South Carolina Ports breaks all-time container record
Leatherman Terminal opening at Port of Charleston
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South Carolina Ports moved 248,796 TEUs in March — its highest monthly total ever. (Photo: SCPA/English Purcell)
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 Leatherman Terminal will add 700,000 TEUs [twenty-foot equivalent units] of throughput capacity and a 1,400-foot berth to the East Coast port market when it is most needed.”