Tag: SCPA

Although the global trade issues that running this period, South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) announced that marked the best calendar year in its history. Namely, the port managed to handle about 2.44 million TEUs in 2019, meaning a 5% growth during the previous years.

On Monday, October 21, the CEO of South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA), Jim Newsome, gave his State of the Port Address highlighting that the underlining vision for the SCPA is to be the preferred port of the top 10 U.S. container ports.

South Carolina Ports Authority announced the strongest March in its history and more than 11% fiscal year-over-year growth. SCPA transferred 214,123 TEUs last month, making it the second highest month in SCPA history. The Ports handled its highest monthly record in October 2018, with 217,035 TEUs moved across the docks.

The Port of Charleston, in South Carolina, aspires to place freight that comes in on the water, back on the water with a container-on-barge service, which is expected to be online as early as 2022. The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) submitted applications to state and federal regulators on December to build and dredge for a new wharf at the Wando Welch container terminal.

South Carolina Ports Authority announced the opening of a new refrigerated container service area in the Port of Charleston, marking a $14 million investment to support growing cold chain business in the Southeast, by enhancing reefer processing for shippers, truckers and ocean carriers.

The South Carolina Ports Authority has announced that it marked a 5.4 percent increase in container volume fiscal year to date, with 1.029,450 TEUs handled since the period began in July 2016.

With the passage of the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act (WIIN), by the U.S. House of Representatives, the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project is moving closer to securing the authorization necessary to begin construction.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received a follow-up order from the South Carolina Ports Authority for 12 empty container handlers including five used machine trade-ins, to the SCPA Charleston area port facilities. Delivery is set for the first quarter of 2017.

South Carolina Ports Authority has reported its strongest August container volumes on record. SCPA handled 180,153 TEUs in August, a year-over-year increase of 5.6 percent. Previously, SCPA’s strongest August on record was 170,528 TEUs handled in 2015.

The South Carolina Ports Authority has welcomed the APL Yangshan, the largest container ship ever to call the Port of Charleston.