South Carolina Ports Authority

Although container volumes were down at the Port of Charleston year over year, South Carolina Ports’ Inland Port Greer saw record volumes in August.

July volumes at the Port of Charleston and South Carolina Ports rose 12% from June and 3% year over year.

Fiscal year 2023 volumes tracked more with 2021 volumes than with 2022, which had experienced an unprecedented cargo boom, according to South Carolina Ports.

SC Ports’ Inland Port Dillon handled record rail moves in March, although volumes for the port authority overall were down year over year.

Although February volumes at SC Ports were down 13% year over year, they still represented the second-highest total for the month in port history.

South Carolina Ports moved nearly 2.8 million TEUs in 2022, the most in the state’s history.

Container volumes were up year over year in Savannah and Charleston, while crude oil exports set a record in Corpus Christi.

DOT should consider trucking and other supply chain costs in its push to expand off-site and inland container facilities, transportation executives caution.

The South Carolina Ports Authority will join other major East Coast ports in providing near-dock rail via the planned Navy Base Intermodal Facility at the Port of Charleston.

Despite reports that U.S. imports are slowing down, South Carolina Ports reported a nearly 11% increase in overall volumes in September year over year.

July was a record month at the Port of Virginia. At SC Ports, July’s volumes were up from June as the Port of Charleston sought to improve port flows.

The South Carolina cold chain facility opening next year will handle Port of Charleston imports and exports of proteins, fruits and vegetables.

Higher amounts of loaded imports and empty export boxes contributed to a nearly 15% increase in volumes.

A 34% increase in retail imports is driving cargo volumes higher, SC Ports said.

SC Ports handled 264,334 TEUs in March, up 6% year-over-year.

SC Ports has seen record container volumes for 12 months straight.

The railroad says it is taking steps to grow capacity, both on its network and in places where more volumes need to push through, such as Charleston, South Carolina.

January marks the 11th consecutive month of year-over-year container records, according to SC Ports.

2021 was a banner year for The Port of Virginia, SC Ports and Alabama Port Authority.

South Carolina Ports experienced an all-time high for the number of containers handled in November amid higher import volumes.

SC Ports and the Virginia Port Authority are benefiting from customers seeking less congested ports, they said.

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.

A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled the International Longshoremen’s Association cannot force the use of union labor at the Port of Charleston’s new Leatherman Terminal.

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.

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.

May was the busiest month in the 114-year history of America’s busiest port.

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.

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.

Maersk and ZIM ships are being deployed in response to “customers’ increased cargo demands.”

“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.

“As we continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, now is the time to accelerate our throughput and growth,” says Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf.

Inland Port Greer records its best January and ocean-carried container moves increase year-over-year.

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.

“We’ve had helicopters land on our terminal and we open the container and take one part out, put it on the helicopter and a helicopter flies to the plant. You just can’t do that in nonoperating ports.”

“While COVID-19 has fundamentally shifted how many American families will celebrate Thanksgiving this year, we are very proud to be providing a bit of home.”

The facility aims to provide plastics producers with an alternative to the Gulf Coast.

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.

The Port of Charleston set a September record by handling 195,101 TEUs.

Retail giant will be the first tenant in the port-owned Ridgeville Commerce Park.

“Our August volumes surpassed expectations, reflecting the best year-over-year month since the pandemic began impacting global supply chains in March,” says SCPA President and CEO Jim Newsome.

The 15,072-TEU CMA CGM Brazil earns the honor as the biggest container ship to call the East Coast.

The campaign is part of a broader effort to prevent the spillage of the tiny pellets during their transport.

The Port of Charleston reports its busiest July for vehicles handled.

Supply chain strategy set “to seamlessly and efficiently import materials and export tires to global markets.”

Ridgeville, South Carolina, facility will create more than 1,000 jobs.

“Tom Hanks’ work throughout his career reflects a deep respect for those who serve.”

CEO Jim Newsome optimistic about economic recovery in 2021.

South Carolina Ports Authority adopts financial plan for fiscal year 2021.

Fiscal-year finish 50,000 containers below plan is forecast.

Dredging efforts and rail capacity expansions at the Southeastern U.S. ports are part of a broader regional strategy to capture more Midwest-bound container traffic on the East Coast.

Ship calls and volume expected to pick up in July, officials from South Carolina and New York/New Jersey ports tell the Agriculture Transportation Coalition

Three former competitors’ collaboration had drawn criticism from the World Shipping Council and International Longshoremen’s Association.

Ports of Seattle, Tacoma, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, Houston, Jacksonville and Charleston all report drops in March.

Hall of fame induction and trade conference postponed until September.

CEO Jim Newsome says the SCPA is “working full steam” to meet its obligation to keep the supply chain fluid during the coronavirus crisis.

Ports authority braces for expected hit from coronavirus but still expects to finish the fiscal year above plan.

The Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey also announces hall of fame inductees.

Off-site facility aims to give terminal more room to operate and make chassis moves more fluid.d

Georgia Ports Authority is looking to grow roll-on, roll-off cargo even as work continues on salvaging the capsized car carrier Golden Ray.

Houston still the main gateway for resin shippers, but other Southeast ports growing as well.

Delays, diversions and weekend gates as ports get back to normal schedules.