Charleston moves forward on deepening

Port says it is “quickly working ships and reducing its vessel queue” by pausing work at Wando Welch; “planned reopening” of the Leatherman Terminal should also ease congestion.

While Charleston’s overall container throughput fell by 11% in 2023 to 2.5M TEU, the volume of cargo moved to/from the port by intermodal rail services hit a record.

Port sees record volume, but struggles with vessel congestion while its new terminal sits underutilised.

Advisory from Maersk Line highlights problems beyond the San Pedro ports

First chassis for the port’s new “SMART” fleet arrive at its Leatherman terminal.

State governor Henry McMaster’s Executive Budget for South Carolina (SC) for FY 2022-23 includes US$300M for the ‘continued construction’ of the Navy Base Intermodal Facility (NBIF) near the South Carolina Ports Authority’s (SCPA) new Hugh K. Leatherman container terminal.