Port of Charleston

Port of Charleston capacity set to expand

South Carolina Ports plans to purchase the former WestRock paper mill site in North Charleston, S.C., to expand port capacity at the Port of Charleston. The roughly 280-acre industrial waterfront property sits adjacent to the port’s North Charleston Terminal, offering a natural extension of the container terminal that will enable SC Ports to handle more cargo for port-dependent businesses.

The additional land will expand the terminal’s capacity to handle 5 million containers in the future, and...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/port-of-charleston-capacity-set-to-expand/

SC Ports to expand North Charleston terminal with WestRock site purchase

Backed by state support and receiving unanimous approval from the Board of Directors, South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) intends to acquire the former WestRock paper mill site in North Charleston to enhance the capacity of the Port of Charleston.

The SC Ports Board of Directors voted to proceed with a purchase sales agreement with WestRock, with the transaction anticipated to conclude promptly.

“The tremendous backing from our state and an excellent partnership with WestRock allows us to make...

https://container-news.com/sc-ports-to-expand-north-charleston-terminal-with-westrock-site-purchase/

Crippling port strike could hit 1 month before presidential election

Organized labor is having a moment. Unions representing port workers, parcel deliverers, auto workers, writers, actors, teachers and others are securing or seeking to secure hefty salary increases by striking or threatening to strike.

Container shipping flows to the U.S. have been affected by labor negotiations this year — and could be even more affected by union action in 2024.

In June, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), which represents over 40,000 West Coast dockworkers,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/crippling-port-strike-could-hit-1-month-before-presidential-election

August record month at South Carolina’s Inland Port Greer

South Carolina Ports’ Inland Port Greer saw record volumes in August, handling 16,857 rail moves, which is 52% higher than a year ago.

Inland Port Greer, located in upstate South Carolina between Charlotte, North Carolina, and Atlanta and served by Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC), is one of two inland ports in the state. 

The second is Inland Port Dillon, which is served by CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) and sits near the border between North Carolina and South Carolina. That inland port handled 3,439 rail moves...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/august-record-month-at-south-carolinas-inland-port-greer

Container volumes grow in July for South Carolina Ports

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Despite an often-reported slowdown in U.S. imports, July volumes for South Carolina Ports rose both...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/container-volumes-grow-in-july-for-south-carolina-ports

SC Ports’ fiscal 2023 ‘a much more typical year’ following cargo boom

Container volumes at South Carolina Ports slipped by about 10% year over year when comparing fiscal year 2023 with 2022, but they were up by about 1% from 2021, the port authority reported.

Fiscal 2022 volumes were fueled by pandemic spending, which in turn produced an “unprecedented cargo boom,” SC Ports said Tuesday. But fiscal 2023 was “a much more typical year” compared with other years historically.

Volumes handled at the Port of Charleston complex totaled nearly 2.6 million twenty-foot...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sc-ports-fiscal-2023-a-much-more-typical-year-following-cargo-boom

February volumes soften at South Carolina Ports

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,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/february-volumes-soften-at-south-carolina-ports

East Coast container imports still far above pre-pandemic levels

chart showing container imports by coast

East Coast ports continue to rack up wins versus West Coast rivals. Port announcements in recent days highlight just how much ground the East Coast has gained during the pandemic era.

The latest stats also reveal that the sequential month-on-month volume slide from the pandemic peak may be slowing, even at some of the hardest hit ports on the West Coast.

Month-on-month numbers improving

The Port of Los Angeles reported Thursday that it handled 352,046 twenty-foot equivalent units of loaded imports...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/east-coast-container-imports-still-far-above-pre-pandemic-levels

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