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South Carolina Ports breaks all-time container record
Leatherman Terminal opening at Port of Charleston
0 44 2 minutes read 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.”
South Carolina Ports finding groove with rail
Inland Port Greer has record February while vessel volumes slip
0 858 2 minutes read The South Carolina Ports Authority’s rail-served Inland Port Greer reported a record February. (Photo: SCPA/Craig Lee)
The South Carolina Ports Authority blamed congestion at other ports on fewer container ships calling in February, “resulting in lower-than-expected volumes.”
The historic congestion in California’s San Pedro Bay has had a cascading effect on other U.S. ports. A snowstorm in the Northeast that put a temporary freeze on cargo movements at some ports also may have contributed to the slowdown in South Carolina, although weather was not mentioned in the SCPA’s press release Wednesday.
Wando Welch Terminal welcomes 2 more cranes charlestonbusiness.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from charlestonbusiness.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
New cranes delivered to Port of Charleston The new ship-to-shore cranes have 155 feet of lift height above the wharf deck and 212 feet of boom outreach. (Source: South Carolina Ports Authority) By Steven Ardary | February 28, 2021 at 4:51 PM EST - Updated February 28 at 4:51 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Two new ship-to-shore cranes arrived in Charleston on Wednesday.
The South Carolina Ports Authority says the new cranes are part of the plan to modernize operations and upgrade infrastructure in order to handle more cargo in the Port of Charleston.
SC Ports said the new cranes have a lift height of 155 feet and can be used on ships up to 24 containers wide. They say as vessel sizes increase, the investment in larger cranes allows them to efficiently handle taller and wider stacks of cargo.