SCPA sees strong FY2018 first quarter growth

South Carolina Ports Authority handled 539,995 TEUs during the first quarter of its 2018 fiscal year, which ran from July 1 through Sept. 30, up nearly 4 percent year-over-year.    The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) handled 179,856 TEUs in September, up 10 percent year-over-year and its strongest September on record, the port authority revealed today.
   For the first quarter of SCPA’s fiscal year 2018, which ran from July 1 through Sept. 30, it handled 539,995 TEUs, up nearly 4 percent year-over-year.
   The port authority moved 305,648 pier containers during the quarter, up 4.2 percent year-over-year.
   Meanwhile, over at Inland Port Greer in the northwest region of South Carolina, SCPA handled 30,401 rail moves during the quarter, up nearly 16 percent year-over-year.
   SCPA’s Port of Charleston is called by 29 liner services connecting it to regions outside of North America, including 24 services deploying fully cellular containerships and five services deploying pure car/truck carriers, according to ocean carrier schedule and capacity database BlueWater Reporting’s Port Dashboard tool.
   Just last month, SCPA President and CEO Jim Newsome discussed the port authority’s plans for volume growth and infrastructure investments at the annual State of the Port address.