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| Subject: | CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - Quit diverting ports money, Haley urges | | Date: | Friday, July 08, 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 - TUG INTEGRITY & 650-4 - ETA 8TH/1100
KMI4 - NOBLE AMERICAS - ETA 7/10
BOW CHAIN - ETA 7/28
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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: (7/8/11) Quit diverting ports money, Haley urges
COLUMBIA -- Gov. Nikki Haley urged congressional leadership in a letter
Thursday to quit using tax money collected for harbor maintenance on
other things.
Gov. Haley’s letter to U.S. House and Senate leaders
South Carolina needs its rightful share of the cash to make sure the
Charleston and Georgetown ports are ready for business in upcoming years,
the governor wrote in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid as well as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
To be clear, Haley said, she is not asking for an earmark or additional
money from the congressional budget for the state ports, only cash
designated for their upkeep in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. The
federal government has been using a portion of that money collected from
a cargo tax on unrelated expenditures.
"Charleston Harbor is poised to handle post-expansion ships from the
Panama Canal and Georgetown's break-bulk capacity makes (it) a solid
alternative for smaller users," she wrote. "Neither will be able to
capitalize on their capabilities without basic maintenance."
Byron Miller, spokesman for the State Ports Authority, said leadership on
the issue is greatly appreciated. Maintenance of the state's ports are
vital, he said.
The issue is not new. In April, a bipartisan group of congressmen,
including all six South Carolina House members, appealed to U.S. House
budget writers to stop the practice of using the Harbor Maintenance Trust
Fund for other purposes.
McClatchy reported earlier this year that as much as half of the $35
million collected in 2010 at the Charleston and Georgetown ports wasn't
used for dredging or other maintenance. The Charleston Harbor needs to be
deepened if it is going to accommodate larger ships expected to navigate
the Panama Canal once its widened.
Haley asked congressional leadership to pass two bills that would ensure
the cash from the harbor maintenance fund is used for its designated
purpose, based on priority and impact. "The ports of Charleston and
Georgetown -- gateways for more than just South Carolina's goods -- must
be properly maintained to promote job growth and business stability,"
Haley wrote.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
07/12/11 - COMMISSIONERS OF PILOTAGE MEETING
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
07/19/11 - SCSPA BOARD MEETING
07/28/11 - 0800 - NAVOPS MEETING
08/03/11 - 0830 - MARSEC 3 TRAINING EXCERCISE
09/20/11 - 1145 - CWIT Luncheon
10/20/11 - 1800 - CWIT Annual Auction
2018 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
CURRENT HURRICANE STATUS - 4 - SEASONAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
1. AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED
CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS PRIMARILY OVER FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT
WATERS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS HAVE BECOME LESS CONDUCIVE AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT HAS DIMINISHED. THERE IS A LOW
CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL OR
SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD
OR NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with July 6, 2011.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
F 8 High 1:45 AM 5.4 6:18 AM Set 12:36 AM 45
8 Low 8:11 AM -0.3 8:31 PM Rise 2:07 PM
8 High 2:43 PM 5.8
8 Low 8:57 PM 0.3
Sa 9 High 2:43 AM 5.2 6:19 AM Set 1:15 AM 57
9 Low 9:08 AM -0.3 8:31 PM Rise 3:14 PM
9 High 3:44 PM 5.9
9 Low 10:02 PM 0.3
Su 10 High 3:45 AM 5.0 6:19 AM Set 1:57 AM 68
10 Low 10:08 AM -0.3 8:30 PM Rise 4:20 PM
10 High 4:46 PM 6.1
10 Low 11:05 PM 0.3
M 11 High 4:47 AM 4.9 6:20 AM Set 2:46 AM 78
11 Low 11:08 AM -0.3 8:30 PM Rise 5:24 PM
11 High 5:46 PM 6.2
Tu 12 Low 12:04 AM 0.2 6:21 AM Set 3:39 AM 86
12 High 5:47 AM 4.9 8:30 PM Rise 6:24 PM
12 Low 12:06 PM -0.4
12 High 6:42 PM 6.3
W 13 Low 1:00 AM 0.0 6:21 AM Set 4:38 AM 93
13 High 6:46 AM 5.0 8:29 PM Rise 7:18 PM
13 Low 1:01 PM -0.4
13 High 7:36 PM 6.3
Th 14 Low 1:51 AM -0.1 6:22 AM Set 5:40 AM 97
14 High 7:41 AM 5.0 8:29 PM Rise 8:05 PM
14 Low 1:53 PM -0.3
14 High 8:25 PM 6.3
F 15 Low 2:40 AM -0.1 6:22 AM Set 6:42 AM 99
15 High 8:32 AM 5.1 8:29 PM Rise 8:46 PM
15 Low 2:42 PM -0.2
15 High 9:11 PM 6.2
Sa 16 Low 3:26 AM -0.1 6:23 AM Set 7:43 AM 99
16 High 9:20 AM 5.1 8:28 PM Rise 9:21 PM
16 Low 3:29 PM 0.0
16 High 9:54 PM 6.0
Su 17 Low 4:09 AM -0.1 6:24 AM Set 8:42 AM 97
17 High 10:06 AM 5.1 8:28 PM Rise 9:53 PM
17 Low 4:14 PM 0.2
17 High 10:35 PM 5.8
M 18 Low 4:50 AM 0.1 6:24 AM Set 9:39 AM 92
18 High 10:50 AM 5.1 8:27 PM Rise 10:23 PM
18 Low 4:57 PM 0.5
18 High 11:15 PM 5.5
Tu 19 Low 5:29 AM 0.2 6:25 AM Set 10:34 AM 87
19 High 11:33 AM 5.0 8:27 PM Rise 10:52 PM
19 Low 5:40 PM 0.7
19 High 11:54 PM 5.3
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MARINE WEATHER FORECAST: 500 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST
JUST S OF THE WATERS TODAY THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE N WATERS AND STALL EARLY TODAY. A LOW PRES CENTER
WILL TRACK E ALONG THE FRONT TODAY THROUGH SUN WHILE
STRENGTHENING. THE LOW WILL PULL THE FRONT SE THROUGH THE WATERS
SAT THROUGH SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE
NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT EARLY MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE OVER THE N
WATERS SUN...THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE FAR NW WATERS LATE MON AND MOVE INTO THE N
WATERS TUE.
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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.
ANZ088-081500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
TODAY AND TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT... HIGHEST NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN THROUGH TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
4 FT SUN.
| | Notice posted on Friday, July 08, 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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