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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Tuesday, November 01, 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 - MARITIME SUZANNE - ETA 0645/2ND
ITB VIKING & DLB-76 - ETA 1200/2ND
TORM ASLAUG - ETA 1200/4TH
MAERSK CLAIRE - ETA 11/5/11
LONDON 11/11/11
STOLT AMI - 11/23/11
BP - TUG INTEGRITY & 650-4 - IN ETD 1300/5TH
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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:
Queen Victoria bows out: Security issues, time constraints prompt canceling
of local visit
Carrying more than 2,000 passengers on a 16-day voyage across the Atlantic
from Italy, the luxurious Queen Victoria was supposed to dock in Charleston
for the first time on Dec. 5 to allow its guests a day excursion in the
Holy City.
But the Carnival Corp.-owned Cunard ocean liner, with fares ranging from
$3,395 to $26,495 per person, recently scrapped Charleston from its
itinerary, saying the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency could not
provide enough officers to manage the necessary clearance in a timely manner.
"The lack of resources would have resulted in extensive delays during
disembarkation and embarkation on the day and that would not be acceptable
for our guests," Cunard spokeswoman Laurel Davis said. "Therefore, we took
the regrettable decision to replace the call to Charleston with one to
Nassau in the Bahamas on the same day."
A local customs official said the issue wasn't quite that simple.
"With all the legal requirements in a post-9/11 world, it was going to take
too long to make this call happen," said Robert Fencel, area port director
with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The ship was going to be in Charleston seven hours, he said. With so many
foreign nationals on board in addition to the 1,000-member crew, all of
whom have to clear customs whether they disembark or not by being
photographed and fingerprinted, having their passports checked and any
handbags taken off the ship inspected, it was not possible to get it done.
They even suggested a two-day layover, but the cruise ship operators could
not fit it in the schedule.
"We worked every possible angle and tried to make this happen," Fencel
said. "The bottom line is it just could not be done."
One of the problems is that the old warehouse facility used for the
passenger terminal has six lanes with one customs agent on each lane to
handle 3,000 mostly foreign passengers and crew from ships such as the
Queen Victoria, Fencel said. A proposed new terminal will have
"significantly more" lanes and be able to process passengers much quicker,
he said.
State Ports Authority spokesman Byron Miller said the port was disappointed
it would not be welcoming the ship but agreed with Fencel that the facility
has limitations.
"By the time everyone was entered (in the electronic processing system), it
would have been time for the ship to leave," Miller said. "It was
determined impractical to efficiently process and enter the ships' guests
and crew, including a large percentage of foreign nationals, in enough time
to allow them to enjoy the city."
The canceled stop was not replaced by another cruise line in December, he said.
Passengers were notified in October about the change in the itinerary, the
Cunard spokeswoman said.
One passenger from London, who contacted The Post and Courier and asked not
to be identified, said he was very disappointed..
"I think Charleston is one of the loveliest cities in the world, and I
would much prefer to go there than Nassau," he said.
If each passenger and crew member spent $100 in Charleston, they would have
pumped $300,000 into the local economy in one day. A recent College of
Charleston study said a ship the size of the Queen Victoria would add
$250,000 to the local economy.
Vendors in the City Market, who say they do much better when ships make
ports of call in Charleston rather than those starting and stopping here,
especially those with well-heeled passengers, expressed their dismay as well.
"That saddens me greatly," Bill Ussery, owner of Gita's Gourmet, said. "You
can look at our books and tell which days are ports of call and which are
not. Those on the Queen Victoria are mostly upscale customers."
