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CHARLESTON CONTAINER Truck gates at Charleston’s container terminals will be OPEN Holiday Work Day 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM Monday November 12. No Reefer Services are planned. Contact Steamship Line directly if reefer gate services are needed. CHARLESTON BREAKBULK / RO-RO Gates at Charleston’s Columbus Street, Union Pier and Veterans …
Read More »SC Ports shows container volume growth
On October 18, 208, South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) reported a 7.5 percent fiscal year-over-year container volume growth of twenty foot-equivalent units (TEUs) through September. SCPA has handled 580,361 TEUs since July, compared to 539,995 TEUs during the same period last fiscal year. The Port moved 173,226 TEUs in September. …
Read More »SC Ports marked an all time record in August
CHARLESTON, SC – September 10, 2018 – Today South Carolina Ports Authority announced the highest monthly container volume in its history, with 206,541 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) handled in August. August container traffic surpassed the Port’s previous record of 201,163 TEUs achieved in June and marked a 16 percent jump from …
Read More »SC Ports, record July container volume
Inland Port Greer achieves record July rail lifts Today South Carolina Ports Authority announced 200,594 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) handled during the first month of fiscal year 2019, marking the strongest July on record and second-highest monthly container volume in the Port’s history. July TEU volume increased 10 percent …
Read More »Statement Regarding Southern States Chassis Pool
South Carolina Ports Authority president and CEO Jim Newsome has issued the following statement on the proposed new chassis pool structure to be known as the Southern States Chassis Pool: “The South Atlantic Chassis Pool was formed in 2006 as a way to more efficiently handle the provision of chassis …
Read More »South Carolina Ports Authority Announces Record May Container Volume
Today South Carolina Ports Authority announced 197,437 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) handled last month, a record for the month of May and the second-highest month of container traffic in the Port’s history. May TEU volume was 8.2 percent higher than the same month last year and nearly surpassed SCPA’s …
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