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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Friday, September 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
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 - BOW KISO - ETA 0500/1ST
MINERVA ANNA - ETA 0500/3RD
BOW RIYAD - ETA 10/4/11
ENERGY PIONEER - ETA 10/6/11
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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:
2 ships in 2 days calling at cruise terminal
Associated Press
Friday, September 30, 2011
CHARLESTON — It’s going to be a busy weekend at the South Carolina State
Ports Authority Cruise Terminal in Charleston.
The Seven Seas Navigator visits for a port call on Friday. It will be in
Charleston for the day before sailing on Friday evening.
Then on Saturday, the Carnival Fantasy returns to port. It will disembark
passengers from a cruise before passengers on a new cruise board and leave
later in the day.
The Fantasy is permanently based in Charleston and its arrival last year
ushered in a year-round cruising season in Charleston.
The Ports Authority is moving ahead with plans to open a new $35 million
cruise terminal as part of a redevelopment of the Charleston waterfront.
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Agricultural exports boom business at port
By David Slade
dslade@postandcourier.com
Friday, September 30, 2011
Agricultural exports through the Port of Charleston have been soaring, and
on Thursday the Savannah-based Jimco Group announced that it has opened
what will be the third bulk transload site for local terminals.
photo
Provided/State Ports Authority
Savannah-based Jimco uses special equipment to transfer bulk commodities
such as grain from trucks or rail cars into shipping containers at the Port
of Charleston.
At bulk transload facilities, agricultural commodities that arrive by truck
or train are loaded into shipping containers. Driven by demand from Asia,
those export commodities have become an increasingly important part of the
local port business.
Grain, for example, was hardly moving through the Port of Charleston just
18 months ago, but could now be the largest bulk export, the State Ports
Authority board was told when it met this month.
One factor driving the development of transloading facilities is the
availability of empty shipping containers, which are plentiful at the Port
of Charleston, according to the SPA.
"We expect that exports will continue to increase, and Charleston is
well-positioned to serve this growing business," said Paul McClintock,
senior vice president and chief commercial officer of the SPA.
The new Jimco operation is adjacent to the agency's North Charleston
Terminal at the South Carolina Public Railways' Remount Road facility.
"Our new Charleston facility gives farmers, agricultural interests and
other bulk cargo shippers a new, cost-effective way to get their product to
overseas buyers through a productive, deep-water port," said Jimmie
Collins, president and founder.
Brad Ashton of Jimco said the facility will initially be operated with
current employees from Savannah, but if business goes well, as expected,
then 10 to 15 full-time jobs could be created in North Charleston.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
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
HURRICANE OPHELIA ADVISORY NUMBER 31
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162011
500 AM AST FRI SEP 30 2011
...OPHELIA RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES INTO A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.4N 62.6W
ABOUT 695 MI...1120 KM SSE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...160 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345
DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...973 MB...28.73 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
NONE.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* BERMUDA
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ROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ADVISORY NUMBER 25
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172011
500 AM AST FRI SEP 30 2011
...PHILIPPE CONTINUES NORTHWESTWARD WITH NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...21.9N 44.9W
ABOUT 1150 MI...1850 KM ENE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 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 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
F 7 High 5:02 AM 5.4 7:18 AM Set 3:17 AM 76
7 Low 11:19 AM 0.9 6:57 PM Rise 4:29 PM
7 High 5:39 PM 5.9
7 Low 11:47 PM 0.8
Sa 8 High 5:53 AM 5.6 7:19 AM Set 4:13 AM 84
8 Low 12:10 PM 0.8 6:56 PM Rise 4:58 PM
8 High 6:24 PM 5.9
Su 9 Low 12:31 AM 0.6 7:19 AM Set 5:08 AM 90
9 High 6:38 AM 5.8 6:55 PM Rise 5:27 PM
9 Low 12:57 PM 0.7
9 High 7:05 PM 5.8
M 10 Low 1:12 AM 0.5 7:20 AM Set 6:01 AM 95
10 High 7:20 AM 6.0 6:53 PM Rise 5:56 PM
10 Low 1:40 PM 0.7
10 High 7:45 PM 5.8
Tu 11 Low 1:50 AM 0.5 7:21 AM Set 6:55 AM 98
11 High 8:00 AM 6.1 6:52 PM Rise 6:26 PM
11 Low 2:20 PM 0.7
11 High 8:23 PM 5.7
W 12 Low 2:26 AM 0.5 7:22 AM Set 7:49 AM 99
12 High 8:37 AM 6.2 6:51 PM Rise 6:58 PM
12 Low 2:59 PM 0.8
12 High 9:00 PM 5.6
Th 13 Low 3:00 AM 0.5 7:22 AM Set 8:44 AM 99
13 High 9:13 AM 6.1 6:50 PM Rise 7:33 PM
13 Low 3:36 PM 0.9
13 High 9:35 PM 5.4
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OFFSHORE WEATHER FORECAST:
Synopsis...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS THIS EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN PREVAIL THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK.
Today...SW winds 10 kt...becoming W 10 to 15 kt this morning...then
becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Tonight...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 15 to 20 kt early... Then
shifting to NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
Sat...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 4
ft... Subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon.
Sat Night...NW winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft... Subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the
afternoon.
Sun Night...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Mon...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
Mon Night...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
Tue...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tue Night...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
| | Notice posted on Friday, September 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.
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