Barbara Melvin will succeed Jim Newsome at the helm of South Carolina Ports next summer and will become the first woman to lead a top-10 U.S. container port.
“By investing more than $2 billion in port infrastructure in recent years, we have the capacity to handle the influx of imports we are seeing today,” says SCPA CEO Jim Newsome.
“The major thing that a port can do to positively influence its emissions is to make sure trucks get in and out fast,” said Newsome.
“As retail imports continue to boom during the pandemic, the ability to quickly move goods from ships to the hinterland via rail is paramount,” says CEO Jim Newsome.
The opening of the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal and deepening of Charleston Harbor are expected to make for an even brighter 2021.
The division of work between state employees and union members at the new South Carolina container terminal goes to the labor board.
Drugs valued at more than $411 million are offloaded at Port Everglades, and the new Long Beach bridge shines bright.
CEO Jim Newsome calls Walmart’s $220 million investment a signal that SCPA is “prepared to be a force in retail distribution.”
South Carolina Ports Authority gears up for growth with delivery of ship-to-shore cranes.
‘Significant accomplishments’ in 2020 will be followed by game changers next year.
