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Subject:CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE
Date:Friday, June 10, 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 - T/B RESOLVE/650-3 - IN - ETD 1330/10TH
KMI4 - ADRIATIC SEA - IN - EDT 2000/10TH
HESS - KLARA - IN - ETD 1200/10TH
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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:
06/14/11 - 1700 - COMMISSIONER OF PILOTS MEETING

FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
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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CURRENT HURRICANE STATUS - 4 - SEASONAL - NO STORMS EXPECTED

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

1. CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA
ACROSS CUBA AND HISPANIOLA INTO THE BAHAMAS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A
ELONGATED AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE INTERACTING WITH A LARGE UPPER-
LEVEL TROUGH. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD
OR NORTHWARD DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...
AND SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT APPEARS UNLIKELY DUE TO STRONG UPPER-LEVEL
WINDS. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A
TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS.

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

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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with June 10, 2011.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible

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

F 17 Low 3:50 AM -0.3 6:11 AM Set 7:55 AM 98
17 High 9:43 AM 5.0 8:30 PM Rise 10:11 PM
17 Low 3:50 PM -0.2
17 High 10:20 PM 6.2

Sa 18 Low 4:37 AM -0.2 6:11 AM Set 8:57 AM 95
18 High 10:33 AM 5.0 8:30 PM Rise 10:50 PM
18 Low 4:38 PM 0.0
18 High 11:05 PM 5.9

Su 19 Low 5:22 AM 0.0 6:12 AM Set 9:57 AM 89
19 High 11:21 AM 4.9 8:30 PM Rise 11:23 PM
19 Low 5:25 PM 0.3
19 High 11:49 PM 5.6

M 20 Low 6:06 AM 0.1 6:12 AM Set 10:55 AM 82
20 High 12:09 PM 4.8 8:31 PM Rise 11:54 PM
20 Low 6:13 PM 0.6

Tu 21 High 12:33 AM 5.3 6:12 AM Set 11:51 AM 74
21 Low 6:49 AM 0.3 8:31 PM
21 High 12:57 PM 4.8
21 Low 7:03 PM 0.9

W 22 High 1:17 AM 5.0 6:12 AM Rise 12:22 AM 65
22 Low 7:32 AM 0.4 8:31 PM Set 12:45 PM
22 High 1:46 PM 4.9
22 Low 7:55 PM 1.1

Th 23 High 2:02 AM 4.8 6:12 AM Rise 12:50 AM 55
23 Low 8:16 AM 0.4 8:31 PM Set 1:39 PM
23 High 2:35 PM 4.9
23 Low 8:50 PM 1.2




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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
500 AM EDT FRI JUN 10 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.
ANZ088-101500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
500 AM EDT FRI JUN 10 2011
.TODAY AND TONIGHT..S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SE
LATE TODAY. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.

SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM
INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E
OF 1000 FM BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS E. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SUN
WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MON
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 4 FT.

TUE
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
Notice posted on Friday, June 10, 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.