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South Carolina Ports breaks all-time container record

South Carolina Ports turned in its best cargo-handling performance in history in March — and the volume was 34% higher year-over-year.

“This significant achievement leads up to another historic milestone as we prepare to welcome the first ship to the Leatherman Terminal on Friday,” South Carolina Ports President and CEO Jim Newsome said in a statement. “Our all-time container record reinforces that we are adding more capacity to the Port of Charleston at the right time. The state-of-the-art...

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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...

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South Carolina Ports: Southeast market ‘booming’

The South Carolina Ports Authority said the record-setting 207,066 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) it moved in November stand as evidence that global trade continues to rebound from coronavirus-forced shutdowns earlier in the year.

That November-best figure also represents a 12% year-over-year increase from the 184,928 TEUs handled at the Wando Welch and North Charleston container terminals in 2019. 

“SC Ports had a truly remarkable month with a record November for containers handled as well...

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Inland South Carolina ports set record

The South Carolina Ports Authority’s (SCPA) headline numbers did not come from the seashore.

The SCPA said Monday that its two inland ports had a record October with a combined total of 16,404 rail moves. Inland Port Greer reported 12,935 rail moves, up 9.2% year-over-year, and Inland Port Dillon had 3,469 rail moves, up nearly 40% from October 2019.

The SCPA said its overall October volumes “show an ongoing recovery and strength in containers, vehicles and inland ports.”

The ports authority...

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South Carolina Ports on brink of ‘truly historic’ 2021

Jim Newsome, president and chief executive officer of the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA), delivered his 12th State of the Port address virtually Wednesday. 

“Usually I have the privilege of speaking to 800 well-attired leaders of the maritime community,” Newsome said, noting that although the annual in-person gathering was moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic, “this is a message of great optimism about our future.” 

And Newsome didn’t dwell on the fact that the COVID-19...

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South Carolina sees uptick in port activity

The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) said its September volumes reflect the strongest year-over-year activity since the COVID-19 pandemic hit and show a continued recovery and strength in containers, vehicles and inland moves. 

The SCPA handled a record-September 195,101 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) at the Wando Welch and North Charleston terminals. It said the total was a “slight increase” year-over-year. The SCPA moved 581,912 TEUs in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, which...

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South Carolina Ports encouraged by steady rebound

The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) looked on the bright side when reporting August volumes. Yes, the number of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) handled in August was down 10% year-over-year, but the performance was 18% better than the month before. 

The SCPA “saw some positive cargo trends in August, pointing to a slow but emerging recovery during the ongoing global pandemic,” the announcement said. 

The Wando Welch and North Charleston container terminals handled 208,837 TEUs in...

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Capital improvement funds allocated for South Carolina terminal

The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) this week adopted a $319 million capital spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year.

The SCPA’s board of directors on Wednesday also approved a fiscal year 2021 plan that projects the handling of 1.24 million pier containers and generation of $81.4 million in operating cash flow. The SCPA’s fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.

“We are in the final year of a six-year capital improvement plan,” SCPA President and CEO Jim Newsome said. “We are preparing...

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South Carolina ports were on record pace before pandemic

The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) was on track for a record fiscal year — until the coronavirus spread across the globe.

SCPA President and CEO Jim Newsome said during a livestreamed interview staged by SC Biz News on Thursday that the COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a blow to container volumes during the fiscal year, which runs from July 1 to June 30.

“If you look through February of our fiscal year, which was eight months, we were 25,000 containers ahead of our plan, a record pace,” Newsome...

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