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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Tuesday, September 13, 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 - OVERSEAS MYKONOS - IN ETD 1300/13TH
KMI4 - SICHEM PARIS - IN ETD 0200/14TH
STENA PRIMORSK - ETA 0600/14TH
BOW KISO - ETA 9/22/11
BOW RIYAD - ETA 9/27/11
BOW FLOWER - ETA 10/1/11
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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:
The Post and Courier logo
ISLE OF PALMS -- The Panama Canal today is a bottleneck in international
shipping, with a depth and width that can only handle ships half the size
of those that routinely call on the Port of Charleston.
"We are basically opening up those dimensions," Alberto Aleman Zubieta,
chief executive officer and administrator of the Panama Canal Authority,
told The Post and Courier on Monday. "We were imposing, really, a
restriction before."
In mid-2014, at the end of a $5.25 billion expansion, the tables will be
turned. With new Pacific and Atlantic locks, greater width and a 50-foot
depth, the canal will be able to accommodate ships carrying the equivalent
of up to 14,000 20-foot-long containers.
That's triple the size the Panama Canal can handle today, and about 50
percent larger than the biggest container ships that have called in
Charleston. Ships of that size will need greater depth than is currently
available in Charleston and several other East Coast ports.
The larger ship size will reduce the cost of taking goods to and from Asia
and the U.S. East Coast, and Zubieta said the use of larger and more
efficient ships will also reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
"Eventually, I think all the ports will need to get to that," Zubieta said,
referring to 50 feet of depth.
The need for greater depth at the Port of Charleston is a key topic at the
S.C. International Trade Conference, which Zubieta is attended at Wild
Dunes Resort. The port's harbor-deepening plan is currently under study by
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
"This is an incredible value, in what is achieved versus what it costs,"
said State Ports Authority CEO Jim Newsome, in a presentation to trade show
participants. "The study will prove that we are the most cost-effective
harbor to deepen to 50 feet."
So far, the federal government has committed just $150,000, to begin the
Corps' Charleston study. Studies are also under way in Jacksonville, Fla.,
Savannah, Ga., and Wilmington, N.C.
The need for 50-foot depth may seem obvious in Charleston, but the Army
Corps must do a study to determine what's in the best national interest, as
well as considering environmental impacts and other factors, said Lt. Col.
Ed Chamberlayne, commander of the federal agency's Charleston district.
"We are in a data collection mode right now to determine if this is the
right thing, what makes the most sense, and get down to a cost-benefit
ratio," he said. "We understand how important this feasibility study is for
the Charleston region and the nation."
Chamberlayne said the study, which began in June, should take five to eight
years to complete and will cost $18 million to $20 million. Deepening the
harbor to 50 feet would cost far more.
"At the end of the day, the U.S. needs to decide how to finance these
projects, but it's all about being competitive," said Zubieta of the Panama
Canal Authority.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
09/13/11 - 1700 - Pilot Commission monthly meeting
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
09/19/11 - 1300 - SCSPA Monthly Meeting
09/20/11 - 1145 - CWIT LUNCHEON
09/21/11 - 0815 - MASC Board meeting
09/22/11 - 0815 - NavOps meeting
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
TROPICAL STORM MARIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 27A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142011
800 AM AST TUE SEP 13 2011
...MARIA PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PUERTO RICO...
SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...21.9N 67.9W
ABOUT 320 MI...520 KM E OF THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS
ABOUT 745 MI...1195 KM SSW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
NONE.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* BERMUDA
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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 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
W 14 Low 3:36 AM 0.5 7:03 AM Set 9:01 AM 98
14 High 9:43 AM 5.9 7:28 PM Rise 8:24 PM
14 Low 4:01 PM 0.8
14 High 10:05 PM 5.5
Th 15 Low 4:09 AM 0.6 7:03 AM Set 9:55 AM 94
15 High 10:18 AM 5.8 7:26 PM Rise 8:57 PM
15 Low 4:38 PM 1.0
15 High 10:40 PM 5.3
F 16 Low 4:43 AM 0.7 7:04 AM Set 10:50 AM 89
16 High 10:54 AM 5.7 7:25 PM Rise 9:33 PM
16 Low 5:15 PM 1.2
16 High 11:15 PM 5.1
Sa 17 Low 5:19 AM 0.8 7:05 AM Set 11:45 AM 82
17 High 11:31 AM 5.6 7:24 PM Rise 10:13 PM
17 Low 5:55 PM 1.4
17 High 11:52 PM 4.9
Su 18 Low 5:59 AM 0.9 7:05 AM Set 12:39 PM 75
18 High 12:13 PM 5.6 7:22 PM Rise 10:58 PM
18 Low 6:40 PM 1.5
M 19 High 12:35 AM 4.8 7:06 AM Set 1:32 PM 66
19 Low 6:44 AM 1.0 7:21 PM Rise 11:49 PM
19 High 1:02 PM 5.6
19 Low 7:32 PM 1.6
Tu 20 High 1:25 AM 4.7 7:07 AM Set 2:23 PM 57
20 Low 7:37 AM 1.0 7:20 PM
20 High 1:59 PM 5.6
20 Low 8:30 PM 1.6
W 21 High 2:24 AM 4.8 7:07 AM Rise 12:44 AM 47
21 Low 8:36 AM 1.0 7:18 PM Set 3:10 PM
21 High 3:00 PM 5.7
21 Low 9:32 PM 1.4
Th 22 High 3:28 AM 4.9 7:08 AM Rise 1:44 AM 36
22 Low 9:40 AM 0.8 7:17 PM Set 3:53 PM
22 High 4:01 PM 5.9
22 Low 10:31 PM 1.1
F 23 High 4:30 AM 5.2 7:08 AM Rise 2:47 AM 26
23 Low 10:43 AM 0.5 7:16 PM Set 4:34 PM
23 High 5:00 PM 6.1
23 Low 11:27 PM 0.7
Sa 24 High 5:29 AM 5.6 7:09 AM Rise 3:53 AM 17
24 Low 11:44 AM 0.2 7:14 PM Set 5:12 PM
24 High 5:55 PM 6.4
Su 25 Low 12:20 AM 0.3 7:10 AM Rise 5:00 AM 9
25 High 6:26 AM 6.1 7:13 PM Set 5:50 PM
25 Low 12:41 PM -0.1
25 High 6:48 PM 6.6
M 26 Low 1:10 AM -0.1 7:10 AM Rise 6:09 AM 3
26 High 7:19 AM 6.5 7:11 PM Set 6:27 PM
26 Low 1:36 PM -0.4
26 High 7:39 PM 6.6
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OFFSHORE WEATHER FORECAST:
Synopsis...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
TROPICAL CYCLONE MARIA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAR OFF THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST
COAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK. REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES
ON MARIA ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE WATERS LATE IN THE WEEK. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN
WAKE OF THE FRONT AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER OR NEAR THE LOCAL WATERS INTO
THE WEEKEND. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED.
Today...Variable winds 5 kt...becoming E 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Tonight...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wed...NE winds 5 kt...becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4
ft...building to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon.
Wed Night...SE winds 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Thu...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Thu Night...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft...subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after
midnight. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
Fri...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Fri Night...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
Sat...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
Sat Night...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
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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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