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...]