South Carolina

South Carolina

North American East Coast Regional Market Shares. Source: Individual Ports
Mid-Atlantic Ports Pick Up Market Share

Press Releases

Officials Celebrate Inland Port Opening with Norfolk Southern Inspection Train
South Carolina Ports Authority
Vote of Confidence for Port of Charleston in National Economist's 2013 Port Outlook
South Carolina Ports Authority
SC Ports awards $30,000 to nonprofits, schools
South Carolina Ports Authority
Southeastern Freight Lines’ Florence Service Center Celebrates 60 Years of Service
Southeastern Freight Lines
SC Ports Named to Environmental Best List
South Carolina Ports Authority
SC Ports Finalizes $1-Million Land Preservation Program
South Carolina Ports Authority
EcoDual establishing new production facility in Beaufort County
Trucking Equipment
Maritime Association of South Carolina Selects Mariner for Port & Stakeholder Security and Operations Management
Logistics Technology

Charleston again delays chassis pool as price talks drag

23 Nov 2021
The Port of Charleston is concerned about the cost of chassis for its new pool now due to launch in 2023, while negotiations to secure an agreeable price took longer than expected.
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New Charleston container terminal adds much-needed US port capacity
09 Apr 2021
The Port of Charleston has opened the first new container terminal in the US since 2009, increasing its terminal capacity by nearly 30 percent as cargo volumes surge in the Southeast.
Newest 2M Asia-US East Coast service aims for fast transits: Maersk
31 Mar 2021
Maersk said its new service to US Southeast ports will add faster transits from Asia and serves the rapidly growing Vietnam export market.
Rail delays stymie exporters in Memphis
22 Mar 2021
Exporters and trucking companies are battling delays on Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation in Memphis, causing loaded containers going to Charleston and Savannah to idle for days.
NLRB complaint allows new Charleston terminal to begin operations
19 Mar 2021
The dispute at the Port of Charleston is a rare flare-up in what has been a mostly peaceful longshore labor environment on the East and Gulf coasts over many years.
MSC readies new Asia-US East Coast service
15 Mar 2021
MSC said it will bring on a new trans-Pacific service linking the southern Chinese port of Yantian and Vietnam with the two largest ports in the US Southeast and New York.
US East Coast chassis providers weathering cargo surge
07 Jan 2021
The chassis network on the East Coast has held up during the recent import surge due to better communication and data, and more reliable equipment.
Import surge at Southeast ports tightens chassis availability
10 Dec 2020
Volume in Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia is rising quickly, including an all-time container record in Savannah and Norfolk in November, due to continuing demand for furniture and appliances.
SCPA says Leatherman terminal to spur volume recovery in 2021
28 Oct 2020
The Leatherman terminal, along with new retail BCOs and resin exporters, will lead to a bounceback in volume after the COVID-19 pandemic crimped container traffic, the South Carolina Ports Authority said in its State of the Port address.
A&R Logistics opens SC resin packaging plant ahead of schedule
17 Sep 2020
A&R Logistics has opened a new resin packaging plant in South Carolina two months ahead of schedule, causing port officials to be bullish about resin exports in 2021.
US SE ports see uneven volume rebound in August
17 Sep 2020
Container volume in Savannah set a new monthly record in August, a result port officials didn’t anticipate but attribute to US consumer demand for online shopping and home improvement goods.