A 34% increase in retail imports is driving cargo volumes higher, SC Ports said.
Georgia Ports Authority outlined projects that would take container capacity to 9.5 million TEUs by 2025.
South Carolina Ports experienced an all-time high for the number of containers handled in November amid higher import volumes.
FreightWaves Classics profiles Interstate 26, which runs from eastern Tennessee to Charleston, South Carolina.
Container volumes were “strong” in August amid continued retail import volume growth at the Port of Charleston, the South Carolina Ports Authority said.
An overview of the South Carolina Ports Authority and the Port of Charleston is the topic of this FreightWaves Classics article.
FreightWaves Classics provides an overview of Interstate 20, one of the major east-west interstate highways.
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.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding $905 million to 24 infrastructure projects. Among those are a handful of projects that involve making freight rail movements more efficient.
The facility aims to provide plastics producers with an alternative to the Gulf Coast.
