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Subject:CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE
Date:Wednesday, May 19, 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
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VESSEL TRAFFIC:

KMI4 - SELENDANG SARI - IN ETD 0500/20TH

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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:

SPA approves Port Royal sale; port volume up 3.8%


By Daniel Brock
dbrock@scbiznews.com
Published May 18, 2010

The S.C. State Ports Authority board passed a resolution on Tuesday
approving a contract for the $16.75 million sale of its Port Royal facilities.

The move, approved at the board’s monthly meeting, authorizes management to
sign the contract, following approval from the state Budget and Control
Board, which meets in June.

According to the contract, the purchase would be made in two $8.375 million
payments, the first to be delivered after a period of due diligence and the
second no more than three years later. SPA officials have declined to name
the buyer until after the transaction is complete.

After final approval of the contract, the buyer would incur a $250,000
penalty if it did not complete the purchase.

The $16.75 million offer is higher than the property’s appraised value,
according to SPA officials. The proposed deal, however, falls almost $10
million short of a previous offer for the property and is more than $3
million less than the most recent asking price.

Previous coverage:

State Ports Authority closes in on deal for sale of Port Royal property
SPA signs letter of intent to sell Port of Port Royal

Volume up again
Port container was up for the fourth straight month, showing a 28.5%
year-over-year increase in April. Volume for the month also was up 3.8%
over March.

Comparisons to last year are somewhat skewed because of the shipping
industry’s historically bad year in 2009, officials said. They pointed to
the month-over-month increases as more concrete signs of port regeneration.

“It’s safe to say that we’ve got a little bit of a trend working here,”
said Paul McClintock, the SPA’s chief commercial officer.

The SPA is expecting more good news concerning volume, as a recently signed
deal with shipping line CSAV could mean as many as 1,000 containers per
week, according to officials.

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CURRENT ISSUES:

05/19/2010 - 0815 MARITIME ASSOC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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 18, 2010.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible

Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible

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

M 31 Low 5:11 AM 0.3 6:13 AM Set 9:22 AM 91
31 High 11:02 AM 4.6 8:22 PM Rise 11:37 PM
31 Low 5:04 PM 0.5
31 High 11:32 PM 5.6

Tu 1 Low 5:54 AM 0.4 6:12 AM Set 10:19 AM 84
1 High 11:47 AM 4.6 8:23 PM
1 Low 5:47 PM 0.8

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST

Synopsis...A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WATERS TONIGHT. ATLC
HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND W INTO THE REGION THU THROUGH SUN.
Today...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2
to 3 ft.

Tonight...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.

Thu...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Thu Night...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Fri...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft...building to 3 to 4 ft in the
afternoon.

Fri Night...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Sat And Sun...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3
Notice posted on Wednesday, May 19, 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.