM
9 High 3:10 PM 4.5
9 Low 9:28 PM 0.0

Su 10 High 4:06 AM 5.4 7:23 AM Rise 3:32 AM 25
10 Low 10:20 AM 0.4 5:32 PM Set 1:40 PM
10 High 4:07 PM 4.4
10 Low 10:24 PM 0.0

M 11 High 5:00 AM 5.5 7:23 AM Rise 4:30 AM 17
11 Low 11:14 AM 0.3 5:33 PM Set 2:27 PM
11 High 5:01 PM 4.4
11 Low 11:16 PM 0.0

Tu 12 High 5:50 AM 5.5 7:23 AM Rise 5:24 AM 10
12 Low 12:03 PM 0.2 5:34 PM Set 3:19 PM
12 High 5:51 PM 4.5



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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
400 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009
W CENTRAL N ATLC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS BEYOND 20
NM...TO 250 NM OFFSHORE...INCLUDING S OF GEORGES BANK FROM 1000
FM TO...250 NM OFFSHORE.
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
ANZ088-301500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
400 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT

TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
BY NOON...THEN W OF 1000 FM INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 8 TO 15 FT BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT...
EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 7 TO 10 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS
DEVELOPING.

TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR W
PORTION SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY OVER W PORTION.

THU
E OF 1000 FM...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10
TO 20 KT LATE...BECOMING HIGHEST E. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 1000
FM...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 1000 FM. SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS THROUGHOUT.

THU NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST W LATE.
SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.

FRI
WINDS SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 78W TO 10 TO 13 FT LATE.

SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NE.

SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE...
HIGHEST N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 8 TO
14 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE.

Notice posted on Wednesday, December 30, 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.