South Carolina ports started the fiscal year off with a bang, moving a record volume of containers in July.
Fiscal year 2021 was not only a banner year for South Carolina Ports but also a roller coaster one as volume lows in July 2020 transitioned quickly to record number of TEUs handled.
South Carolina Ports is touting two new export facilities projects that will have access to the Port of Charleston: a production facility and distribution center for winemaker Gallo and an agricultural transload facility run by Northwest Grains.
The “unprecedented” influx of imports continues on the West and East coasts.
Get your cameras ready along the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina.
Containers, vehicles and rail moves contribute to a record April for the South Carolina Ports Authority.
In the next two weeks, only two container ships are slated to berth at the new Leatherman Terminal. Forty are scheduled at the Port of Charleston’s neighboring Wando Welch Terminal.
“Both Hapag-Lloyd and USMX were well aware that the work in question would have been handled by ILA members” if the vessel had gone to another port, the International Longshoremen’s Association lawsuit asserts.
“We have invested in the right infrastructure at the right time to handle growing cargo volumes and bigger ships,” says South Carolina Ports’ Jim Newsome.
“Our all-time container record reinforces that we are adding more capacity to the Port of Charleston at the right time,” says South Carolina Ports CEO Jim Newsome.
