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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Wednesday, March 23, 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:
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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:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2011
February Volume Up 7% at South Carolina Ports
Charleston, SC – Volume at South Carolina’s public ports was up in February
on the heels on major improvements to container operations and the
completion of a nearly $22-million project to accommodate growth in
Charleston’s breakbulk sector.
Container volume in the Port of Charleston climbed 7 percent in February
over the same month last year while volume for the first eight months of
the South Carolina State Ports Authority’s (SCSPA) fiscal year increased
more than 12 percent.
The Port of Charleston handled 108,994 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in
February, up from 101,900 TEUs in February of last year. During the fiscal
year to date (July through February), Charleston handled 912,789 TEUs, up
12.4 percent from the same period last year.
The increase follows a major streamlining in January of the SCSPA’s
container business segment, where all container business was consolidated
in two terminals in Charleston while gate operations and processes were
harmonized at those terminals. The move offered numerous benefits to port
users, including extended gate hours and access to the SCSPA’s information
systems for all port customers, all while boosting capacity by about 10
percent.
The SCSPA anticipates continued, but moderate, growth through the year.
“Our team has re-established South Carolina’s commercial position and we
are headed in the right direction,” said Jim Newsome, president and CEO of
the SCSPA.
Breakbulk tonnage in the Ports of Charleston and Georgetown was up more
than 44 percent for the first eight months of the fiscal year, with 657,528
tons handled at the two ports in fiscal year 2011 versus 455,449 tons
handled last year.
A $21.7-million project to reconfigure and improve Columbus Street Terminal
as Charleston’s principal breakbulk, roll-on/roll-off and project
cargo-handling facility was completed last month. The terminal now handles
BMW’s growing export vehicle business that last year totaled more than $4
billion in cars shipped through the Port of Charleston.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
03/24/2011 - NAV/OPS MEETING
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
03/30/2011 - CBP AGRICULTURE INSPECTION OUTREACH -
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 22, 2011.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
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
F 25 High 1:12 AM 5.8 7:17 AM Rise 1:27 AM 67
25 Low 7:30 AM 0.1 7:35 PM Set 11:37 AM
25 High 1:26 PM 4.8
25 Low 7:37 PM 0.2
Sa 26 High 2:13 AM 5.5 7:16 AM Rise 2:20 AM 56
26 Low 8:30 AM 0.4 7:35 PM Set 12:36 PM
26 High 2:27 PM 4.6
26 Low 8:40 PM 0.5
Su 27 High 3:16 AM 5.3 7:14 AM Rise 3:06 AM 46
27 Low 9:30 AM 0.6 7:36 PM Set 1:35 PM
27 High 3:30 PM 4.6
27 Low 9:46 PM 0.6
M 28 High 4:16 AM 5.1 7:13 AM Rise 3:46 AM 36
28 Low 10:28 AM 0.6 7:37 PM Set 2:34 PM
28 High 4:31 PM 4.7
28 Low 10:48 PM 0.6
Tu 29 High 5:11 AM 5.1 7:12 AM Rise 4:21 AM 27
29 Low 11:21 AM 0.5 7:37 PM Set 3:30 PM
29 High 5:26 PM 4.9
29 Low 11:44 PM 0.5
W 30 High 6:01 AM 5.2 7:10 AM Rise 4:52 AM 19
30 Low 12:09 PM 0.3 7:38 PM Set 4:25 PM
30 High 6:15 PM 5.1
Th 31 Low 12:34 AM 0.4 7:09 AM Rise 5:21 AM 12
31 High 6:46 AM 5.2 7:39 PM Set 5:19 PM
31 Low 12:51 PM 0.2
31 High 7:00 PM 5.3
F 1 Low 1:19 AM 0.3 7:08 AM Rise 5:49 AM 6
1 High 7:27 AM 5.2 7:39 PM Set 6:13 PM
1 Low 1:30 PM 0.1
1 High 7:41 PM 5.5
Sa 2 Low 2:00 AM 0.2 7:07 AM Rise 6:17 AM 2
2 High 8:06 AM 5.2 7:40 PM Set 7:06 PM
2 Low 2:07 PM 0.0
2 High 8:19 PM 5.7
Su 3 Low 2:39 AM 0.2 7:05 AM Rise 6:45 AM 0
3 High 8:44 AM 5.2 7:41 PM Set 8:01 PM
3 Low 2:42 PM 0.0
3 High 8:54 PM 5.7
M 4 Low 3:16 AM 0.2 7:04 AM Rise 7:16 AM 0
4 High 9:19 AM 5.0 7:42 PM Set 8:56 PM
4 Low 3:15 PM 0.0
4 High 9:28 PM 5.8
Tu 5 Low 3:51 AM 0.3 7:03 AM Rise 7:49 AM 1
5 High 9:53 AM 4.9 7:42 PM Set 9:52 PM
5 Low 3:49 PM 0.1
5 High 10:00 PM 5.7
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...ATLC HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT S TODAY AS LOW PRES MOVES E TOWARD THE
MID ATLC REGION. THE LOW WILL PASS OFFSHORE TO N OF THE WATERS TONIGHT AND
PULL A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE WATERS THU. THE FRONT WILL STALL LATE WEEK
THEN WAVER OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THIS WEEKEND.
Today...SW winds 15 kt...increasing to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Tonight...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A slight chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
Thu...W winds 20 kt...diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
to 5 ft...subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon.
Thu Night...NW winds 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Fri...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
to 4 ft...subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon.
Fri Night...SE winds 5 kt...becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3
ft...building to 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
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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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