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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Friday, September 23, 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
Wando Terminal - Max draft 43'00 MLW - tide needed 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:
KMI4 - SANTAN ANA - ETA 9/24/11
BRIDGET KNUTSEN - ETA 9/25/11
SAKURA PRINCESS - ETA 9/26/11
MINERVA ANNA - ETA 9/28/11
BOW FLOWER - ETA 10/3/11
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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:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 22, 2011
Port of Charleston Launches Truck Replacement Program
Pre-1994 Trucks Eligible for Financial Incentive to Upgrade
Charleston, SC – The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) today launched a
new voluntary program to help truck owners replace older trucks with newer,
cleaner rigs. That means truckers can earn some extra green, while they go
green at the same time.
Seaport Truck Air Cleanup Southeast, or STACS, is a voluntary truck
replacement program that provides truck owners who are frequent port users
a financial incentive to replace pre-1994 model trucks with 2004 or newer
models.
Eligible truck owners can get a $5,000 incentive, plus the scrap value of
their pre-1994 truck, to use toward the purchase of a newer, cleaner truck.
The incentive for the program is funded by the SCPA, along with the South
Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) through an
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant.
This is the first such truck replacement program in the region.
Importantly, the program will help make upgraded equipment attainable and
financially viable for all truck owners, both companies and independent
owner-operators.
“Trucks are the backbone of any port, so our goal is to help drivers and
truck owners purchase newer and more efficient rigs,” said Jim Newsome.
“Newer trucks can reduce operating and maintenance costs, while also
reducing emissions. It’s a practical solution for improving air quality and
enhancing the flow of commerce.”
“This is a great extension of DHEC’s air partnership with the Ports
Authority, which began in 2007,” said Myra C. Reece, chief of DHEC’s bureau
of air quality. “Thanks to funding from the EPA under a State Clean Diesel
Grant, DHEC is able to support this program that will reduce emissions and
improve air quality.”
According to a recent truck survey, about two percent of the trucks that
frequent the port are 1993 or older model years. Based on EPA estimates,
moving from 1993 or older trucks to 2004 or newer trucks will reduce
emissions by about 60 percent. In addition, newer equipment uses less fuel,
which reduces operating costs.
While Charleston’s program is the first to launch in the region, the SCPA
is working with the Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT,
http://www.responsibletrans.org/) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF,
http://www.edf.org/) on developing a regional truck program that would
cover ports across the Southeast.
"The SCPA's significant investment in the first port-sponsored dirty truck
retirement program in the Southeastern U.S. further illustrates its
longstanding commitment to improving the air quality in its port
communities," said James Jack, executive director of CRT. "We commend the
SCPA for their leadership in the deployment of clean port trucks, and hope
that this program will serve as a template for other ports in the region as
they too seek to clean up their drayage truck fleets."
“This program offers great incentives for independent owner-operators and
trucking companies to replace their older drayage trucks with cleaner, less
polluting models,” said Elena Craft, Health Scientist with EDF. “Cleaner
air will reduce the region’s risk for asthma attacks, heart and lung
disease, and even death.”
The program will be administered by Cascade Sierra Solutions, which has
managed similar programs in other ports on the West Coast. Cascade Sierra
Solutions’ local office is at the SCPA’s Columbus Street Terminal.
The STACS program is part of the SCPA’s Pledge for Growth environmental
program that has already helped fund $5 million in retrofits, upgrades and
replacements to trucks, tugs and other port equipment.
For more information on taking advantage of the program, interested truck
owners should visit Cascade Sierra Solutions’ office at Columbus Street
Terminal.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
09/23/11 - 1030 - CHS TRAFFIC AND TRANS CLUB GOLF TOURN. AT STONO FERRY
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
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 OPHELIA ADVISORY NUMBER 10
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162011
500 AM AST FRI SEP 23 2011
...OPHELIA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.5N 51.0W
ABOUT 740 MI...1190 KM ESE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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
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
Tu 27 Low 1:58 AM -0.4 7:11 AM Rise 7:19 AM 0
27 High 8:12 AM 6.9 7:10 PM Set 7:06 PM
27 Low 2:30 PM -0.5
27 High 8:30 PM 6.6
W 28 Low 2:47 AM -0.5 7:12 AM Rise 8:30 AM 0
28 High 9:05 AM 7.1 7:09 PM Set 7:47 PM
28 Low 3:23 PM -0.5
28 High 9:20 PM 6.5
Th 29 Low 3:36 AM -0.5 7:12 AM Rise 9:42 AM 2
29 High 9:58 AM 7.1 7:07 PM Set 8:33 PM
29 Low 4:16 PM -0.3
29 High 10:11 PM 6.3
F 30 Low 4:26 AM -0.4 7:13 AM Rise 10:53 AM 8
30 High 10:53 AM 7.0 7:06 PM Set 9:23 PM
30 Low 5:10 PM 0.0
30 High 11:04 PM 6.0
Sa 1 Low 5:18 AM -0.2 7:14 AM Rise 12:00 PM 16
1 High 11:50 AM 6.8 7:05 PM Set 10:19 PM
1 Low 6:06 PM 0.3
Su 2 High 12:00 AM 5.7 7:14 AM Rise 1:01 PM 25
2 Low 6:13 AM 0.1 7:04 PM Set 11:18 PM
2 High 12:50 PM 6.5
2 Low 7:05 PM 0.6
M 3 High 12:59 AM 5.5 7:15 AM Rise 1:55 PM 36
3 Low 7:12 AM 0.5 7:02 PM
3 High 1:52 PM 6.3
3 Low 8:05 PM 0.8
Tu 4 High 2:02 AM 5.3 7:16 AM Set 12:19 AM 47
4 Low 8:15 AM 0.7 7:01 PM Rise 2:41 PM
4 High 2:55 PM 6.1
4 Low 9:06 PM 1.0
W 5 High 3:05 AM 5.2 7:17 AM Set 1:20 AM 58
5 Low 9:20 AM 0.9 7:00 PM Rise 3:22 PM
5 High 3:54 PM 5.9
5 Low 10:05 PM 1.0
Th 6 High 4:06 AM 5.3 7:17 AM Set 2:20 AM 67
6 Low 10:22 AM 0.9 6:58 PM Rise 3:57 PM
6 High 4:49 PM 5.9
6 Low 10:58 PM 0.9
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OFFSHORE WEATHER FORECAST:
Synopsis...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST BY MID WEEK.
Today...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning
and afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and tstms.
Tonight...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Showers and tstms likely in the evening...then a chance of showers and
tstms after midnight.
Sat...W winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft...subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the
afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms.
Sat Night...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft... Building to 3 to 4 ft
after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms.
Sun...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Sun Night...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Mon...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Mon Night...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers
and tstms.
Tue...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
Tue Night...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
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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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