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| Subject: | CHARLESTON, SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Thursday, September 09, 2010 | | Priority: | Normal | | Notice: | URGENT INFORMATION: NONE
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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 - CSL ARGOSY - ETA 130/9TH
KMI4 - IVER EXAMPLE - ETA 12TH/1200
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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:
To Our Neighbors and Colleagues:
Last week we announced the South Carolina State Ports Authority's
intention
to move forward with plans to relocate our passenger terminal to the
northern end of Union Pier and create a Cruise Neighbors Advisory Council
including residents from neighborhoods closest to the terminal.
The relocation of our passenger terminal is in direct response to the
community input we received throughout the Union Pier planning process.
It
provides numerous benefits, including reducing traffic, removing all cargo
operations and trains from the Union Pier property, and making the
southern
portion of Union Pier's 63 acres available for public and other uses.
And our newly formed Cruise Neighbors Advisory Council represents a
continuation of our commitment to open, collaborative communications with
our neighbors in the Historic Ansonborough Neighborhood Association,
Charlestowne Neighborhood Association, Garden District, Gadsden Wharf,
French Quarter and the Peninsular Neighborhood Consortium.
As we plan for our new passenger terminal, we have made very clear our
commitment to continue managing the cruise business in a scale appropriate
to Charleston, by planning for a one-berth one-ship terminal capable of
handling ships designed to carry up to 3,500 passengers.
We have also stated that we see the Charleston cruise market as
accommodating about two ships per week, and that we will consult the
community well in advance if we see that situation changing.
More than 2,000 ships annually enter Charleston harbor. All are subject
to
comprehensive federal and international environmental regulations. And
the
environmental regulations applying to cruise ships are the strictest of
all. There is no evidence that current regulations are not sufficient to
protect our environment. Nor is there any evidence or any environmental
malfeasance by a cruise ship in our harbor.
Cruise ship passengers represent about five percent of the visitors to
Charleston. Our surveys show that about a third of them spend at least
one
night here, half visit attractions and eat in restaurants, and almost all
say they plan to return. That's good for Charleston's economy!
By relocating the passenger terminal to the Union Pier property's northern
end, we will also relocate all of the cargo operations that currently
exist
there. That means about 200 cargo ships, trains, train tracks, and
related
trucks and cars will all be moved away from Union Pier. Those are
substantial benefits.
The best benefit of all, however, will be unlocking the possibility to
make
the southern portion of the Union Pier property available for public and
other uses.
Some of those potential uses - reflected in the Port's Concept Plan for
Union Pier - include an appropriate waterside end for Market Street, the
reestablishment of the historic Custom House wharf, new view corridors,
and
significant new public access and open spaces. We have already committed
to
stabilize the historic Bennett Rice Mill façade within the Union Pier
property.
How and when our Concept Plan's possibilities become reality will be
determined over time by the community and the marketplace. But none of
them will occur if we do not begin first by relocating our passenger
terminal to the northern end of the property.
If, for any reason, we are unable to move expeditiously on that
relocation,
we will need to revert to the much less desirable option of upgrading our
present passenger terminal.
That, of course, would mean the continuation of our cargo operations on
Union Pier. Cargo ships, trains and train tracks would remain there. And
the entire Union Pier property would continue forever to be separated from
the rest of the peninsula - as it is now - by a chain link fence.
We believe that would be a tragedy. And our sense is that the community
agrees, because the redevelopment of Union Pier is arguably the most
important redevelopment opportunity in the Charleston area.
We need now to move forward, designing a new passenger terminal and
beginning the process to redevelop Union Pier. We cannot do one without
the other.
Our process will continue to be open and collaborative. We look forward
to
working closely with our Cruise Neighbors Advisory Council and regularly
posting updates on www.UnionPierPlan.com. I thank you for your continued
interest, and I welcome hearing from you at any time.
