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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Monday, March 08, 2010 | | 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 - 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:
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HESS - PILTENE - ETA 1200/9TH
BP - TUG INTEGRITY & 650-4 - ETA 1500/10TH
KMI4 - TANJA JACOB - ETA AM/11TH
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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:
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
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with March 4, 2010.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
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
F 19 Low 4:54 AM 0.2 7:25 AM Rise 9:07 AM 8
19 High 10:49 AM 4.8 7:30 PM Set 11:28 PM
19 Low 4:58 PM 0.0
19 High 11:02 PM 5.6
Sa 20 Low 5:37 AM 0.4 7:23 AM Rise 9:48 AM 15
20 High 11:27 AM 4.6 7:31 PM
20 Low 5:41 PM 0.1
20 High 11:46 PM 5.6
Su 21 Low 6:26 AM 0.5 7:22 AM Set 12:30 AM 23
21 High 12:13 PM 4.5 7:32 PM Rise 10:37 AM
21 Low 6:30 PM 0.2
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUE. A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES
WILL MOVE THROUGH TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI.
Today: SW wind around 7 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Tonight: SW wind 6 to 10 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Clear. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday: NNW wind around 6 kt becoming SSE in the morning. Increasing
clouds. Seas around 1 ft.
Tuesday Night: S wind around 6 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday: SSE wind around 7 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 2 ft.
Wednesday Night: SSE wind 8 to 11 kt becoming ESE in the evening. Cloudy.
Seas around 2 ft.
Thursday: SSE wind around 13 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 3 ft.
Thursday Night: SW wind 8 to 11 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 3 ft.
Friday: WSW wind around 9 kt becoming S in the morning. Mostly sunny. Seas
around 3 ft.
| | Notice posted on Monday, March 08, 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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