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Subject:CHARLESTON, SC DAILY PORT UPDATE
Date:Thursday, May 20, 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:

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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:

05/27/2010 - 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 20, 2010.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible

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

W 2 High 12:15 AM 5.3 6:12 AM Rise 12:10 AM 77
2 Low 6:35 AM 0.6 8:23 PM Set 11:15 AM
2 High 12:34 PM 4.5
2 Low 6:33 PM 1.0




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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
500 AM EDT THU MAY 20 2010
W CENTRAL N ATLC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS BEYOND 20
NM...TO 250 NM OFFSHORE...INCLUDING S OF GEORGES BANK FROM 1000
FM TO...250 NM OFFSHORE.
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
ANZ088-201500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
500 AM EDT THU MAY 20 2010

TODAY
E OF 76W...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...ENDING IN THE
AFTERNOON. W OF 76W...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT.

TONIGHT AND FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

FRI NIGHT AND SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SUN
E TO NE WINDS BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7
FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E.

MON
E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 TO 13 FT.
Notice posted on Thursday, May 20, 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.