April was another record-breaking month for South Carolina Ports and the terminals at the Port of Charleston.
April’s volumes were the highest April ever for containers handled, driven by sustained retail imports, which were up 34% year-over-year, SC Ports said Tuesday.
Meanwhile, SC Ports is “making significant progress with terminal and berth fluidity amid ongoing supply chain challenges,” the port authority said. As of Tuesday morning, only two vessels were at anchor and waiting to berth....
March was the 13th consecutive month for record container volumes at the Port of Charleston, and South Carolina Ports officials say they are working to ensure the port doesn’t get clogged up.
As of Tuesday morning, 13 vessels were at anchor at the port and waiting to dock, according to SC Ports’ daily vessel report.
“As we continue to handle record volumes on our terminals, SC Ports is working alongside our maritime community and logistics partners to navigate the many challenges felt across the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-charleston-marks-13th-consecutive-month-of-record-volumes
March volumes at the Port of Virginia were the highest so far this year, the Virginia Port Authority said Thursday.
The Port of Virginia in Norfolk handled 314,698 twenty-foot equivalent units in March, 12.6% higher year-over-year. March’s volumes were also higher than January’s volume of about 262,000 TEUs and February’s 297,000.
Loaded imports accounted for nearly 47% of overall volumes, totaling 148,932 TEUs.
Meanwhile, exports of empty containers rose 30.7% to 66,771 TEUs, and loaded exports...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/higher-loaded-imports-drive-up-march-volumes-at-port-of-virginia
Georgia Ports Authority has unveiled a plan to increase container capacity at the Port of Savannah by 60%, from the current 6 million twenty-foot equivalent units to 9.5 million TEUs by 2025.
A number of projects are already underway to reach this goal, port officials said. About 400,000 TEUs of capacity was just added at the Garden City Terminal, which will add an additional 820,000 by June, while a new upriver container yard will yield another 500,000 TEUs in capacity. These projects will add...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-savannah-plans-to-boost-container-capacity-by-60
January marked the 18th consecutive month that the Port of Savannah in Georgia attained a monthly record.
The Port of Savannah handled 479,700 twenty-foot equivalent units in January, rising 4% from January 2021, Georgia Ports Authority said Wednesday.
The records come as East Coast ports have seen volumes rise as shippers seek an alternative to the crowded Southern California ports. January’s record also comes amid strong consumer demand. The National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates...
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The Port of Savannah handled record volumes in 2021, moving 5.6 million twenty-foot equivalent units and sending volumes up 20% year-over-year.
The sizable increase comes as the port experienced 12 consecutive months of record container growth, the Georgia Ports Authority said.
East Coast ports, including Savannah, have served as an alternative to the congested Southern California ports, although some East Coast ports experienced congestion of their own in 2021.
Volumes at the Colonel’s Island...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-savannah-overcomes-serious-headwinds-to-land-cargo-record
November volumes at the Port of Virginia in Norfolk were at an all-time monthly record, according to the Virginia Port Authority.
Year-over-year volumes were nearly 4% higher, totaling 290,759 twenty-foot equivalent units. However, November’s volumes were down nearly 9% from October totals, which was the highest monthly volume on record at 318,482 TEUs.
Import loads and empties supported November volumes, with import loads up 13% to 141,617 TEUs and import empties up to 4,395 TEUs from 778 TEUs a...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-virginia-sets-november-volume-record
The Port of Virginia has approved a $61.5 million construction bid for a project aimed at increasing the port’s on-dock rail capacity to 1.1 million containers a year.
The project consists of expanding the double-stack, on-dock rail operation at the Norfolk port by doubling the size of the Central Rail Yard at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT). The board of commissioners for the Virginia Port Authority last Tuesday unanimously approved the bid by Allan Myers Virginia Inc., which had handled...
Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have introduced legislation aimed at compensating vessel owners that want to divert ships from the U.S. West Coast to less-congested Gulf and East Coast ports.
The Supply Chain Emergency Response Act, introduced this week by Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., redirects $125 million of unspent money from the CARES Act to help owners of vessels currently anchored off the U.S. West Coast to transit through the Panama Canal and dock at...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-senator-proposes-125m-in-grants-to-reroute-container-ships