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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Tuesday, January 25, 2011 | | Priority: | Normal | | Notice: |
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 38'00
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 38'00 or less may transit at anytime Drafts of 38'01 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 - MARACAS BAY - IN ETD 1400/25TH
KMI4 - MARE DI NAPOLI - ETA 0800/27TH
KMI NORTH - MOSKALVO - ETA 28TH PM
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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. 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:
Georgia backs South Carolina harbor dredging: Port officials say deepening
in both states important
BY RUSS BYNUM
Associated Press
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
SAVANNAH -- Georgia port officials pledged Monday to support a deeper
shipping channel for the rival seaport in Charleston while they also seek
federal permission and funding to dredge the waterway to the Port of Savannah.
A resolution adopted by the Georgia Ports Authority's board says the
neighboring states -- and longtime competitors -- have a mutual interest
that "both the Savannah and Charleston harbor channels be deepened in order
to accommodate the new generation of container ships."
Both are among East Coast port cities racing to dig deeper waterways in
anticipation of massive cargo ships using an expanded Panama Canal after 2014.
Savannah wants $588 million to scoop 6 feet of mud and silt from its
shipping channel, but officials are awaiting final approval from the
federal government by the end of the year.
Charleston is seeking a federal study to determine if it can dredge to 50
feet, a project expected to cost $300 million but likely several years
behind Savannah.
"We thought it was important to make it clear our support is not just for a
deeper Savannah River," said Curtis Foltz, executive director of Georgia's
ports. "Some of our customers that use our port also use the port in
Charleston. For us, it's not about one or the other."
The Georgia resolution comes after South Carolina's port chief, along with
Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, visited Washington, D.C., last week to pitch
dredging Charleston's harbor as cheaper and less environmentally damaging
than deepening other Southern ports.
"We said we are the best value in deepening in the South Atlantic," Jim
Newsome, CEO of the S.C. State Ports Authority, told reporters in
Charleston after returning from the trip Friday night.
SPA spokesman Byron Miller said Monday that his state is too busy trying to
win deeper water for Charleston to worry about Savannah's project. He also
said Georgia port officials didn't invite their South Carolina counterparts
to join their resolution pledging cooperation.
Located about 100 miles apart on the Atlantic coast, Savannah and
Charleston long have been competitors in overseas trade.
Charleston had the nation's fourth-busiest port until 2007, when Savannah's
port took its place.
When it comes to deepening their harbors, Savannah has one disadvantage --
its Savannah River shipping channel is a shared border between Georgia and
South Carolina. That means South Carolina gets some say in whether
Savannah's project gets approved.
The Georgia resolution calling for cooperation between the ports wasn't
completely one-sided.
The Lowcountry Economic Alliance, an economic development group for Jasper
and Beaufort counties in South Carolina, also signed onto the document.
In addition to being directly across the river from Savannah, the two
communities have a stake in developing Jasper County land co-owned by both
states into a third port. Georgia and South Carolina began studying the
proposal years ago, and the resolution adopted Monday promises to keep
supporting it.
"Our competitors are overseas, not across the river," said Kim Statler, a
board member of the South Carolina alliance. "This resolution outlines a
common understanding that the Savannah River is a critical component of
that regional success."
