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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Wednesday, April 13, 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 43'00 MLW - tide neede for anything deeper than
43'01" 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
Veterans Terminal 35' MLW tidal restricted
Nucor - Max draft 25'00 (movements daylight & tidal restricted), Max LOA
550', 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 - ELKA GLORY - IN - ETD - 1600/13TH
BP - T/B INTEGRITY/650-4 - ETA 2000/16TH
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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:
Harbor solution promised: Graham, Scott say they will tie up government
to get money for dredging study
By Allyson Bird
abird@postandcourier.com
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and U.S. Rep. Tim Scott on Tuesday promised to
hem up the federal government until it addresses the Port of Charleston's
relatively low-budget need to move forward with harbor deepening this
year.
The two South Carolina Republicans spoke at the State Ports Authority's
downtown headquarters, saying they are hopping mad that the spending
parameters for the rest of the financial year lack the $50,000 necessary
to move a dredging study forward in 2011.
Senator Lindsey Graham (left) talks about plans to get the funds needed
to start the deepening of Charleston Harbor process, as Congressman Tim
Scott listens Tuesday.
Previously estimated at $400,000, the number was reduced dramatically
because of the limited time left in the financial year to begin what's
known as a "feasibility study" for harbor deepening.
That step becomes more and more crucial as the 2014 completion of the
Panama Canal expansion draws near, bringing with it a larger fleet of
cargo ships.
"If we do not get the study done this year, we lose another year," Graham
said. He pointed out that President Barack Obama hopes to double U.S.
exports in five years.
"I share that goal. I know Tim does too," Graham said. "How much money
did the Obama administration set aside to make this port deeper to expand
export opportunities in the Southeast? Not one penny in 2011 or '12."
He added that Congress made job creation its top priority and then
asked, "If that's true, how could you not set aside $50,000 to allow the
study to go forward to make this port a job creator in the future?"
Graham promised that he and Scott would "do everything we can to tie the
Senate in knots to make sure that this issue is adequately addressed."
Scott said he planned to speak with other lawmakers to push for the
funding, and Graham said he hopes to attach the $50,000 to another bill,
if that fails.
"I'm going to make it very difficult to do business as usual in the
Senate," Graham said. That includes stalling nominations and bills
working their way through Congress.
Scott campaigned on the idea of a merit-based, competitive process for
handling the country's assets. He called more than 100 people over the
weekend to rally support and said Tuesday, "This is unacceptable."
Graham last month said he would introduce legislation that would provide
a merit-based approach for doling out highly sought-after federal
dollars. His plan calls for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to review
which channels make the most sense to deepen to 50 feet.
State Ports Authority Chairman Bill Stern emphasized that deepening
Charleston Harbor to 50 feet from 45 would cost less, at about $350
million over 10 years, than competing ports in the Southeast. He also
said the project makes good business sense.
"We provide the most bang for the buck," Stern said. "There's no better
situation than South Carolina in the United States."
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CURRENT ISSUES:
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
04/21/2011 - 1800 - PROPELLER CLUB DINNER
04/28/2011 - 0800 - NAV/OPS MEETING
04/28/2011 - 1830 - MASC DINNER FOR USCG (RET) ADM T. ALLEN
05/10/11 - 1145 - CWIT LUNCHEON
2018 - 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 April 13, 2011.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
W 13 High 3:52 AM 5.5 6:53 AM Set 3:36 AM 65
13 Low 10:25 AM 0.2 7:48 PM Rise 3:05 PM
13 High 4:35 PM 5.3
13 Low 10:52 PM 0.0
Th 14 High 4:56 AM 5.6 6:51 AM Set 4:13 AM 75
14 Low 11:24 AM -0.1 7:49 PM Rise 4:13 PM
14 High 5:37 PM 5.7
14 Low 11:55 PM -0.3
F 15 High 5:56 AM 5.8 6:50 AM Set 4:49 AM 85
15 Low 12:19 PM -0.5 7:49 PM Rise 5:22 PM
15 High 6:36 PM 6.2
Sa 16 Low 12:55 AM -0.6 6:49 AM Set 5:26 AM 92
16 High 6:53 AM 5.9 7:50 PM Rise 6:32 PM
16 Low 1:11 PM -0.8
16 High 7:31 PM 6.6
Su 17 Low 1:50 AM -0.8 6:48 AM Set 6:05 AM 97
17 High 7:47 AM 5.9 7:51 PM Rise 7:44 PM
17 Low 2:01 PM -0.9
17 High 8:24 PM 6.9
M 18 Low 2:44 AM -0.9 6:47 AM Set 6:47 AM 99
18 High 8:40 AM 5.8 7:52 PM Rise 8:56 PM
18 Low 2:51 PM -1.0
18 High 9:16 PM 6.9
Tu 19 Low 3:36 AM -0.9 6:46 AM Set 7:34 AM 99
19 High 9:31 AM 5.7 7:52 PM Rise 10:06 PM
19 Low 3:41 PM -0.8
19 High 10:08 PM 6.8
W 20 Low 4:28 AM -0.7 6:44 AM Set 8:26 AM 95
20 High 10:23 AM 5.5 7:53 PM Rise 11:11 PM
20 Low 4:31 PM -0.6
20 High 11:00 PM 6.6
Th 21 Low 5:20 AM -0.4 6:43 AM Set 9:24 AM 89
21 High 11:15 AM 5.3 7:54 PM
21 Low 5:22 PM -0.2
21 High 11:53 PM 6.2
F 22 Low 6:13 AM -0.1 6:42 AM Rise 12:10 AM 81
22 High 12:09 PM 5.0 7:55 PM Set 10:24 AM
22 Low 6:16 PM 0.1
Sa 23 High 12:48 AM 5.9 6:41 AM Rise 1:00 AM 72
23 Low 7:06 AM 0.2 7:55 PM Set 11:25 AM
23 High 1:05 PM 4.8
23 Low 7:12 PM 0.5
Su 24 High 1:44 AM 5.5 6:40 AM Rise 1:44 AM 62
24 Low 8:01 AM 0.5 7:56 PM Set 12:25 PM
24 High 2:03 PM 4.7
24 Low 8:13 PM 0.8
M 25 High 2:41 AM 5.2 6:39 AM Rise 2:21 AM 52
25 Low 8:57 AM 0.6 7:57 PM Set 1:24 PM
25 High 3:02 PM 4.7
25 Low 9:15 PM 0.9
Tu 26 High 3:36 AM 5.1 6:38 AM Rise 2:54 AM 42
26 Low 9:50 AM 0.6 7:57 PM Set 2:20 PM
26 High 3:58 PM 4.8
26 Low 10:16 PM 1.0
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
500 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011
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.
ANZ088-131500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
500 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION S TO
SW 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
OVER E PORTION ENDING.
TONIGHT AND THU
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS
TONIGHT. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT LATE TONIGHT...
HIGHEST E.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E.
FRI
WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS
BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO S TO SW AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE...HIGHEST NW. SEAS BUILDING TO 5
TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NW.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT
LATE...BECOMING HIGHEST E.
| | Notice posted on Wednesday, April 13, 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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