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SubjectDatePriority
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 08/30/22 - NEWS - With offshore wind projects set to increase, is NC ready to capitalize on the opportunity?08/30/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 08/30/2208/30/2022 Normal
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 08/30/2208/30/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 08/26/2208/26/2022 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 08/26/2208/26/2022 Normal
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 08/26/2208/26/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 08/24/2208/24/2022 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 08/24/2208/24/2022 Normal
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 08/24/2208/24/2022 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 08/22/2208/22/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 08/22/2208/22/2022 Normal
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 08/22/2208/22/2022 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 08/18/22 - NEWS - https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2022/08/08/north-atlantic-right-whales-face-uncertainty-offshore-wind-farms/10141620002/08/18/2022 Normal
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 08/18/22 - NEWS - https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/local/2022/08/18/north-atlantic-right-whale-acoustic-buoy-launched-near-georgia-ports/10353292002/08/18/2022 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 08/16/2208/16/2022 Normal
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 08/16/2208/16/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 08/16/2208/16/2022 Normal
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 08/12/2208/12/2022 Normal
Recall: CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 08/12/2208/12/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 08/12/2208/12/2022 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 08/12/2208/12/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 08/12/2208/12/2022 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 08/10/2208/10/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 08/10/2208/10/2022 Normal
NHC - MORNING UPDATE - 08/08/2208/08/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 08/04/2208/04/2022 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 08/04/2208/04/2022 Normal
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE -08/04/2208/04/2022 Normal
SAVANNAH - DAILY PORT UPDATE -08/02/2208/02/2022 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 08/02/2208/02/2022 Normal
CHARLESTON - PORT DAILY UPDATE - 08/02/2208/02/2022 Normal

 Daily Port Update

Subject:CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE
Date:Tuesday, August 30, 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:

HESS - JO BETULA - IN ETD 0800/31ST
KMI1 - POCHARD - IN ETD 9/2/11
KMI4 - TUG INTEGRITY & 650-3 - ETA 1330/31ST
KMI4 - BOW RIYAD - ETA 9/20/11
KNI4 - BOW FLOWER - ETA 9/25/11

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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: NONE

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CURRENT ISSUES:

FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
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

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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
CURRENT HURRICANE STATUS - 4 - T/S KATIA

TROPICAL STORM KATIA ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL122011
500 AM AST TUE AUG 30 2011

...NEW TROPICAL STORM MOVING QUICKLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE TROPICAL
ATLANTIC...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.8N 31.7W
ABOUT 535 MI...855 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT
17 MPH...28 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.



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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 30 Low 3:14 AM -0.5 6:53 AM Rise 8:33 AM 0
30 High 9:26 AM 6.4 7:48 PM Set 8:35 PM
30 Low 3:39 PM -0.5
30 High 9:42 PM 6.5

W 31 Low 4:01 AM -0.5 6:54 AM Rise 9:43 AM 4
31 High 10:18 AM 6.6 7:46 PM Set 9:13 PM
31 Low 4:32 PM -0.4
31 High 10:32 PM 6.3

Th 1 Low 4:49 AM -0.5 6:54 AM Rise 10:53 AM 10
1 High 11:12 AM 6.6 7:45 PM Set 9:55 PM
1 Low 5:27 PM -0.1
1 High 11:23 PM 6.0

F 2 Low 5:40 AM -0.3 6:55 AM Rise 12:02 PM 19
2 High 12:09 PM 6.5 7:44 PM Set 10:41 PM
2 Low 6:24 PM 0.2

Sa 3 High 12:17 AM 5.7 6:56 AM Rise 1:09 PM 29
3 Low 6:34 AM -0.1 7:42 PM Set 11:32 PM
3 High 1:09 PM 6.4
3 Low 7:23 PM 0.5

Su 4 High 1:15 AM 5.4 6:56 AM Rise 2:12 PM 40
4 Low 7:31 AM 0.1 7:41 PM
4 High 2:12 PM 6.2
4 Low 8:26 PM 0.7

M 5 High 2:17 AM 5.2 6:57 AM Set 12:27 AM 51
5 Low 8:34 AM 0.4 7:40 PM Rise 3:09 PM
5 High 3:16 PM 6.1
5 Low 9:29 PM 0.8

Tu 6 High 3:21 AM 5.1 6:58 AM Set 1:26 AM 62
6 Low 9:38 AM 0.5 7:38 PM Rise 3:59 PM
6 High 4:18 PM 6.0
6 Low 10:30 PM 0.8

W 7 High 4:23 AM 5.1 6:58 AM Set 2:26 AM 72
7 Low 10:40 AM 0.5 7:37 PM Rise 4:43 PM
7 High 5:16 PM 6.0
7 Low 11:26 PM 0.7

Th 8 High 5:22 AM 5.3 6:59 AM Set 3:26 AM 81
8 Low 11:38 AM 0.5 7:36 PM Rise 5:21 PM
8 High 6:08 PM 6.1

F 9 Low 12:17 AM 0.6 6:59 AM Set 4:25 AM 88
9 High 6:15 AM 5.4 7:34 PM Rise 5:55 PM
9 Low 12:30 PM 0.4
9 High 6:54 PM 6.1

Sa 10 Low 1:03 AM 0.5 7:00 AM Set 5:22 AM 94
10 High 7:03 AM 5.6 7:33 PM Rise 6:26 PM
10 Low 1:18 PM 0.4
10 High 7:37 PM 6.1

Su 11 Low 1:45 AM 0.4 7:01 AM Set 6:17 AM 97
11 High 7:47 AM 5.7 7:32 PM Rise 6:55 PM
11 Low 2:03 PM 0.5
11 High 8:16 PM 6.0

M 12 Low 2:24 AM 0.4 7:01 AM Set 7:12 AM 99
12 High 8:28 AM 5.8 7:30 PM Rise 7:24 PM
12 Low 2:44 PM 0.5
12 High 8:54 PM 5.9

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST

Synopsis...A COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE SOUTH OF THE WATERS THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH THROUGH LATE WEEK.
This Afternoon...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3
ft...building to 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms...especially early.

Tonight...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Wed...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Wed Night...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Thu...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Thu Night...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Fri...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Fri Night...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Sat...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Sat Night...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Notice posted on Tuesday, August 30, 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.