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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Wednesday, October 05, 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 - HIMALAYA - ETA 10/7/11
NIRIVA - ETA 10/7/11
PETROCHEM SUPPLIER - ETA 10/12/11
HELLESPONT CHARGER - ETA 10/15/11
KMI1 - GYPSUM INTEGERITY - IN ETD 1200/5TH
BP - TUG INTEGRITY & 650-4 - ETA 1230/5TH
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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:
Cruise opponents to high court: Stay out
October 5, 2011
Those suing Carnival Cruise Lines over the impact its ship has on
Charleston's historic district have asked the state Supreme Court not to
step in before a lower court hears the case.
Carnival, the city and the State Ports Authority could file a brief in
response to this week's brief by cruise opponents.
The S.C. Supreme Court eventually will decide whether it will hear the case
before a lower court does.
If the high court accepts the case, it could decide to hold its own trial
or simply make a ruling.
In June, downtown neighborhood, preservation and environmental groups sued
Carnival, alleging that the Fantasy, which is homeported in Charleston,
poses a nuisance and violates city zoning ordinances and state health laws.
In July, the city of Charleston and State Ports Authority intervened in the
lawsuit on Carnival's behalf and later asked the Supreme Court to accept
the case in its original jurisdiction -- essentially seeking to bypass all
lower courts.
The plaintiff groups, represented by lawyer Blan Holman of the Southern
Environmental Law Center, filed a brief this week asking the court not to
interfere and to let a trial court sort out the issue.
"This matter is similar to zoning and nuisance cases filed in South
Carolina trial courts every year," the filing said.
The city and Ports Authority also have asked the Supreme Court to consider
dismissing the case, and this week's filing -- which adds up to more than
60 pages -- also gives the court arguments why it should not.
It's unclear when the Supreme Court will make a decision.
Earlier this year, the State Ports Authority also asked the Supreme Court
to take original jurisdiction in the legal dispute over its memorandum of
understanding regarding rail service in North Charleston. About two months
later, the court declined.
Some said a proposed cruise ship ordinance -- drafted by the Historic
Charleston Foundation -- could have settled the lawsuit, but Charleston
City Council declined to vote on it last month.
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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
TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ADVISORY NUMBER 45
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172011
500 AM AST WED OCT 05 2011
...PHILIPPE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE TURNING OUT TO SEA...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...24.7N 60.8W
ABOUT 580 MI...930 KM SSE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300
DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 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
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
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
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OFFSHORE WEATHER FORECAST:
Synopsis...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEK. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE COAST THIS WEEKEND.
Today...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Tonight...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20
kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Thu...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft... Building
to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon.
Thu Night...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
Fri...NE winds 15 to 20 kt...increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft...building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. A slight chance of
showers.
Fri Night...NE winds 20 to 25 kt...diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A slight chance of showers.
Sat...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A slight chance of showers.
Sat Night...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A slight chance of showers.
Sun...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers.
Sun Night...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers.
| | Notice posted on Wednesday, October 05, 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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