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Subject:
Date:Tuesday, November 08, 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 - LONDON 11/11/11
STOLT AMI - 11/23/11


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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:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 8, 2011

Westinghouse Selects Port of Charleston for Energy Project Moves
Columbus Street Terminal to handle more than
24,000 additional tons of cargo on 30 ships

Charleston, SC - Westinghouse Electric Company has selected the Port of
Charleston for a multi-year deal to handle oversize project cargo in
support of a major power plant expansion by South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company (SCE&G) near Columbia, SC.

"The Port of Charleston appreciates Westinghouse Electric Company's
confidence in our capabilities and welcomes this new business," said Jim
Newsome, president and CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority. "These
kinds of project moves are labor-intensive, supporting jobs across the
state's maritime and transportation industries. It's great new business for
the port."

"From a logistics perspective, this is a large, complex and important
project," said Carl Rossi, director of Global Logistics for Westinghouse.
"The South Carolina Ports Authority has approached it very professionally
from its inception and has assisted Westinghouse in building a realistic
project plan to move our cargo quickly and efficiently to the construction
site."

The project involves about 24,000 tons of equipment that will be deployed
at V.C. Summer Units 2 and 3 in Jenkinsville, SC.

Shipments are scheduled to begin arriving at the Port of Charleston's
Columbus Street Terminal next month and continue for more than four years
during construction. At the port, approximately 30 ships will deliver
machinery and equipment - weighing up to 700 tons - for delivery by rail
and truck to the site approximately 30 miles northwest of Columbia.

A recently completed $23-million improvement project at the 135-acre
Columbus Street Terminal enhanced the facility's mix of on-dock rail,
storage and heavy-lift capabilities. The terminal handles a variety of
non-container cargoes, including autos, other rolling stock, breakbulk
cargoes, heavy-lift and project moves, including power generation equipment.

Westinghouse Electric Company, a group company of Toshiba Corporation
(TKY:6502), is the world's pioneering nuclear energy company and is a
leading supplier of nuclear plant products and technologies to utilities
throughout the world.



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CURRENT ISSUES:

FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:

11/15/11 – 1300 SCPSA MONTHLY MEETING
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 – TS SEAN

TROPICAL STORM SEAN ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL192011
500 PM AST TUE NOV 08 2011

...SEAN A LITTLE STRONGER...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...27.8N 69.8W
ABOUT 430 MI...695 KM SW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 INCHES

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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 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

Th 17 Low 5:46 AM 0.7 6:52 AM Set 12:05 PM 68
17 High 11:53 AM 5.7 5:18 PM Rise 11:29 PM
17 Low 6:29 PM 0.8

F 18 High 12:31 AM 5.0 6:53 AM Set 12:41 PM 58
18 Low 6:47 AM 0.7 5:17 PM
18 High 12:52 PM 5.7
18 Low 7:25 PM 0.7

Sa 19 High 1:36 AM 5.2 6:53 AM Rise 12:32 AM 47
19 Low 7:53 AM 0.6 5:17 PM Set 1:15 PM
19 High 1:53 PM 5.6
19 Low 8:24 PM 0.4

Su 20 High 2:41 AM 5.6 6:54 AM Rise 1:37 AM 36
20 Low 9:00 AM 0.5 5:16 PM Set 1:51 PM
20 High 2:56 PM 5.7
20 Low 9:23 PM 0.1

M 21 High 3:44 AM 6.0 6:55 AM Rise 2:43 AM 25
21 Low 10:05 AM 0.2 5:16 PM Set 2:28 PM
21 High 3:57 PM 5.7
21 Low 10:20 PM -0.2

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OFFSHORE FORECAST

Synopsis...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFFSHORE THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
Tonight...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Wed...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Wed Night...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6
ft...subsiding to 4 to 5 ft after midnight.

Thu...NW winds 10 kt...becoming W 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

Thu Night...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Fri...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... Diminishing to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Fri Night...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Sat...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Sat Night...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Sun...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Sun Night...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Notice posted on Tuesday, November 08, 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.