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CURRENT ISSUES: 11/03/11 - 0745 - Nav Ops monthly meeting
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
11/15/11 - 1800 - PROPELLER CLUB - STATE OF THE PORT DINNER
12/08/11 - TBA - PROPELLER CLUB - PORT HOLIDAY PARTY
2018 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
CURRENT HURRICANE STATUS - 4 - NO STORMS EXPECTED
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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 1 High 12:39 AM 5.4 7:37 AM Rise 1:19 PM 31
1 Low 6:50 AM 0.5 6:29 PM
1 High 1:26 PM 6.1
1 Low 7:39 PM 0.7
W 2 High 1:40 AM 5.2 7:38 AM Set 12:12 AM 41
2 Low 7:51 AM 0.8 6:28 PM Rise 1:57 PM
2 High 2:24 PM 5.8
2 Low 8:36 PM 0.9
Th 3 High 2:40 AM 5.2 7:39 AM Set 1:11 AM 52
3 Low 8:54 AM 1.0 6:27 PM Rise 2:31 PM
3 High 3:20 PM 5.6
3 Low 9:31 PM 0.9
F 4 High 3:39 AM 5.2 7:40 AM Set 2:08 AM 62
4 Low 9:55 AM 1.1 6:27 PM Rise 3:01 PM
4 High 4:12 PM 5.5
4 Low 10:23 PM 0.8
Sa 5 High 4:33 AM 5.4 7:41 AM Set 3:03 AM 71
5 Low 10:52 AM 1.1 6:26 PM Rise 3:30 PM
5 High 5:01 PM 5.4
5 Low 11:10 PM 0.7
Su 6 High 4:23 AM 5.6 6:42 AM Set 2:57 AM 79
6 Low 10:44 AM 1.0 5:25 PM Rise 2:59 PM
6 High 4:47 PM 5.4
6 Low 10:54 PM 0.6
M 7 High 5:09 AM 5.8 6:43 AM Set 3:51 AM 86
7 Low 11:31 AM 0.9 5:24 PM Rise 3:29 PM
7 High 5:31 PM 5.4
7 Low 11:35 PM 0.5
Tu 8 High 5:51 AM 6.0 6:44 AM Set 4:44 AM 92
8 Low 12:15 PM 0.8 5:23 PM Rise 4:00 PM
8 High 6:13 PM 5.4
W 9 Low 12:15 AM 0.4 6:44 AM Set 5:39 AM 96
9 High 6:32 AM 6.1 5:23 PM Rise 4:34 PM
9 Low 12:56 PM 0.7
9 High 6:53 PM 5.3
Th 10 Low 12:52 AM 0.4 6:45 AM Set 6:34 AM 99
10 High 7:10 AM 6.1 5:22 PM Rise 5:12 PM
10 Low 1:35 PM 0.7
10 High 7:32 PM 5.2
F 11 Low 1:29 AM 0.4 6:46 AM Set 7:28 AM 99
11 High 7:47 AM 6.1 5:21 PM Rise 5:54 PM
11 Low 2:12 PM 0.7
11 High 8:09 PM 5.1
Sa 12 Low 2:06 AM 0.4 6:47 AM Set 8:22 AM 99
12 High 8:23 AM 6.1 5:21 PM Rise 6:41 PM
12 Low 2:49 PM 0.8
12 High 8:45 PM 5.0
Su 13 Low 2:43 AM 0.5 6:48 AM Set 9:13 AM 96
13 High 8:58 AM 6.0 5:20 PM Rise 7:33 PM
13 Low 3:27 PM 0.8
13 High 9:20 PM 4.9
M 14 Low 3:23 AM 0.5 6:49 AM Set 10:02 AM 91
14 High 9:35 AM 5.9 5:19 PM Rise 8:28 PM
14 Low 4:06 PM 0.9
14 High 9:57 PM 4.8
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OFFSHORE WEATHER FORECAST:
Synopsis...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST LATE THURSDAY AND
EARLY FRIDAY...AND WILL SHIFT INTO THE ATLANTIC BY SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL THEN PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
Tonight...N winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late this evening
and overnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft...subsiding to 3 to 4 ft by mid evening.
Wed...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wed Night...NE winds 15 kt...diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
Thu...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Thu Night...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
Fri...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
Fri Night...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3
ft...building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight.
Sat...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A slight chance of showers.
Sat Night...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A slight chance of showers.
Sun...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A slight chance of showers.
Sun Night...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A slight chance of showers.
| | Notice posted on Tuesday, November 01, 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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