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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Tuesday, July 26, 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 TUG INTEGRITY/650-4 - IN ETD1200/27TH
KMI4 - SELENDANG RATNA - ETA 7/30/11
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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:
Jasper plan gets jump-start: S.C., Ga. to go ahead with study of joint port
terminal
SAVANNAH -- Georgia and South Carolina port officials agreed Monday to move
forward with studying a proposal to build a shared shipping terminal on the
Savannah River, a project that seemed stalled months ago as both sides
argued over whether it would benefit or suffer from plans to deepen the
harbor to the nearby Port of Savannah.
The U.S. Highway 17 bridge over the Savannah River is seen from the site of
the planned port terminal in Jasper County.
The proposed joint port in Jasper County -- which is in South Carolina,
across the river from Savannah -- appeared back on track Monday as the
two-state board voted to spend $1 million on the project in the next year.
That includes $425,000 for a yearlong study on how best to use clay from
the river bottom to raise the elevation of the construction site.
It was the joint port board's first meeting since March, when the states
could only agree to minimal funding that would keep them from having to
start over again.
"We're moving forward in a way that spends our resources efficiently," said
David Posek, chairman of the joint port board and a member of South
Carolina's delegation.
Georgia and South Carolina have spent more than four years and
$3.8 million working together on developing a 1,500-acre port in Jasper
County, on a site just a few miles downriver from Savannah's booming port
on the river that divides the states. The new port would open at the
soonest in 2025.
Jasper County, one of South Carolina's poorest counties, could desperately
use the jobs and development. County officials worried about the project's
future earlier this year when it appeared to be caught up in politics over
the states' rival ports in Savannah and Charleston, which are both
scrambling to deepen their harbors to accept supersize cargo ships.
Andrew Fulghum, county administrator for Jasper County, said Monday the
vote to keep studying the joint port was "very encouraging news." "It shows
to me that they're back on track and focused," Fulghum said. "That's what
we need."
Bill Stern, chairman of the S.C. State Ports Authority, was the only
dissenter from either state Monday. He opposed spending for the dredging
study, saying he wanted more information on how the river would be able to
handle ship traffic for two ports even if Savannah gets approved to deepen
the waterway from 42 to 48 feet.
A spokesman for the SPA said the Charleston-based agency had no further
comment on the issue Monday.
Georgia port officials insist the river will be deep and wide enough for
both ports. The joint port board has planned a navigation study, but first
needs data from the Army Corps of Engineers that won't be available until
next spring. South Carolina officials had previously argued that deepening
the river would harm the Jasper County port because the Army Corps would
use the terminal site for dumping clay dredged from the river. However,
engineering consultants have told them the site for the Jasper terminals
needs to be raised by 6 feet -- and using the Corps' dredge spoils would
save the project $300 million.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
07/28/11 - 0800 - NAVOPS MEETING
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
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 - NO STORMS EXPECTED
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
1. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE
NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA HAVE INCREASED SLIGHTLY DURING THE PAST SEVERAL
HOURS. DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...OF THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO
OCCUR AS IT MOVES TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS SYSTEM HAS A
LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with July 21, 2011.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
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
Th 28 Low 12:36 AM 0.7 6:31 AM Rise 4:12 AM 9
28 High 6:27 AM 4.7 8:21 PM Set 6:43 PM
28 Low 12:32 PM 0.0
28 High 6:58 PM 6.1
F 29 Low 1:25 AM 0.4 6:31 AM Rise 5:15 AM 4
29 High 7:18 AM 4.9 8:21 PM Set 7:29 PM
29 Low 1:23 PM -0.3
29 High 7:45 PM 6.3
Sa 30 Low 2:11 AM 0.1 6:32 AM Rise 6:21 AM 1
30 High 8:08 AM 5.2 8:20 PM Set 8:10 PM
30 Low 2:14 PM -0.4
30 High 8:32 PM 6.4
Su 31 Low 2:57 AM -0.1 6:33 AM Rise 7:29 AM 0
31 High 8:58 AM 5.4 8:19 PM Set 8:49 PM
31 Low 3:04 PM -0.5
31 High 9:18 PM 6.5
M 1 Low 3:42 AM -0.3 6:33 AM Rise 8:36 AM 1
1 High 9:48 AM 5.7 8:18 PM Set 9:26 PM
1 Low 3:55 PM -0.5
1 High 10:04 PM 6.4
Tu 2 Low 4:27 AM -0.5 6:34 AM Rise 9:44 AM 5
2 High 10:39 AM 5.8 8:18 PM Set 10:01 PM
2 Low 4:47 PM -0.4
2 High 10:52 PM 6.2
W 3 Low 5:14 AM -0.5 6:35 AM Rise 10:51 AM 12
3 High 11:32 AM 6.0 8:17 PM Set 10:38 PM
3 Low 5:42 PM -0.2
3 High 11:41 PM 6.0
Th 4 Low 6:03 AM -0.5 6:35 AM Rise 11:59 AM 21
4 High 12:28 PM 6.0 8:16 PM Set 11:16 PM
4 Low 6:39 PM 0.1
F 5 High 12:33 AM 5.7 6:36 AM Rise 1:06 PM 32
5 Low 6:55 AM -0.4 8:15 PM Set 11:57 PM
5 High 1:26 PM 6.0
5 Low 7:39 PM 0.3
Sa 6 High 1:30 AM 5.4 6:37 AM Rise 2:13 PM 43
6 Low 7:50 AM -0.2 8:14 PM
6 High 2:28 PM 6.0
6 Low 8:42 PM 0.5
Su 7 High 2:29 AM 5.1 6:38 AM Set 12:44 AM 54
7 Low 8:50 AM -0.1 8:13 PM Rise 3:17 PM
7 High 3:31 PM 6.0
7 Low 9:46 PM 0.6
M 8 High 3:32 AM 5.0 6:38 AM Set 1:35 AM 65
8 Low 9:52 AM 0.0 8:12 PM Rise 4:18 PM
8 High 4:34 PM 6.1
8 Low 10:49 PM 0.6
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL N OF THE THE WATERS TODAY THEN
DISSIPATE WED. BERMUDA HIGH PRES WILL THEN REBUILD THU INTO NEXT WEEKEND.
Today...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
Tonight...SW winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely in the evening... Then a chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
Wed...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Wed Night...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms in the evening...then a slight chance of showers and tstms after
midnight.
Thu...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft... Subsiding to 2
to 3 ft in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
Thu Night...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Fri...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
| | Notice posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 | |
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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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