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CURRENT ISSUES:
01/27/11 - 0800 NAV OPS MEETING
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
02/08/11 - 1145 - CWIT Luncheon
02/08/11 - 1700 - COMMISSIONERS OF PILOTAGE
02/11/11 - MARITIME ASSOC. ANNUAL MEETING & GALA
02/2011 - CHARLESTON PROP CLUB OYSTER ROAST
2014 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1 -
HURRICANE STATUS - 5 - OUT OF SEASON
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with January 25, 2011.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Tu 25 Low 6:07 AM -0.3 7:19 AM Set 10:46 AM 68
25 High 12:04 PM 5.2 5:45 PM
25 Low 6:24 PM -0.5
W 26 High 12:54 AM 5.5 7:18 AM Rise 12:36 AM 57
26 Low 7:10 AM 0.0 5:46 PM Set 11:25 AM
26 High 1:03 PM 4.8
26 Low 7:23 PM -0.3
Th 27 High 1:59 AM 5.4 7:18 AM Rise 1:42 AM 46
27 Low 8:15 AM 0.2 5:47 PM Set 12:09 PM
27 High 2:05 PM 4.6
27 Low 8:25 PM -0.2
F 28 High 3:05 AM 5.4 7:17 AM Rise 2:46 AM 35
28 Low 9:20 AM 0.3 5:48 PM Set 12:58 PM
28 High 3:10 PM 4.5
28 Low 9:29 PM -0.1
Sa 29 High 4:08 AM 5.4 7:17 AM Rise 3:45 AM 25
29 Low 10:22 AM 0.2 5:49 PM Set 1:52 PM
29 High 4:13 PM 4.5
29 Low 10:30 PM -0.1
Su 30 High 5:07 AM 5.5 7:16 AM Rise 4:39 AM 17
30 Low 11:18 AM 0.1 5:50 PM Set 2:49 PM
30 High 5:11 PM 4.6
30 Low 11:25 PM -0.2
M 31 High 5:59 AM 5.6 7:15 AM Rise 5:27 AM 10
31 Low 12:08 PM -0.1 5:51 PM Set 3:48 PM
31 High 6:03 PM 4.7
Tu 1 Low 12:16 AM -0.3 7:15 AM Rise 6:09 AM 4
1 High 6:46 AM 5.6 5:52 PM Set 4:47 PM
1 Low 12:54 PM -0.2
1 High 6:50 PM 4.9
W 2 Low 1:02 AM -0.3 7:14 AM Rise 6:45 AM 1
2 High 7:28 AM 5.7 5:53 PM Set 5:45 PM
2 Low 1:36 PM -0.2
2 High 7:33 PM 5.0
Th 3 Low 1:45 AM -0.3 7:13 AM Rise 7:17 AM 0
3 High 8:06 AM 5.6 5:54 PM Set 6:41 PM
3 Low 2:15 PM -0.3
3 High 8:12 PM 5.0
F 4 Low 2:25 AM -0.2 7:12 AM Rise 7:47 AM 0
4 High 8:43 AM 5.5 5:55 PM Set 7:36 PM
4 Low 2:51 PM -0.2
4 High 8:50 PM 5.0
Sa 5 Low 3:02 AM -0.1 7:12 AM Rise 8:15 AM 2
5 High 9:17 AM 5.3 5:56 PM Set 8:30 PM
5 Low 3:25 PM -0.1
5 High 9:26 PM 5.0
Su 6 Low 3:39 AM 0.1 7:11 AM Rise 8:42 AM 7
6 High 9:51 AM 5.0 5:57 PM Set 9:24 PM
6 Low 3:58 PM 0.0
6 High 10:01 PM 5.0
M 7 Low 4:15 AM 0.3 7:10 AM Rise 9:10 AM 12
7 High 10:24 AM 4.8 5:58 PM Set 10:18 PM
7 Low 4:31 PM 0.1
7 High 10:36 PM 4.9
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OFFSHORE FORECAST
Synopsis...LOW PRES WILL APPROACH FROM THE SW TODAY AND MOVE ALONG THE
BEACHES TONIGHT BEFORE QUICKLY EXITING THE REGION WED MORNING. HIGH PRES
WILL DOMINATE THU INTO THE WEEKEND.
Today...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4
ft...building to 4 to 6 ft this afternoon. A chance of showers this
morning...then rain developing. A slight chance of tstms. Rain may be heavy
at times. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Tonight...S winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain with a chance of tstms in the evening...then showers
likely with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Rain may be heavy at
times in the evening with vsby 1 nm or less.
Wed...SW winds 20 to 25 kt...becoming W 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt by
late morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers in the morning...then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Wed Night...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt...becoming NW 20 to 25
kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft...subsiding to 4 to 5 ft after midnight.
Thu...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
to 3 ft in the morning...subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
Thu Night...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft... Building to 2 to 3 ft
after midnight.
Fri And Sat...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
mariners are reminded that winds and seas can be higher in and near tstms. | | Notice posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 | |
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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