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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Wednesday, March 17, 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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BP - TUG RESOLVE AND 650-3 - ETA 0415/18TH
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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:
S.C. State Ports Authority reports increase in port volume for second
consecutive month
Staff Reports
Published March 16, 2010
The State Ports Authority reported that container volume was up 7% in
February over the same month last year. It’s the second consecutive month
of improved port volume statistics.
The announcement came at a brief meeting of the agency’s board today.
Port officials think the increase is because businesses are restocking
inventories that bottomed out over the last several years because of the
poor global economy.
In an administrative resolution, the board also approved the reorganization
of a foreign trade zone in Spartanburg County, before adjourning after just
14 minutes.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
03/16/2010 - 1700 CHARLESTON COMMISSIONERS OF PILOTAGE
03/25/2010 - 0800 NAV/OPS MEETING
03/25/2010 - 1800 PROPELLER CLUB DINNER 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 15, 2010.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
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
M 22 High 12:39 AM 5.5 7:21 AM Set 1:30 AM 33
22 Low 7:22 AM 0.6 7:33 PM Rise 11:32 AM
22 High 1:09 PM 4.5
22 Low 7:28 PM 0.2
Tu 23 High 1:42 AM 5.5 7:19 AM Set 2:27 AM 43
23 Low 8:25 AM 0.7 7:33 PM Rise 12:35 PM
23 High 2:17 PM 4.5
23 Low 8:35 PM 0.2
W 24 High 2:52 AM 5.5 7:18 AM Set 3:19 AM 54
24 Low 9:32 AM 0.6 7:34 PM Rise 1:42 PM
24 High 3:30 PM 4.6
24 Low 9:46 PM 0.1
Th 25 High 4:04 AM 5.6 7:17 AM Set 4:04 AM 66
25 Low 10:38 AM 0.3 7:35 PM Rise 2:52 PM
25 High 4:41 PM 5.0
25 Low 10:55 PM -0.2
F 26 High 5:11 AM 5.7 7:15 AM Set 4:45 AM 76
26 Low 11:38 AM 0.0 7:35 PM Rise 4:03 PM
26 High 5:46 PM 5.4
26 Low 11:59 PM -0.5
Sa 27 High 6:11 AM 5.9 7:14 AM Set 5:22 AM 85
27 Low 12:32 PM -0.4 7:36 PM Rise 5:12 PM
27 High 6:45 PM 5.9
Su 28 Low 12:58 AM -0.7 7:13 AM Set 5:57 AM 93
28 High 7:06 AM 6.0 7:37 PM Rise 6:22 PM
28 Low 1:23 PM -0.7
28 High 7:39 PM 6.3
M 29 Low 1:53 AM -0.9 7:11 AM Set 6:31 AM 97
29 High 7:58 AM 6.0 7:38 PM Rise 7:31 PM
29 Low 2:12 PM -0.9
29 High 8:30 PM 6.6
Tu 30 Low 2:45 AM -1.0 7:10 AM Set 7:06 AM 99
30 High 8:47 AM 5.9 7:38 PM Rise 8:40 PM
30 Low 2:58 PM -0.9
30 High 9:20 PM 6.6
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...AN AREA OF LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE GULF STREAM WATERS E
OF THE FLORIDA COAST TODAY...THEN MOVE NE TO THE CAROLINA GULF STREAM
WATERS TONIGHT AND THU. THE LOW WILL SHIFT E ON FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
INTO THE AREA. HIGH PRES WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A COLD FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE WATERS ON SUNDAY.
Today...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of rain late this
morning. A chance of rain this afternoon.
Tonight...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft...building to 3 to 4 ft after
midnight. A chance of rain.
Thu...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt early. Seas 3 to 4 ft...
Subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the
morning...then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Thu Night...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of
showers in the evening.
Fri...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
to 3 ft.
Fri Night...E winds 5 kt...becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. | | Notice posted on Wednesday, March 17, 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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