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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Tuesday, May 31, 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:
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:
KMI4 - CLARITY - INBOUND ETB 1200/31ST ETD 0600/1ST
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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: NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES:
06/01/11 - 1200 - UNION PIER CRUISE TERMINAL MEETING
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
06/14/11 - 1700 - COMMISSIONER OF PILOTS MEETING
06/17/11 - 0900 - MARITIME ASSOCIATION GOLF TOURNAMENT
06/23/11 - 0818 - NAVOPS MEETING - HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS
08/03/11 - 0830 - MARSEC 3 TRAINING EXCERCISE
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 May 17, 2011.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Tu 31 Low 1:43 AM 0.5 6:13 AM Rise 5:05 AM 3
31 High 7:37 AM 4.7 8:22 PM Set 7:32 PM
31 Low 1:32 PM 0.0
31 High 7:56 PM 6.0
W 1 Low 2:24 AM 0.4 6:12 AM Rise 5:50 AM 1
1 High 8:20 AM 4.7 8:23 PM Set 8:28 PM
1 Low 2:14 PM 0.0
1 High 8:36 PM 6.0
Th 2 Low 3:05 AM 0.3 6:12 AM Rise 6:42 AM 0
2 High 9:01 AM 4.7 8:23 PM Set 9:21 PM
2 Low 2:56 PM 0.0
2 High 9:16 PM 6.1
F 3 Low 3:46 AM 0.2 6:12 AM Rise 7:39 AM 1
3 High 9:42 AM 4.7 8:24 PM Set 10:11 PM
3 Low 3:39 PM -0.1
3 High 9:56 PM 6.1
Sa 4 Low 4:28 AM 0.2 6:12 AM Rise 8:40 AM 4
4 High 10:24 AM 4.7 8:24 PM Set 10:56 PM
4 Low 4:24 PM 0.0
4 High 10:38 PM 6.0
Su 5 Low 5:12 AM 0.1 6:12 AM Rise 9:43 AM 9
5 High 11:10 AM 4.8 8:25 PM Set 11:36 PM
5 Low 5:13 PM 0.0
5 High 11:23 PM 5.9
M 6 Low 5:57 AM 0.1 6:11 AM Rise 10:47 AM 17
6 High 12:00 PM 4.9 8:25 PM
6 Low 6:05 PM 0.1
Tu 7 High 12:12 AM 5.8 6:11 AM Set 12:13 AM 26
7 Low 6:46 AM 0.0 8:26 PM Rise 11:52 AM
7 High 12:55 PM 5.0
7 Low 7:03 PM 0.2
W 8 High 1:05 AM 5.7 6:11 AM Set 12:48 AM 36
8 Low 7:38 AM -0.1 8:26 PM Rise 12:57 PM
8 High 1:55 PM 5.3
8 Low 8:05 PM 0.3
Th 9 High 2:02 AM 5.5 6:11 AM Set 1:23 AM 47
9 Low 8:33 AM -0.2 8:27 PM Rise 2:02 PM
9 High 2:57 PM 5.5
9 Low 9:11 PM 0.3
F 10 High 3:01 AM 5.3 6:11 AM Set 1:57 AM 59
10 Low 9:30 AM -0.3 8:27 PM Rise 3:08 PM
10 High 3:59 PM 5.8
10 Low 10:17 PM 0.2
Sa 11 High 4:03 AM 5.2 6:11 AM Set 2:34 AM 70
11 Low 10:28 AM -0.4 8:28 PM Rise 4:15 PM
11 High 5:00 PM 6.1
11 Low 11:20 PM 0.1
Su 12 High 5:04 AM 5.1 6:11 AM Set 3:15 AM 80
12 Low 11:26 AM -0.5 8:28 PM Rise 5:24 PM
12 High 5:59 PM 6.4
M 13 Low 12:20 AM -0.1 6:11 AM Set 4:01 AM 88
13 High 6:04 AM 5.1 8:28 PM Rise 6:32 PM
13 Low 12:22 PM -0.6
13 High 6:56 PM 6.5
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...WEAK LOW PRES WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT. THEN...ATLC HIGH PRES WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS UNTIL
LATE WEEK. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE IN THE
WEEK AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND.
Today...NW winds 5 kt...becoming variable by this afternoon...then S 10 kt
late. Seas 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms late.
Tonight...SW winds 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 ft. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
Wed...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wed Night...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Thu...NE winds 5 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Thu Night...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
Fri...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
Sat...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Seas 2 ft. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
| | Notice posted on Tuesday, May 31, 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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