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| Subject: | CHARLESTON PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Friday, September 02, 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:
KMI1 - POCHARD - IN, SHIFT TO ANCHOR AM/02, ETS PM/02
BP - BARGE 650-3 - IN, ETS 1300/02
BARGE 650-4 - ETA 2300/02
NUCOR - SABINA - IN, ETS PM/04
HESS - YASA SEYHAN - SHIFT TO KMI 4 PM/02
KMI4 - BOW VANGUARD - ETA 9/6/11
CAPE BILLE - ETA 09/09/11
BOW RIYAD - ETA 9/19/11
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
11/15/11 - TBA - PROPELLER CLUB - STATE OF THE PORT DINNER
2018 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
CURRENT HURRICANE STATUS - 4 TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2011
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL
STORM KATIA...LOCATED ABOUT 750 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD
ISLANDS...AND ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN LOCATED ABOUT 210
MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
1. SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT
450 MILES SOUTH OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA HAS CHANGED LITTLE DURING THE
PAST SEVERAL HOURS. THIS SYSTEM IS PRODUCING WINDS OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE...AND ONLY A SLIGHT INCREASE IN ORGANIZATION COULD
RESULT IN THE FORMATION OF A TROPICAL STORM. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH
CHANCE...60 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
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
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
Tu 13 Low 3:01 AM 0.4 7:02 AM Set 8:06 AM 99
13 High 9:06 AM 5.9 7:29 PM Rise 7:53 PM
13 Low 3:23 PM 0.7
13 High 9:30 PM 5.7
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MARITIME WEATHER FORECAST: 500 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...LOW PRES NEAR 38N 63W JUST E OF
THE NRN WATERS WILL DRIFT NE TODAY AND THEN ACCELERATE NE AWAY
FROM THE WATERS LATE TODAY INTO SAT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL
BUILD NEAR THE COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN MOVE OFFSHORE SAT
INTO SUN WHILE WEAKENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH
FROM THE NW SUN INTO MON...ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION LATE MON AND
THEN MOVE OVER THE NRN AND CENTRAL 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.
ANZ088-021500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
500 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2011
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR
LESS...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR E PORTION.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION
BECOMING S TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS E PORTION.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER FAR W
PORTION SE WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT WITH SE SWELL.
MON
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
5 TO 9 FT WITH SE SWELL...HIGHEST E.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT
WITH SE SWELL...HIGHEST E.
| | Notice posted on Friday, September 02, 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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