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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Wednesday, December 14, 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 - HISTRIA TIGER - ETA 2000/17TH
NESTOS - ETA 0400/18TH
PETROCHEM SUPPLIER - ETA 2030/18TH
METIS - ETA 12/29/11
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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:
2024 is too long to wait for deeper port, SPA CEO says
By David Slade
dslade@postandcourier.com
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Deepening the Port of Charleston is a key to creating jobs and increasing
U.S. exports, local business and political leaders said this afternoon, but
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said the project is unlikely to get
finished before 2024.
"That's just too long," said State Ports Authority President and CEO Jim
Newsome.
With an expansion of the Panama Canal set to be completed in the summer of
2014, Newsome wants the Port of Charleston to get ready to handle the
larger container ships that will make use of the canal. The Charleston
shipping channel has a federally authorized depth of 45 feet, and the
proposed deepening could take it to 50 feet.
But as far as the Corps is concerned, no decision has been made to deepen
the port. Such a decision would come after a study that's just beginning
and could take 5 to 8 years.
"We are at the very beginning of the feasibility study process and we do
not know what project, if any, we will recommend to Congress," Lt. Col. Ed
Chamberlayne, commander and chief engineer of the Corps' Charleston
District, told the crowd at a public meeting this evening.
The public got a first-hand look at the Corps' plans for evaluating the
Port of Charleston deepening project at a "scoping" meeting this evening.
Earlier in the day, port supporters held press conference at the Maritime
Center to urge speedy approval and funding of the project.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
12/15/11 - PM - PROPELLER CLUB - PORT HOLIDAY PARTY
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
12/20/11 – 1000 – MONTHLY SCSPA MEETING
1/17/12 – 1145 – CWIT monthly luncheon
1/26/12 - 0815 - NAV OPS MEETING
2/10/12 - ANNUAL PORT MEETING
2018 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
CURRENT HURRICANE STATUS - 5 / OFF SEASON
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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
W 14 Low 3:48 AM 0.0 7:14 AM Set 10:06 AM 89
14 High 9:57 AM 5.8 5:15 PM Rise 9:23 PM
14 Low 4:28 PM 0.2
14 High 10:25 PM 4.9
Th 15 Low 4:36 AM 0.1 7:15 AM Set 10:42 AM 82
15 High 10:41 AM 5.7 5:15 PM Rise 10:25 PM
15 Low 5:13 PM 0.2
15 High 11:15 PM 5.0
F 16 Low 5:30 AM 0.2 7:15 AM Set 11:17 AM 73
16 High 11:31 AM 5.6 5:15 PM Rise 11:28 PM
16 Low 6:02 PM 0.1
Sa 17 High 12:11 AM 5.1 7:16 AM Set 11:51 AM 62
17 Low 6:29 AM 0.3 5:16 PM
17 High 12:25 PM 5.4
17 Low 6:56 PM 0.1
Su 18 High 1:14 AM 5.3 7:16 AM Rise 12:32 AM 51
18 Low 7:34 AM 0.3 5:16 PM Set 12:26 PM
18 High 1:26 PM 5.2
18 Low 7:55 PM -0.1
M 19 High 2:19 AM 5.5 7:17 AM Rise 1:37 AM 40
19 Low 8:41 AM 0.3 5:17 PM Set 1:04 PM
19 High 2:29 PM 5.1
19 Low 8:55 PM -0.2
Tu 20 High 3:25 AM 5.8 7:17 AM Rise 2:44 AM 29
20 Low 9:47 AM 0.1 5:17 PM Set 1:46 PM
20 High 3:33 PM 5.1
20 Low 9:56 PM -0.4
W 21 High 4:28 AM 6.1 7:18 AM Rise 3:53 AM 19
21 Low 10:50 AM -0.1 5:18 PM Set 2:33 PM
21 High 4:36 PM 5.1
21 Low 10:55 PM -0.6
Th 22 High 5:28 AM 6.4 7:18 AM Rise 5:01 AM 11
22 Low 11:48 AM -0.3 5:18 PM Set 3:27 PM
22 High 5:36 PM 5.2
22 Low 11:52 PM -0.8
F 23 High 6:25 AM 6.5 7:19 AM Rise 6:06 AM 4
23 Low 12:43 PM -0.5 5:19 PM Set 4:26 PM
23 High 6:32 PM 5.3
Sa 24 Low 12:47 AM -0.9 7:19 AM Rise 7:06 AM 1
24 High 7:18 AM 6.6 5:19 PM Set 5:30 PM
24 Low 1:34 PM -0.6
24 High 7:26 PM 5.4
Su 25 Low 1:39 AM -0.9 7:20 AM Rise 7:59 AM 0
25 High 8:09 AM 6.5 5:20 PM Set 6:35 PM
25 Low 2:24 PM -0.6
25 High 8:17 PM 5.3
M 26 Low 2:29 AM -0.7 7:20 AM Rise 8:45 AM 1
26 High 8:58 AM 6.3 5:20 PM Set 7:40 PM
26 Low 3:11 PM -0.5
26 High 9:07 PM 5.3
Tu 27 Low 3:18 AM -0.5 7:21 AM Rise 9:24 AM 5
27 High 9:44 AM 6.1 5:21 PM Set 8:42 PM
27 Low 3:57 PM -0.3
27 High 9:55 PM 5.2
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OFFSHORE WEATHER FORECAST
Synopsis...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE THROUGH
FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY...WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING BACK INTO THE AREA SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
Today...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Tonight...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
Thu...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Thu Night...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Fri...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Fri Night...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers.
Sat Night...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun Night...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
| | Notice posted on Wednesday, December 14, 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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