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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Thursday, July 14, 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:
KMI2 - SABRINA 1 - IN ETD 2300/15TH
KMI4 - PAMIR - ETA 1900/17TH
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:
Press release distributed on behalf of the Panama Canal Authority.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Teresa Arosemena (Panama) 507.272.1873
Roqueña Domingo (U.S.) 202.326.1720
panama Canal and south carolina ports authority FORGE ties
RENEWED ALLIANCE REINFORCES COMMITMENT TO GROWTH AND MUTUAL BENEFITS
PANAMA CITY, Panama, July 12, 2011 – The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and
the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA), which owns and operates the Port
of Charleston, renewed their ties Tuesday with the signing of a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU).
First signed in July 2003, the MOU, which is renewable for an additional
three years, reinforces both entities’ commitment to growth and best
practices that benefit customers, Panama and South Carolina.
“As we move closer to the completion of our expansion plans, forging
partnerships with ports along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States is
a priority for the Canal. Over the past eight years, we have developed an
alliance with the SCPA that strengthens our ties, and enables us to pursue
mutually beneficial joint activities,” said ACP Administrator/CEO Alberto
Alemán Zubieta.
Areas of cooperation between the ACP and the SCPA include, among others,
information-sharing, joint marketing efforts, exchange of data, capital
improvement plans, training and technology. This partnership also will
continue to promote the “All-Water Route,” the route from Asia to the U.S.
East Coast via the Panama Canal.
Moreover, as the expansion of the waterway – with its expected 2014
completion – directs deeper, wider ships to the U.S. East Coast, the Port
of Charleston is in a unique position to benefit. Charleston currently has
the deepest harbor in the region and is already handling large ships with a
capacity greater than 8,000 TEUs with drafts of up to 48 feet.
“We have enjoyed the mutual return on our partnership with the Panama
Canal,” said SCPA President and CEO James I. Newsome, III. “We are
confident in the ACP’s vision, leadership and ability to successfully
oversee the expansion project and eagerly await the anticipated growth that
will result from an expanded Canal.”
To accommodate that expected growth, the Port of Charleston is investing
heavily in its facilities with a 10-year, $1.3 billion capital plan.
Included in the plan are major upgrades to existing facilities and the
construction of a new terminal that will boost port capacity by 50 percent.
Simultaneously, business is on the rise, with a 17 percent increase in
Charleston container volume in 2010.
And the Canal’s expansion remains on track following the recent
commencement of the permanent concrete work for the new Atlantic side locks.
The $5.25 billion expansion project will build a new lane of traffic along
the Panama Canal through the construction of a new set of locks which will
double capacity and allow more traffic and longer, wider ships.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
07/19/11 - SCSPA BOARD MEETING
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
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 THU JUL 14 2011
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with July 13, 2011.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
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
W 20 Low 6:07 AM 0.3 6:25 AM Set 11:29 AM 79
20 High 12:16 PM 5.0 8:26 PM Rise 11:20 PM
20 Low 6:25 PM 1.0
Th 21 High 12:33 AM 5.0 6:26 AM Set 12:23 PM 71
21 Low 6:45 AM 0.4 8:26 PM Rise 11:50 PM
21 High 1:01 PM 5.0
21 Low 7:11 PM 1.2
F 22 High 1:16 AM 4.8 6:27 AM Set 1:17 PM 62
22 Low 7:25 AM 0.5 8:25 PM
22 High 1:47 PM 5.0
22 Low 8:02 PM 1.3
Sa 23 High 2:02 AM 4.6 6:27 AM Rise 12:22 AM 53
23 Low 8:09 AM 0.6 8:25 PM Set 2:12 PM
23 High 2:37 PM 5.1
23 Low 8:57 PM 1.4
Su 24 High 2:52 AM 4.4 6:28 AM Rise 12:57 AM 43
24 Low 8:58 AM 0.6 8:24 PM Set 3:08 PM
24 High 3:29 PM 5.2
24 Low 9:55 PM 1.3
M 25 High 3:45 AM 4.4 6:29 AM Rise 1:37 AM 34
25 Low 9:51 AM 0.5 8:23 PM Set 4:05 PM
25 High 4:23 PM 5.4
25 Low 10:51 PM 1.2
Tu 26 High 4:40 AM 4.4 6:29 AM Rise 2:23 AM 25
26 Low 10:45 AM 0.4 8:23 PM Set 5:00 PM
26 High 5:16 PM 5.6
26 Low 11:46 PM 1.0
W 27 High 5:34 AM 4.5 6:30 AM Rise 3:15 AM 17
27 Low 11:39 AM 0.2 8:22 PM Set 5:53 PM
27 High 6:08 PM 5.8
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE LOCAL
AREA THROUGH SATURDAY...BEFORE DISSIPATING BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGH
PRESSURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE DOMINANT BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
Today...Variable winds 5 kt...becoming NE 5 to 10 kt by mid morning...then
E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and
tstms. A chance of showers and tstms this afternoon.
Tonight...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Fri...E winds 10 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft...building to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Showers and tstms
likely.
Fri Night...E winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Sat...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Sat Night...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Sun...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Mon...NE winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5
ft...subsiding to 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
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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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