Sincerely,
Jim Newsome
President & CEO
Union Pier Plan
Cruise Information
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CURRENT ISSUES:
09/10/10 1830 - MARITIME ASSOCIATION PIG PICKIN
09/14/10 1145 - CWIT LUNCHEON MEETING
10/7/10 1800 - CWIT SILENT AUCTION
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES
2014 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
HURRCANE STATUS: ALERT LEVEL 4 - TS IGOR
IGOR BARELY A TROPICAL STORM...AND BARELY MOVING...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.8N 24.3W
ABOUT 70 MI...110 KM S OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...STATIONARY
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with September 9, 2010.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Th 9 Low 2:57 AM -0.6 7:00 AM Rise 8:20 AM 0
9 High 9:12 AM 6.8 7:34 PM Set 8:08 PM
9 Low 3:25 PM -0.6
9 High 9:29 PM 6.6
F 10 Low 3:45 AM -0.6 7:00 AM Rise 9:30 AM 3
10 High 10:05 AM 6.9 7:33 PM Set 8:46 PM
10 Low 4:18 PM -0.4
10 High 10:19 PM 6.3
Sa 11 Low 4:33 AM -0.4 7:01 AM Rise 10:40 AM 8
11 High 10:58 AM 6.8 7:31 PM Set 9:27 PM
11 Low 5:11 PM -0.1
11 High 11:09 PM 6.0
Su 12 Low 5:22 AM -0.2 7:02 AM Rise 11:49 AM 16
12 High 11:53 AM 6.6 7:30 PM Set 10:12 PM
12 Low 6:06 PM 0.3
M 13 High 12:00 AM 5.6 7:02 AM Rise 12:53 PM 25
13 Low 6:13 AM 0.1 7:29 PM Set 11:02 PM
13 High 12:49 PM 6.3
13 Low 7:02 PM 0.7
Tu 14 High 12:55 AM 5.3 7:03 AM Rise 1:53 PM 36
14 Low 7:08 AM 0.5 7:27 PM Set 11:56 PM
14 High 1:47 PM 6.1
14 Low 8:01 PM 1.0
W 15 High 1:51 AM 5.1 7:03 AM Rise 2:46 PM 46
15 Low 8:06 AM 0.8 7:26 PM
15 High 2:47 PM 5.9
15 Low 9:01 PM 1.2
Th 16 High 2:50 AM 4.9 7:04 AM Set 12:52 AM 56
16 Low 9:07 AM 0.9 7:25 PM Rise 3:32 PM
16 High 3:46 PM 5.7
16 Low 9:59 PM 1.2
F 17 High 3:49 AM 4.9 7:05 AM Set 1:50 AM 66
17 Low 10:07 AM 1.0 7:23 PM Rise 4:12 PM
17 High 4:41 PM 5.7
17 Low 10:53 PM 1.2
Sa 18 High 4:45 AM 5.0 7:05 AM Set 2:47 AM 75
18 Low 11:03 AM 1.0 7:22 PM Rise 4:47 PM
18 High 5:31 PM 5.8
18 Low 11:43 PM 1.1
Su 19 High 5:37 AM 5.2 7:06 AM Set 3:43 AM 82
19 Low 11:55 AM 0.9 7:21 PM Rise 5:18 PM
19 High 6:17 PM 5.8
M 20 Low 12:27 AM 0.9 7:07 AM Set 4:38 AM 89
20 High 6:25 AM 5.4 7:19 PM Rise 5:46 PM
20 Low 12:41 PM 0.8
20 High 6:59 PM 5.9
Tu 21 Low 1:07 AM 0.7 7:07 AM Set 5:32 AM 94
21 High 7:08 AM 5.6 7:18 PM Rise 6:14 PM
21 Low 1:24 PM 0.8
21 High 7:38 PM 5.9
W 22 Low 1:45 AM 0.6 7:08 AM Set 6:26 AM 98
22 High 7:49 AM 5.8 7:17 PM Rise 6:41 PM
22 Low 2:05 PM 0.7
22 High 8:16 PM 5.8
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
500 AM EDT THU SEP 9 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.
ANZ088-091500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
500 AM EDT THU SEP 9 2010
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION
BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
| | Notice posted on Thursday, September 09, 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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