Despite a year-over-year decline, last month’s volumes were the second-highest ever for February for South Carolina Ports.
Container volumes at the Port of Charleston totaled 201,418 twenty-foot equivalent units and 111,118 pier containers, down 13% from February 2022, the port said Monday. Volumes also fell from January, when SC Ports handled 215,238 TEUs and 118,179 pier containers.
But despite the dip, February’s container volumes “were stronger than typical.” A slowdown in consumer spending,...
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