South Carolina ports had their best year on record in 2019 despite trade war headwinds. The South Carolina Ports Authority announced this week that it handled 2.44 million TEU in 2019, representing a 5% increase in year-over-year. “S.C. Ports handled 1.38 million pier containers in 2019 at it’s two busiest container terminals, Wando Welch and North Charleston. Of those, … [Read more...]
Record Year in 2019 for South Carolina Ports
The South Carolina Ports Authority says its terminals handled record cargo volumes in its 2019 fiscal year with 8.8 percent in annual TEU container volume. At South Carolina's busiest deepwater container port, the Port of Charleston finished fiscal year 2019 strong with 9% year-over-year growth in volumes, the SCPA said. In total, the SCPA handled nearly … [Read more...]
South Carolina Port Authority Reports Record Container Volume in FY 2018
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...]
Charleston Harbor Deepening Project Receives $49 Million in Federal Funding
The project to deepen the shipping channel leading to the South Carolina's Port of Charleston to 52 feet will receive $49 million in federal funding next year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced the $49 million for the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project will be included in its Fiscal Year 2018 Work Plan. Together with financial support from the State of … [Read more...]
Charleston Harbor Deepening Work to Kickoff With $17.5 Million in USACE Funding
South Carolina Ports' project to deepen Charleston Harbor to 52 feet has received the funding needed to begin construction as planned this fall, the port authority said Thursday. In the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Fiscal Year 17 Work Plan released today, the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project was named one of six "new starts" and allocated $17.5 million in … [Read more...]