SC Ports opens state-of-the-art Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal
South Carolina Ports made history today welcoming the first vessel to the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, marking the first container terminal to open in the U.S. since 2009.
Operations launched March 30 with the arrival of the first container, followed by the first ship arrival today with Hapag Lloyd’s Yorktown Express.
“The Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal is an investment in the future of South Carolina that will spur economic development, create jobs, and further our state’s position as an international business destination for years to come,” Governor Henry McMaster said. “This project is a momentous achievement which highlights the strengths of Team South Carolina. I congratulate the South Carolina Ports Authority and everyone who has worked towards achieving this historic day.”
Forty years ago, I worked with a fellow named Richard in Columbus, Ohio, where I live.
When he learned that I grew up in Pittsfield, he shared that he had recently been to my hometown and had lunch at Samelâs Deli. Periodically, I see Richard, who is now over 90, and every time, he mentions that the best chopped liver he ever had was at Samelâs.
Growing up in Pittsfield, I remember eating at a couple of other New York-style delicatessens that had popular ethnic Jewish fare like the chopped liver, thick pastrami and corned beef sandwiches on rye bread, potato pancakes, brisket, smoked whitefish, bagels with cream cheese and smoked salmon, half-sour pickles, crepes called blintzes and New York cheesecake.