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First woman tapped to lead South Carolina Ports

Barbara Melvin, South Carolina Ports’ chief operating officer, will be promoted to president and CEO effective July 1, 2022, succeeding Jim Newsome, who announced he is retiring after 13 years at the helm. 

Melvin will be the first woman to lead a top-10 U.S. container port. She joined the South Carolina Ports Authority in 1998 and was named vice president of operations and terminals in 2015 and COO in 2018. As COO, Melvin oversees daily port operations and leads major infrastructure projects,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/first-woman-tapped-to-lead-south-carolina-ports

South Carolina Ports CEO unpacks increasing pressure on ports

The pandemic-spawned import booms, capacity shortages and shutdowns have proved again and again the rigidity of port and supply chain infrastructure. After all, the port industry plans its infrastructure decades in advance, so increasing capacity overnight is nearly impossible. Some ports more than others, however, have demonstrated agility and operational foresight.

In an exclusive interview with FreightWaves, Jim Newsome, CEO and president of South Carolina Ports Authority, unpacked three...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/south-carolina-ports-ceo-unpacks-increasing-pressure-on-ports

Judge rules South Carolina Ports can continue using nonunion labor

A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled Thursday that the International Longshoremen’s Association cannot force the use of union labor at the Port of Charleston in South Carolina and ordered it to drop 

a lawsuit filed against two ocean carriers that utilized the 2021-opened Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal.

Administrative Law Judge Andrew S. Gollin wrote in the decision that the “ILA’s object for its lawsuit against USMX and its carrier members was work acquisition, not work preservation,” in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/judge-rules-south-carolina-ports-can-continue-using-nonunion-labor

Port of Charleston cargo volume up nearly 28% year-over-year

South Carolina Ports reported a record April for cargo handled at the Port of Charleston.

The South Carolina Ports Authority said it moved 225,137 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) across the Wando Welch, North Charleston and Hugh K. Leatherman terminals, a 27.8% year-over-year increase. 

The SCPA said loaded imports were up 27% year-over-year in April, from 82,899 TEUs to 105,045 TEUs, and loaded exports were up nearly 30%, from 56,611 TEUs to 73,337 TEUs. Empty import containers were down...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/port-of-charleston-cargo-volume-up-nearly-28-year-over-year

ILA lawsuit throttles South Carolina container terminal traffic

It is unclear whether ocean carriers will avoid a newly opened container terminal in South Carolina until a labor dispute is cleared up. But at least for now, it appears most shipping lines are steering clear of the Port of Charleston’s Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal to avoid being caught up in a lawsuit filed by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA).

Over the next 15 days, only two container ships are slated to be handled at the Leatherman Terminal. Forty vessels are scheduled to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ila-lawsuit-throttles-south-carolina-container-terminal-traffic

ILA Sues for $200m After Non-union Labour Makes Port Call

  • ILA sues after non-union labour unloads containers at new US terminal.
  • The lawsuit against Hapag-Lloyd AG and the United States Maritime Alliance was filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey.
  • The lawsuit specifically mentions the Yorktown Express, a Hapag-Lloyd containership, which was the first vessel to dock at the S.C. Ports Authority’s new North Charleston terminal on April 9.
  • The ILA appears to be using that ship as a test case for all of the ports and workers covered under the USMX...

https://mfame.guru/ila-sues-for-200m-after-non-union-labour-makes-port-call/

Among Piers: Container record, terminal opening and COVID-19 vaccines

Port Houston

Container moves at Port Houston in March climbed 20% year-over-year — and set a monthly record.

Port Houston handled 297,397 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in March compared to 248,840 TEUs in the same month last year. The March figure is the highest monthly total ever, surpassing the record set in October by 1,187 TEUs. 

“We are seeing significant increases in cargo,” Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther said in a statement this week. “As container demand surges across...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/among-piers-container-record-terminal-opening-and-covid-19-vaccines

South Carolina Ports rides rails to robust January

Rail moves may be just as important to the South Carolina Ports Authority as those on water, so the SCPA can raise a glass to the record-setting January at Inland Port Greer.   

Inland Port Greer, the SCPA’s rail-served port in upstate South Carolina, recorded 13,401 rail moves, its best January and a 16% hike year-over-year. 

Container volumes were also up in January. South Carolina Ports handled 216,265 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) at the Wando Welch and North Charleston container...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/south-carolina-ports-rides-rails-to-robust-january

South Carolina Ports continues riding volume wave

The South Carolina Ports Authority said “impressive volumes” helped it end 2020 with its strongest December on record.

South Carolina Ports handled 209,606 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) at the Wando Welch and North Charleston container terminals in December, a 11.6% year-over-year increase.

Loaded imports were up 14.4% year-over-year and loaded exports increased 8.6%, “highlighting a strong balance for ocean carriers and a thriving Southeast market,” the SCPA said in Monday’s announcement.

So...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/south-carolina-ports-continues-riding-volume-wave

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