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Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | Date: | Thursday, June 03, 2010 | Priority: | Normal | Notice: |
URGENT INFORMATION: -------------------
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION ------------------------ Maximum Depths - (Fresh) Harbor Entrance - 47.0 ft Main Channel - 45.0 ft
BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION: ------------------------- 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 - EBONY POINT - IN ETD 1600/3RD HESS - ATLANTIC AQUARIUS - ETA 1830/3RD
============================================= FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS: --------------------------------------------- 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:
The State Ports Authority, booming in exports, plans to capture even more of that business -- both new and previously lost -- by launching a rail-served warehouse program.
SPA Chief Executive Jim Newsome announced the initiative Wednesday at the S.C. International Trade Conference at Charleston Place. His agency teamed up with 14 local warehouses to "transload" exports, meaning move them from rail cars to shipping containers.
Newsome listed three advantages for transloading: It offers a new alternative for moving cargo through Charleston. It takes diesel trucks off the road, thereby cutting down on potentially harmful emissions. And it provides an opportunity for local entrepreneurs.
Mark Hughes with Brown Distribution Centers, a Ladson warehouse operation, said a rail car can carry three shipping containers for every one per truck.
The program would focus on goods such as lumber, cotton, wood pulp and food products. Newsome estimates the initiative could save customers $100 to $200 per container.
Port officials have pitched the program to 100 prospective users and, as of Wednesday, have started conversations with some of those companies, according to SPA spokesman Byron Miller.
The plan comes after exports increased 36 percent year over year in April, according to SPA officials.
Reach Allyson Bird at 937-5594 or abird@postandcourier.com.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES 06/18/2010 - PROPELLOR CLUB HARBOR CUISE 06/24/2010 - NAV/OPS MEETING 2014 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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HURRICANE STATUS - ALERT LEVEL 4 - NO STORMS EXPECTED
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT THU JUN 3 2010
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
$$ FORECASTER BEVEN/CANGIALOSI
----------------------------------------------- Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with May 28, 2010. Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Th 3 High 12:58 AM 5.1 6:12 AM Rise 12:40 AM 69 3 Low 7:17 AM 0.6 8:24 PM Set 12:10 PM 3 High 1:23 PM 4.6 3 Low 7:23 PM 1.2
F 4 High 1:43 AM 4.9 6:12 AM Rise 1:08 AM 59 4 Low 8:01 AM 0.6 8:24 PM Set 1:04 PM 4 High 2:13 PM 4.7 4 Low 8:17 PM 1.3
Sa 5 High 2:31 AM 4.7 6:12 AM Rise 1:34 AM 50 5 Low 8:45 AM 0.6 8:25 PM Set 1:58 PM 5 High 3:04 PM 4.8 5 Low 9:16 PM 1.3
Su 6 High 3:21 AM 4.6 6:11 AM Rise 2:01 AM 41 6 Low 9:32 AM 0.5 8:25 PM Set 2:53 PM 6 High 3:56 PM 5.1 6 Low 10:15 PM 1.2
M 7 High 4:12 AM 4.5 6:11 AM Rise 2:30 AM 31 7 Low 10:20 AM 0.4 8:26 PM Set 3:51 PM 7 High 4:46 PM 5.3 7 Low 11:11 PM 1.0
Tu 8 High 5:03 AM 4.5 6:11 AM Rise 3:01 AM 22 8 Low 11:09 AM 0.2 8:26 PM Set 4:51 PM 8 High 5:35 PM 5.6
W 9 Low 12:05 AM 0.7 6:11 AM Rise 3:37 AM 14 9 High 5:55 AM 4.6 8:27 PM Set 5:53 PM 9 Low 11:59 AM 0.0 9 High 6:24 PM 5.9
Th 10 Low 12:56 AM 0.5 6:11 AM Rise 4:19 AM 8 10 High 6:45 AM 4.6 8:27 PM Set 6:57 PM 10 Low 12:48 PM -0.2 10 High 7:12 PM 6.1
F 11 Low 1:45 AM 0.2 6:11 AM Rise 5:09 AM 3 11 High 7:35 AM 4.7 8:28 PM Set 8:01 PM 11 Low 1:37 PM -0.3 11 High 8:01 PM 6.3
Sa 12 Low 2:33 AM 0.0 6:11 AM Rise 6:07 AM 0 12 High 8:25 AM 4.8 8:28 PM Set 9:00 PM 12 Low 2:27 PM -0.5 12 High 8:50 PM 6.5
Su 13 Low 3:21 AM -0.1 6:11 AM Rise 7:12 AM 0 13 High 9:15 AM 4.9 8:29 PM Set 9:54 PM 13 Low 3:17 PM -0.6 13 High 9:39 PM 6.5
M 14 Low 4:10 AM -0.2 6:11 AM Rise 8:21 AM 2 14 High 10:07 AM 5.0 8:29 PM Set 10:41 PM 14 Low 4:09 PM -0.5 14 High 10:29 PM 6.5
Tu 15 Low 4:59 AM -0.3 6:11 AM Rise 9:32 AM 7 15 High 11:02 AM 5.1 8:29 PM Set 11:22 PM 15 Low 5:03 PM -0.4 15 High 11:20 PM 6.3
W 16 Low 5:49 AM -0.3 6:11 AM Rise 10:42 AM 15 16 High 11:58 AM 5.2 8:30 PM Set 11:59 PM 16 Low 5:59 PM -0.3
========================================================================== OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...ATLC HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK...STALLING AND WEAKENING OVER OR JUST S OF THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK. Today...Variable winds 5 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
Tonight...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
Fri...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Fri Night...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Sat...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Sat Night...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
Sun...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Mon...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
mariners are reminded that winds and seas can be higher in and near tstms. | Notice posted on Thursday, June 03, 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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