|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Friday, July 29, 2011 | | Priority: | Normal | | Notice: |
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION
------------------------
Maximum Depths - (Fresh)
Harbor Entrance - 47.0 ft
Main Channel - 45.0 ft
BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION:
-------------------------
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
=============================================
VESSEL TRAFFIC:
KMI4 - SELENDANG RATNA - IN ETD 0100/30TH
KMI4 - JO KASHI - ETA 8/12/11
KMI4 - SANKO BRIGHT - ETA 8/18/11
============================================
FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS:
---------------------------------------------
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.
============================================================
Current Articles: NONE
============================================================
CURRENT ISSUES:
08/03/11 - 0830 - MARSEC 3 TRAINING EXCERCISE
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
08/06/11 - 1700 - PORT INDUSTRY NIGHT WITH THE RIVERDOGS
08/24/11 - 1800 - NOAA WRIGHT WHALE MEETING IN SAVANNAH GARDEN CITY HALL
08/25/11 - 0800 - NAV OPS MEETING
09/20/11 - 1145 - CWIT LUNCHEON
09/23/11 - 1030 - CHS TRAFFIC AND TRANS CLUB GOLF TOURN. AT STONO FERRY
10/06/22 - PM - BBQ AND BLUEGRASS SOCIAL
10/20/11 - 1800 - CWIT ANNUAL AUCTION
2018 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
===========================================================
SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
CURRENT HURRICANE STATUS - 4 - T/S DON
TROPICAL STORM DON INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 7A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042011
700 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011
...DON CONTINUES MOVING TOWARD SOUTH TEXAS WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH...
SUMMARY OF 700 AM CDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...25.7N 94.3W
ABOUT 255 MI...395 KM SE OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
ABOUT 195 MI...315 KM E OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
NONE.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* TEXAS COAST FROM THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE TO MATAGORDA
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24
HOURS.
===
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL
STORM DON LOCATED ABOUT 195 MILES EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
1. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE ACCOMPANIED BY A WELL-DEFINED LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IS LOCATED ABOUT 1200 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE LESSER
ANTILLES. THIS DISTURBANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF
ORGANIZATION...AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE FOR
GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A
MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING
THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15
TO 20 MPH.
===================================================================
Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with July 21, 2011.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
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
Tu 9 High 4:34 AM 5.0 6:39 AM Set 2:31 AM 75
9 Low 10:54 AM 0.0 8:11 PM Rise 5:12 PM
9 High 5:33 PM 6.1
9 Low 11:47 PM 0.5
W 10 High 5:35 AM 5.0 6:40 AM Set 3:31 AM 84
10 Low 11:52 AM 0.0 8:10 PM Rise 6:01 PM
10 High 6:28 PM 6.2
Th 11 Low 12:40 AM 0.3 6:40 AM Set 4:31 AM 91
11 High 6:31 AM 5.1 8:09 PM Rise 6:43 PM
11 Low 12:46 PM 0.0
11 High 7:18 PM 6.2
=============================================================
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...THE AREA WILL REMAIN BETWEEN ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE AND INLAND
LOW PRESSURE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
Today...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW this afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Tonight...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
Sat...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat Night...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun Night...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers
and tstms.
Mon...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Tue...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and
tstms. | | Notice posted on Friday, July 29, 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|