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Subject:CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE
Date:Monday, May 17, 2010
Priority:Normal
Notice:

URGENT INFORMATION:
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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 - ELKA GLORY - IN ETD 1400/7TH

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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:

Carnival to kick off year-round cruising
By Allyson Bird
The Post and Courier
Sunday, May 16, 2010

2 Comment(s)


Tuesday touches off a new era at the Port of Charleston. For the first time
ever a cruise ship will call the passenger terminal at least once a week,
thanks to Carnival Cruise Lines' home port designation. The sailings kick
off with the Fantasy, which returns May 23, just a day before the Glory
embarks.

That means 2,000 people loading and unloading every few days, and sometimes
on consecutive days. It means hotel rooms booked and restaurants serving,
but also extra traffic on city streets.

After a backlog in November, the State Ports Authority developed a new
strategy for routing passengers -- and their cars -- around the city and
into the terminal.


The new course steers drivers left on Chapel Street, keeping them away from
the congested Market area. From there they turn left on Charlotte Street
and then right on Concord Street and into the Union Pier Terminal.

They enter the terminal through a gate farther north than the previous
entrance to avoid a traffic jam on Washington Street, and security officers
now check credentials inside the terminal to prevent a line from forming on
the streets outside.

Byron Miller, director of marketing, public relations and planning for the
SPA, said the plan worked, except during the delayed sailings related to
norovirus outbreaks on the Celebrity Mercury. He credits the success, in
part, to partnerships within the hospitality industry that lets cruise
passengers leave their cars at hotels.

Miller said the SPA, which plans a major overhaul of the cruise terminal
and its surrounding acreage, also made short-term upgrades, some of them at
Carnival's request. Those changes include new check-in desks, fresh paint,
carpet cleaning and dock improvements.

Carnival first came to Charleston in the '90s, when the company used the
port to give travel agents previews of new ships, public relations director
Jennifer de la Cruz said. The company launched seasonal sailings a few
years ago and saw Charleston as a viable market, especially for people
driving in from around the Southeast, according to de la Cruz.

"We already had a well- established relationship with the Port of
Charleston," she said. "We know the folks at the port. It was a matter of
conducting research on our end, being comfortable with putting a ship here
year-round. We never put a ship on year-round basis unless we're really
confident it's going to be successful."

Caroline Hassell, who runs local booking service Cruises for Less, said the
company wanted a larger, more accommodating passenger terminal. She called
the master plan to revamp the area one of the deciding factors for
positioning a ship locally.

"Being a cruise (home) port is all the difference in the world," Hassell
said. "We've had ships coming in as port of call for years. But now people
can leave their house, get off the ship and be home in 15 minutes and
wonder who's going to make them lunch."

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CURRENT ISSUES:
05/18/2010 - SCSPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
05/19/2010 - MARITIME ASSOC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 0815
05/27/2010 - 0800 - NAV/OPS MEETING

FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES
06/18/2010 - PROPELLOR CLUB HARBOR CUISE
2014 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED

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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with May 13, 2010.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible

M 17 Low 5:14 AM 0.0 6:19 AM Rise 9:26 AM 9
17 High 11:10 AM 4.9 8:13 PM
17 Low 5:13 PM -0.2
17 High 11:29 PM 6.2

Tu 18 Low 6:04 AM 0.1 6:19 AM Set 12:00 AM 17
18 High 12:05 PM 4.9 8:14 PM Rise 10:35 AM
18 Low 6:09 PM 0.0

W 19 High 12:24 AM 6.0 6:18 AM Set 12:44 AM 26
19 Low 6:58 AM 0.1 8:14 PM Rise 11:43 AM
19 High 1:05 PM 5.0
19 Low 7:09 PM 0.1

Th 20 High 1:21 AM 5.8 6:17 AM Set 1:22 AM 37
20 Low 7:54 AM 0.0 8:15 PM Rise 12:50 PM
20 High 2:09 PM 5.2
20 Low 8:13 PM 0.2

F 21 High 2:21 AM 5.6 6:17 AM Set 1:57 AM 49
21 Low 8:51 AM 0.0 8:16 PM Rise 1:57 PM
21 High 3:12 PM 5.4
21 Low 9:20 PM 0.3

Sa 22 High 3:22 AM 5.5 6:16 AM Set 2:30 AM 60
22 Low 9:48 AM -0.2 8:16 PM Rise 3:02 PM
22 High 4:14 PM 5.7
22 Low 10:25 PM 0.2

Su 23 High 4:21 AM 5.3 6:16 AM Set 3:02 AM 71
23 Low 10:44 AM -0.3 8:17 PM Rise 4:07 PM
23 High 5:13 PM 6.0
23 Low 11:28 PM 0.1

M 24 High 5:19 AM 5.2 6:15 AM Set 3:36 AM 80
24 Low 11:38 AM -0.4 8:18 PM Rise 5:13 PM
24 High 6:09 PM 6.3

Tu 25 Low 12:25 AM -0.1 6:15 AM Set 4:13 AM 88
25 High 6:14 AM 5.2 8:18 PM Rise 6:19 PM
25 Low 12:30 PM -0.4
25 High 7:01 PM 6.4

W 26 Low 1:19 AM -0.2 6:14 AM Set 4:53 AM 94
26 High 7:07 AM 5.1 8:19 PM Rise 7:24 PM
26 Low 1:19 PM -0.4
26 High 7:51 PM 6.5

Th 27 Low 2:10 AM -0.2 6:14 AM Set 5:39 AM 98
27 High 7:57 AM 5.0 8:20 PM Rise 8:26 PM
27 Low 2:07 PM -0.3
27 High 8:38 PM 6.4

F 28 Low 2:58 AM -0.2 6:14 AM Set 6:30 AM 99
28 High 8:46 AM 4.9 8:20 PM Rise 9:24 PM
28 Low 2:53 PM -0.2
28 High 9:23 PM 6.3

Sa 29 Low 3:44 AM -0.1 6:13 AM Set 7:25 AM 99
29 High 9:32 AM 4.8 8:21 PM Rise 10:15 PM
29 Low 3:38 PM 0.0
29 High 10:07 PM 6.1

Su 30 Low 4:28 AM 0.1 6:13 AM Set 8:23 AM 96
30 High 10:17 AM 4.7 8:22 PM Rise 10:59 PM
30 Low 4:21 PM 0.3
30 High 10:50 PM 5.8

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST

Synopsis...ATLC HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN OVER THE WATERS TODAY. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES WED INTO FRI.
Today...S winds 10 kt...increasing to S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms this morning...then showers and tstms likely
this afternoon.

Tonight...SW winds 15 kt...decreasing to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Showers and tstms likely in the evening...then a chance of showers and
tstms after midnight.

Tue...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning...then a slight
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

Tue Night...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Wed...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Wed Night...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Thu And Fri...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Notice posted on Monday, May 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.