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Second inland port to be constructed in Dillon, South Carolina

SOUTH Carolina Ports Authority has unveiled plans to develop a second inland port in Dillon, South Carolina to better handle the increase in intermodal container volumes and expand access to markets in neighbouring states and throughout the northeast and Midwest.

"Inland Port Dillon will be a great diversification of our state's logistics footprint," said SCPA president and CEO Jim Newsome. "Building intermodal infrastructure in our state goes hand-in-hand with the significant investment we are making to our port facilities in Charleston."

SCPA will break ground on the new terminal located in the Carolinas I-95 Mega Site in the first quarter of 2017 and plans to open the facility by the end of next year. The terminal will initially be able to handle 45,000 containers annually.

"We are grateful for the support of our local partners, including Marlboro Electric Cooperative, to make this project possible and are already working with a number of interested companies who are potential customers of the facility," said Mr Newsome.

The site was selected for its proximity to I-95, a critical transportation artery in the southeast, as well as a significant base of existing port users in the area that represent base cargo opportunities for the facility.

The site is served by an existing CSX mainline, which provides overnight access to the Port of Charleston. With 166 per cent growth of SCPA's intermodal volume since 2011, demand for such inland facilities has increased rapidly.