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SubjectDatePriority
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/23/1802/23/2018 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/23/1802/23/2018 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/22/1802/22/2018 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/22/1802/22/2018 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/22/1802/22/2018 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/21/18 - BUCKEYE TERMINAL DRAFT UPDATED02/21/2018 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/21/1802/21/2018 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/21/08 - UPDATED BERTH INFORMATINO FOR BUCKEYE AND BP TERMINALS02/21/2018 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/15/1802/15/2018 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/15/1802/15/2018 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/15/1802/15/2018 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/14/1802/14/2018 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/14/1802/14/2018 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/14/1802/14/2018 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/13/18 =NEWS= Charleston Harbor deepening on track despite lack of funding in Trump's proposed budget 02/13/2018 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/13/1802/13/2018 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/13/18 = NEWS = President includes Savannah port dollars in budget02/13/2018 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/12/1802/12/2018 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/12/1802/12/2018 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/12/1802/12/2018 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/09/1802/09/2018 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/09/1802/09/2018 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/09/1802/09/2018 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/08/18 = NEWS - Port of Wilmington Welcomes First Shipment of Bananas02/08/2018 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/08/1802/08/2018 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/08/1802/08/2018 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/02/1802/02/2018 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/02/1802/02/2018 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/02/1802/02/2018 Normal

 Daily Port Update

Subject:CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE
Date:Thursday, September 16, 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 40'00, 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 - MINERVA MAYA - ETA 1000/16TH
BP - T/B INTEGRITY/650-4 - ETA 1200/17TH
BP - T/B RESOLVE/ 650-3 ETA 0400/19TH

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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:

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CURRENT ISSUES:
09/21/10 - 0900 - SCPA MONTHLY MEETING
09/22/10 - 1430 - NCPA MONTHLY MEETING
09/23/2010 0800 - NAV/OPS COMMITTEE

FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
09/27/2010 1800 - PROPELLOR CLUB CANDITATE FORUM - VINCENT SHEHEEN
10/06/10 - 1715 - SAVANNAH MARITIME AFTER HOURS MEETING
10/07/2010 1800 - CWIT SILENT AUCTION
10/14/10 - SAVANNAH PROPELLER CLUB LUNCHEON
11/19/10 - SAVANNAH PROPELLER CLUB OYSTER ROAST


2014 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED

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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
HURRICANE STATUS - 4 - HURRICANE IGOR - HURRICANE JULIA - TROPICAL STORM
KARL

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IGOR INTENSIFIES AGAIN...EXPECTED TO BE A
SIGNIFICANT HURRICANE FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...20.5N 56.8W
ABOUT 440 MI...710 KM ENE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
ABOUT 955 MI...1535 KM SSE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH...230 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...929 MB...27.43 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IGOR.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IGOR WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 20.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 56.8 WEST. IGOR IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 145 MPH...230 KM/HR
...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IGOR IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY
FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.
FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...BUT IGOR IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A LARGE AND POWERFUL
HURRICANE.

IGOR IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES...445 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 929 MB...27.43 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY IGOR WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS...PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TODAY. THE
SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH PORTIONS OF THE BAHAMAS LATER TODAY
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SWELLS WILL ALSO REACH THE
EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATER TODAY AND FRIDAY AND CONTINUE
OVER THE WEEKEND. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING
SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR
LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

...JULIA CONTINUES WEAKENING AS IT MOVES QUICKLY NORTHWESTWARD OVER
THE EASTERN ATLANTIC...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...21.2N 36.2W
ABOUT 875 MI...1410 KM WNW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB...28.64 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 21.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 36.2 WEST. JULIA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD
THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH A FURTHER INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED LATER TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR
...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.64 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
NONE.

...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FINDS KARL STRONGER AND SOUTH OF THE
PREVIOUS FORECAST TRACK...


SUMMARY OF 730 AM CDT...1230 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.7N 92.2W
ABOUT 110 MI...180 KM W OF CAMPECHE MEXICO
ABOUT 350 MI...560 KM ESE OF TUXPAN MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM LA CRUZ SOUTHWARD TO PALMA SOLA

A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURS BEFORE
THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS
...CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS.

HURRICANE WARNINGS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE COAST OF
MAINLAND MEXICO LATER THIS MORNING.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 730 AM CDT...1230 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KARL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.2 WEST. KARL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF KARL WILL CROSS THE
SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO TODAY AND BE NEAR THE COAST OF MAINLAND
MEXICO LATE THURSDAY OR EARLY FRIDAY.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY...
AND KARL IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTER IS 987
MB...29.15 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
WIND...WITHIN THE HURRICANE WATCH AREA...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BY LATE
FRIDAY.

RAINFALL...KARL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA...AND PORTIONS OF THE STATE OF TABASCO AND
NORTHERN GUATEMALA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES.
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
COAST OF MEXICO WITHIN THE HURRICANE WATCH AREA...WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. THESE RAINS COULD
CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.



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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with September 16,
2010.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible

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

Th 23 Low 2:20 AM 0.5 7:09 AM Set 7:20 AM 99
23 High 8:27 AM 5.9 7:15 PM Rise 7:08 PM
23 Low 2:43 PM 0.8
23 High 8:52 PM 5.7

F 24 Low 2:55 AM 0.5 7:09 AM Set 8:15 AM 99
24 High 9:03 AM 6.0 7:14 PM Rise 7:38 PM
24 Low 3:21 PM 0.8
24 High 9:26 PM 5.5

Sa 25 Low 3:28 AM 0.5 7:10 AM Set 9:11 AM 97
25 High 9:37 AM 6.0 7:13 PM Rise 8:10 PM
25 Low 3:58 PM 0.9
25 High 9:58 PM 5.4

Su 26 Low 4:03 AM 0.6 7:11 AM Set 10:09 AM 94
26 High 10:11 AM 6.0 7:11 PM Rise 8:47 PM
26 Low 4:36 PM 1.0
26 High 10:31 PM 5.2

M 27 Low 4:40 AM 0.7 7:11 AM Set 11:08 AM 88
27 High 10:47 AM 6.0 7:10 PM Rise 9:29 PM
27 Low 5:18 PM 1.1
27 High 11:07 PM 5.1

Tu 28 Low 5:21 AM 0.7 7:12 AM Set 12:07 PM 81
28 High 11:29 AM 5.9 7:08 PM Rise 10:17 PM
28 Low 6:04 PM 1.3
28 High 11:49 PM 5.0

W 29 Low 6:08 AM 0.8 7:13 AM Set 1:04 PM 73
29 High 12:19 PM 5.9 7:07 PM Rise 11:12 PM
29 Low 6:57 PM 1.3




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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
500 AM EDT THU SEP 16 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.
ANZ088-161500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
500 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010

TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 76W AND S TO SE 10 KT W
OF 76W...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E
OF 1000 FM BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT WITH SE SWELL.

TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10
KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST E.

FRI
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT SE PORTION BECOMING
E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST E.

FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT E OF 75W
BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE
SWELL...HIGHEST E.

SAT
N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM N
TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 14 FT WITH SE SWELL.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E.

SUN
E OF 1000 FM...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT WITH SE SWELL...HIGHEST NE. W
OF 1000 FM...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 FT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS BECOMING 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL.

MON
WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
BECOMING 6 TO 12 FT WITH E SWELL...HIGHEST E.

Notice posted on Thursday, September 16, 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.