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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Friday, March 11, 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 30'00" 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:
HESS - ALAM BUDI - ETA 1900/11TH
KMI4 - MINERVA ROXANNE - ETA 2215/14TH
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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:
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CURRENT ISSUES:
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
03/24/2011 - NAV/OPS MEETING
04/12/2011 - CWIT ANNUAL BANQUET
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 March 4, 2011.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
F 11 Low 5:51 AM 0.8 6:35 AM Rise 10:11 AM 29
11 High 11:44 AM 4.3 6:24 PM
11 Low 5:57 PM 0.4
Sa 12 High 12:08 AM 5.1 6:34 AM Set 12:51 AM 38
12 Low 6:46 AM 0.9 6:25 PM Rise 11:02 AM
12 High 12:38 PM 4.2
12 Low 6:54 PM 0.5
Su 13 High 1:09 AM 5.1 7:33 AM Set 1:44 AM 48
13 Low 8:48 AM 0.9 7:26 PM Rise 12:59 PM
13 High 2:42 PM 4.3
13 Low 8:59 PM 0.4
M 14 High 3:16 AM 5.2 7:31 AM Set 3:34 AM 59
14 Low 9:55 AM 0.7 7:27 PM Rise 2:01 PM
14 High 3:51 PM 4.5
14 Low 10:07 PM 0.2
Tu 15 High 4:24 AM 5.4 7:30 AM Set 4:21 AM 69
15 Low 10:58 AM 0.4 7:27 PM Rise 3:07 PM
15 High 4:58 PM 4.8
15 Low 11:13 PM -0.1
W 16 High 5:28 AM 5.7 7:29 AM Set 5:03 AM 79
16 Low 11:56 AM 0.0 7:28 PM Rise 4:16 PM
16 High 6:00 PM 5.3
Th 17 Low 12:15 AM -0.5 7:28 AM Set 5:43 AM 88
17 High 6:27 AM 5.9 7:29 PM Rise 5:26 PM
17 Low 12:49 PM -0.4
17 High 6:57 PM 5.8
F 18 Low 1:13 AM -0.9 7:26 AM Set 6:20 AM 94
18 High 7:21 AM 6.1 7:29 PM Rise 6:36 PM
18 Low 1:39 PM -0.8
18 High 7:52 PM 6.2
Sa 19 Low 2:07 AM -1.1 7:25 AM Set 6:57 AM 98
19 High 8:13 AM 6.2 7:30 PM Rise 7:48 PM
19 Low 2:28 PM -1.0
19 High 8:44 PM 6.5
Su 20 Low 3:00 AM -1.2 7:24 AM Set 7:35 AM 99
20 High 9:03 AM 6.1 7:31 PM Rise 8:59 PM
20 Low 3:16 PM -1.1
20 High 9:35 PM 6.7
M 21 Low 3:52 AM -1.2 7:22 AM Set 8:15 AM 98
21 High 9:52 AM 6.0 7:32 PM Rise 10:11 PM
21 Low 4:04 PM -1.1
21 High 10:26 PM 6.7
Tu 22 Low 4:45 AM -0.9 7:21 AM Set 8:59 AM 93
22 High 10:42 AM 5.7 7:32 PM Rise 11:20 PM
22 Low 4:53 PM -0.8
22 High 11:19 PM 6.5
W 23 Low 5:38 AM -0.6 7:20 AM Set 9:47 AM 86
23 High 11:34 AM 5.4 7:33 PM
23 Low 5:44 PM -0.5
Th 24 High 12:14 AM 6.2 7:18 AM Rise 12:27 AM 77
24 Low 6:33 AM -0.2 7:34 PM Set 10:40 AM
24 High 12:28 PM 5.1
24 Low 6:38 PM -0.1
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE S INTO THE REGION SUN NIGHT AND MON...THEN A SERIES OF
DISTURBANCES WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK.
Today...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt this morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Tonight...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft...subsiding to 2 to 3 ft
after midnight.
Sat...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat Night...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun Night...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Mon...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of
showers.
Tue...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of
showers.
| | Notice posted on Friday, March 11, 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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