South Carolina Ports Authority reported a record container volume of 2.2 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) during its 2018 fiscal year. The new record represents an increase of three percent over the previous fiscal year, the Port Authority said. Closing out its fiscal year, SCPA handled 201,163 TEUs in June, the single highest month for container … [Read more...]
USACE Awards Record $213 Million Contract to Dredge Charleston Harbor Entrance Channel
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $213 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company as part of the project to deepen the entrance channel to Charleston Harbor in South Carolina. The contract represents the largest dredging contract ever awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The $213.3 million contract award calls for the removal of … [Read more...]