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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Thursday, November 03, 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 - IN ETD 0930/3RD
ITB VIKING & DLB-76 - 11/2/11
TORM ASLAUG - ETA 1200/4TH
MAERSK CLAIRE - ETA 11/7/11
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: NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES:
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
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
Tu 15 Low 4:05 AM 0.6 6:50 AM Set 10:46 AM 85
15 High 10:15 AM 5.9 5:19 PM Rise 9:27 PM
15 Low 4:49 PM 0.9
15 High 10:40 PM 4.8
W 16 Low 4:52 AM 0.7 6:51 AM Set 11:27 AM 77
16 High 11:01 AM 5.8 5:18 PM Rise 10:27 PM
16 Low 5:37 PM 0.9
16 High 11:32 PM 4.9
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OFFSHORE WEATHER FORECAST:
Synopsis...HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE AWAY FROM THE WATERS THROUGH
THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE COLD FRONT WILL
CROSS THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED TO THE NORTH
WILL THEN PREVAIL INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
Today...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft...subsiding to 2 to 3 ft this
afternoon.
Tonight...S winds 5 to 10 kt...increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft...building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. A slight chance of
showers in the evening...then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms
after midnight.
Fri...W winds 20 kt...becoming N 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely
with a slight chance of tstms in the morning...then a chance of showers in
the afternoon.
Fri Night...N winds 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A slight
chance of showers in the evening.
Sat...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 5 to 7
ft...building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon.
Sat Night...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A
slight chance of showers.
Sun...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A slight chance of showers.
Sun Night...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A slight chance of showers.
Mon...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Mon Night...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
| | Notice posted on Thursday, November 03, 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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