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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Thursday, October 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
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'
Pier J Max Draft 30 FT
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 - PETROCHEM SUPPLIER - ETA 10/14/11
HELLESPONT CHARGER - ETA 10/15/11
ASHLEY SEA - ETA 0500/16TH
ALCOA - SENTINEL II - IN ETD 0001/13TH
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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:
Charleston's Board of Architectural Review defers approval of new cruise
terminal
Thursday, October 13, 2011
The State Ports Authority's more than $35 million plan to turn a dockside
warehouse into a new passenger terminal for cruise ships was dealt a
setback when Charleston's Board of Architectural Review decided the
finished product still would look too much like a warehouse.
The BAR, which had granted unanimous conceptual approval to the plan in
August, deferred preliminary approval of the plan on a 3-2 vote Wednesday
evening, essentially sending the architects back to take another shot at
it. Preliminary approval is the second of three steps in the BAR approval
process.
Controversy has swirled around the cruise terminal plan because some area
residents oppose the location of the new terminal, and some object to
growth of Charleston's cruise ship business in general -- a lawsuit dealing
with cruise ship regulations is under way.
But the only issue before the BAR is the appearance of the building.
Aspects of the building that particularly drew scrutiny Wednesday were the
bus- unloading area on the west side of the building and the roll-down
doors on the dock side of the building.
The cruise terminal is a building that, like an airport, must be able to
handle thousands of incoming and departing passengers and luggage, and
tractor-trailers full of supplies. But it also is seen as a face of the
city, visible from downtown as well as the water side, and even more
visible to adjacent neighbors on Laurens Street.
The majority of BAR members decided that only one of the four sides of the
building, the south side main entrance, was acceptable in its current
design, and sent the plan back for further study.
Robert DeMarco, Edward Fava and Sheila Wertimer voted to defer the plan.
Erica Harrison and Christopher Schmitt opposed the motion.
Fava said it seemed like a building "with three back sides."
Ports Authority spokesman Byron Miller, who attended the meeting, said
deferred approval is a not an uncommon part of the review process, and the
plans will be revised and resubmitted.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES: 10/18/11 – 0930 – SPA Monthly meeting
10/20/11 – 0800 – Seafarer’s Breakfast
10/20/11 - 1800 - CWIT ANNUAL AUCTION
10/27/11 – 0745 – Nav Ops monthly meeting
11/15/11 - 1800 - 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
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
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
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
F 14 Low 3:35 AM 0.6 7:23 AM Set 9:39 AM 97
14 High 9:47 AM 6.1 6:48 PM Rise 8:12 PM
14 Low 4:12 PM 1.0
14 High 10:10 PM 5.2
Sa 15 Low 4:10 AM 0.7 7:24 AM Set 10:33 AM 93
15 High 10:21 AM 6.0 6:47 PM Rise 8:56 PM
15 Low 4:49 PM 1.1
15 High 10:44 PM 5.1
Su 16 Low 4:47 AM 0.8 7:24 AM Set 11:26 AM 87
16 High 10:58 AM 5.9 6:46 PM Rise 9:44 PM
16 Low 5:28 PM 1.3
16 High 11:20 PM 4.9
M 17 Low 5:27 AM 0.9 7:25 AM Set 12:17 PM 80
17 High 11:39 AM 5.8 6:45 PM Rise 10:37 PM
17 Low 6:12 PM 1.4
Tu 18 High 12:02 AM 4.8 7:26 AM Set 1:04 PM 72
18 Low 6:14 AM 1.0 6:44 PM Rise 11:34 PM
18 High 12:27 PM 5.8
18 Low 7:02 PM 1.4
W 19 High 12:54 AM 4.8 7:27 AM Set 1:48 PM 63
19 Low 7:08 AM 1.0 6:43 PM
19 High 1:22 PM 5.7
19 Low 7:57 PM 1.3
Th 20 High 1:54 AM 4.9 7:28 AM Rise 12:34 AM 52
20 Low 8:09 AM 1.0 6:41 PM Set 2:28 PM
20 High 2:23 PM 5.8
20 Low 8:57 PM 1.2
F 21 High 3:00 AM 5.1 7:28 AM Rise 1:36 AM 42
21 Low 9:14 AM 0.8 6:40 PM Set 3:06 PM
21 High 3:26 PM 5.9
21 Low 9:57 PM 0.9
Sa 22 High 4:04 AM 5.5 7:29 AM Rise 2:40 AM 31
22 Low 10:20 AM 0.6 6:39 PM Set 3:43 PM
22 High 4:27 PM 6.0
22 Low 10:54 PM 0.5
Su 23 High 5:05 AM 6.0 7:30 AM Rise 3:46 AM 21
23 Low 11:23 AM 0.3 6:38 PM Set 4:19 PM
23 High 5:25 PM 6.2
23 Low 11:48 PM 0.1
M 24 High 6:03 AM 6.5 7:31 AM Rise 4:54 AM 12
24 Low 12:23 PM 0.0 6:37 PM Set 4:56 PM
24 High 6:20 PM 6.3
Tu 25 Low 12:41 AM -0.2 7:32 AM Rise 6:04 AM 5
25 High 6:58 AM 6.9 6:36 PM Set 5:36 PM
25 Low 1:19 PM -0.3
25 High 7:14 PM 6.3
W 26 Low 1:32 AM -0.5 7:32 AM Rise 7:15 AM 1
26 High 7:52 AM 7.2 6:35 PM Set 6:20 PM
26 Low 2:14 PM -0.4
26 High 8:07 PM 6.3
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OFFSHORE WEATHER FORECAST:
Synopsis...A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE MARINE AREA TODAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY HIGH
PRESSURE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
Today...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Tonight...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...increasing to W 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
Fri...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers in
the morning.
Fri Night...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Sat...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft...subsiding to 1 to 2 ft in the
afternoon.
Sat Night...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Sun...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
Sun Night...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
Mon...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
Mon Night...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
| | Notice posted on Thursday, October 13, 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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