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Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | Date: | Friday, March 05, 2010 | Priority: | Normal | Notice: | URGENT INFORMATION: NONE
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION ------------------------ Maximum Depths - (Fresh) Harbor Entrance - 47.0 ft Main Channel - 45.0 ft
BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION: ------------------------- 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 - 30'00" 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: ---------------------------------------------
============================================= FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS: --------------------------------------------- 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: 03/09/2010 - 1145 CWIT LUNCHEON 03/25/2010 - 0800 NAV/OPS MEETING FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES 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
====================================================== Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with March 4, 2010. Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
F 5 Low 5:28 AM -0.2 6:43 AM Set 9:33 AM 77 5 High 11:22 AM 4.9 6:20 PM 5 Low 5:33 PM -0.1
Sa 6 High 12:04 AM 5.6 6:41 AM Rise 12:13 AM 67 6 Low 6:22 AM 0.2 6:21 PM Set 10:18 AM 6 High 12:13 PM 4.6 6 Low 6:26 PM 0.3
Su 7 High 1:01 AM 5.2 6:40 AM Rise 1:12 AM 57 7 Low 7:20 AM 0.6 6:21 PM Set 11:09 AM 7 High 1:09 PM 4.4 7 Low 7:23 PM 0.6
M 8 High 2:01 AM 5.0 6:39 AM Rise 2:05 AM 47 8 Low 8:20 AM 0.8 6:22 PM Set 12:03 PM 8 High 2:09 PM 4.2 8 Low 8:26 PM 0.7
Tu 9 High 3:02 AM 4.9 6:38 AM Rise 2:52 AM 38 9 Low 9:19 AM 0.8 6:23 PM Set 12:59 PM 9 High 3:09 PM 4.2 9 Low 9:28 PM 0.7
W 10 High 4:00 AM 4.9 6:36 AM Rise 3:33 AM 29 10 Low 10:14 AM 0.8 6:24 PM Set 1:55 PM 10 High 4:07 PM 4.4 10 Low 10:26 PM 0.6
Th 11 High 4:52 AM 5.0 6:35 AM Rise 4:09 AM 20 11 Low 11:03 AM 0.6 6:24 PM Set 2:52 PM 11 High 4:59 PM 4.6 11 Low 11:17 PM 0.5
F 12 High 5:39 AM 5.1 6:34 AM Rise 4:41 AM 13 12 Low 11:46 AM 0.4 6:25 PM Set 3:47 PM 12 High 5:47 PM 4.9
Sa 13 Low 12:02 AM 0.3 6:32 AM Rise 5:10 AM 7 13 High 6:21 AM 5.2 6:26 PM Set 4:42 PM 13 Low 12:26 PM 0.2 13 High 6:30 PM 5.1
Su 14 Low 12:44 AM 0.2 7:31 AM Rise 6:37 AM 3 14 High 8:00 AM 5.3 7:27 PM Set 6:37 PM 14 Low 2:03 PM 0.0 14 High 8:10 PM 5.3
M 15 Low 2:23 AM 0.1 7:30 AM Rise 7:04 AM 0 15 High 8:37 AM 5.3 7:27 PM Set 7:32 PM 15 Low 2:38 PM -0.1 15 High 8:46 PM 5.5
Tu 16 Low 3:01 AM 0.1 7:29 AM Rise 7:31 AM 0 16 High 9:12 AM 5.2 7:28 PM Set 8:28 PM 16 Low 3:11 PM -0.1 16 High 9:20 PM 5.6
W 17 Low 3:38 AM 0.1 7:27 AM Rise 8:00 AM 1 17 High 9:44 AM 5.1 7:29 PM Set 9:26 PM 17 Low 3:45 PM -0.1 17 High 9:52 PM 5.6
Th 18 Low 4:15 AM 0.1 7:26 AM Rise 8:31 AM 3 18 High 10:16 AM 4.9 7:30 PM Set 10:26 PM 18 Low 4:20 PM -0.1 18 High 10:25 PM 5.6
======================================================= OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. Today: NW wind 11 to 15 kt. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Tonight: NNW wind around 11 kt. Clear. Seas around 2 ft.
Saturday: N wind 6 to 11 kt. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Saturday Night: N wind 5 to 8 kt. Clear. Seas around 1 ft.
Sunday: N wind 5 to 9 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Sunday Night: S wind around 6 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Monday: NW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.
Monday Night: SSW wind 9 to 11 kt becoming WSW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.
Tuesday: WSW wind 10 to 12 kt. A chance of showers. Seas 1 to 2 ft. | Notice posted on Friday, March 05, 2010 | | 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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