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SubjectDatePriority
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 06/29/2206/29/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 06/29/22 - NEWS - Union Pier contract draws private groans from developers, praise from ports agency06/29/2022 Normal
NHC MORNING UPDATE - CLIENTS IN BLIND COPY06/28/2022 Normal
NHC - UPDATE 27/PM06/27/2022 Normal
NHC - MORNNG UPDATE06/27/2022 Normal
NHC - MORNING UPDATE 06/26/2022 Normal
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 06/24/2206/24/2022 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 06/22/2206/22/2022 Normal
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 06/22/2206/22/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 06/22/2206/22/2022 Normal
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 06/17/2206/17/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 06/17/2206/17/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 06/15/2206/15/2022 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 06/15/22 - NEWS - North Carolina State Ports Authority Executive Director Appointed to Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee06/15/2022 Normal
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 06/10/2206/10/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 06/10/22 - NEWS - No end in sight to import growth at Port of Charleston06/10/2022 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 06/10/2206/10/2022 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 06/08/2206/08/2022 Normal
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 06/08/2206/08/2022 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 06/06/2206/06/2022 Normal
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 06/06/2206/06/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 06/06/2206/06/2022 Normal
NHC -HURRICANE ALEX - LAST MESSAGE FROM THIS OFFICE06/05/2022 Normal
FW: TORM STRENGTH - CPH - ST SHIPPING - CP 16.05.22 - AMS FILING - Discharge 1st Savannah GA, 2nd Charleston / Pre-Arrival Info06/04/2022 Normal
NHC - UPDATE POSSIBLE STORM ONE - NO CHANGES OVERNIGHT06/04/2022 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 06/03/2206/03/2022 Normal
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 06/03/2206/03/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 06/03/2206/03/2022 Normal
TC 1 - NHC MORNING UPDATE06/03/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 06/02/2206/02/2022 Normal
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 06/02/2206/02/2022 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 06/02/22 - NEWS - North Carolina Ports #4 in North America, #49 in the World for Container Terminal Efficiency06/02/2022 Normal
NHC - MORNING UPDATE06/02/2022 Normal
HURRICANE SEASON STARTS TO DAY - WITH ACTIVITY06/01/2022 Normal

 Daily Port Update

Subject:CHARLESTON, SC DAILY PORT UPDATE
Date:Friday, June 03, 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:

BP - HANOVER TRADER - ETA 1200/4TH
KMI4 - GLENDA MELISSA - ETA 1100/5TH

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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:
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

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HURRICANE STATUS - LEVEL 4 - NO STORMS EXPECTED
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

1. A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA CENTERED A FEW HUNDRED MILES EAST OF
NICARAGUA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE A LARGE REGION OF DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS
AND SHOWERS OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. ANY
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS LOW IS LIKELY TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR...AND THERE IS A
LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HOWEVER...
UPPER-LEVEL WINDS COULD BECOME MORE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT AFTER THAT
TIME. HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND MUD SLIDES OVER
PORTIONS OF HAITI...THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND JAMAICA OVER THE NEXT DAY
OR TWO AS THE LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY.

2. A SMALL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS PRODUCING LIMITED SHOWER ACTIVITY A
COUPLE HUNDRED MILES NORTHWEST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. UPPER- LEVEL
WINDS ARE BECOMING HOSTILE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND THERE IS A LOW
CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.


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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with June 3, 2011.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible

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

Tu 14 Low 1:17 AM -0.3 6:11 AM Set 4:53 AM 94
14 High 7:02 AM 5.1 8:29 PM Rise 7:36 PM
14 Low 1:17 PM -0.6
14 High 7:50 PM 6.6

W 15 Low 2:10 AM -0.4 6:11 AM Set 5:50 AM 98
15 High 7:58 AM 5.1 8:29 PM Rise 8:35 PM
15 Low 2:10 PM -0.6
15 High 8:42 PM 6.6

Th 16 Low 3:01 AM -0.4 6:11 AM Set 6:52 AM 99
16 High 8:52 AM 5.1 8:29 PM Rise 9:27 PM
16 Low 3:00 PM -0.4
16 High 9:32 PM 6.4

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
500 AM EDT FRI JUN 3 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.
ANZ088-031500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
500 AM EDT FRI JUN 3 2011

TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION W
TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W PORTION.

TONIGHT
WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W PORTION.

SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SAT NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR E PART
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E.

SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS N.

MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E.

TUE
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
Notice posted on Friday, June 03, 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.