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South Carolina ports hit 192,411 TEU March record, quarter up 9pc
SOUTH Carolina Ports Authority posted nine per cent quarterly growth to 1.58 million TEU with March alone posting a record 192,411 TEU.
Since the beginning of 2017, the port authority, centred on Charleston, posted volume of 553,248 TEU, up 16.8 per cent year on year.
"We're seeing healthy growth of both import and export cargo and are on target for achieving our planned container volume growth of six per cent this fiscal year," said SCPA president Jim Newsome. "Over the next quarter, we will be monitoring the impacts of the mega alliances and look forward to handling our first 13,000-TEU vessel, the Cosco Development, on May 13," he said.
Pier container volume reached an all-time high in March, with 108,961 boxes moving across Charleston docks. The month was 13.4 per cent higher than March 2016 and surpassed the port's previous pier container volume record of 104,792 boxes set in January. Fiscal year to date, SCPA has handled nearly 900,000 pier containers.
Other cargo, the SCPA handled 82,550 pier tons in March. Charleston breakbulk volume is 8.7 per cent ahead of fiscal year plans, reaching 634,794 tons since July.
SCPA's strong container volume boosted Inland Port Greer's March results to a record-breaking 11,669 lifts. The month was 22 per cent higher than the previous record of 9,593 lifts in January 2017. Fiscal year to date, Greer has handled 84,874 lifts.
Since the beginning of 2017, the port authority, centred on Charleston, posted volume of 553,248 TEU, up 16.8 per cent year on year.
"We're seeing healthy growth of both import and export cargo and are on target for achieving our planned container volume growth of six per cent this fiscal year," said SCPA president Jim Newsome. "Over the next quarter, we will be monitoring the impacts of the mega alliances and look forward to handling our first 13,000-TEU vessel, the Cosco Development, on May 13," he said.
Pier container volume reached an all-time high in March, with 108,961 boxes moving across Charleston docks. The month was 13.4 per cent higher than March 2016 and surpassed the port's previous pier container volume record of 104,792 boxes set in January. Fiscal year to date, SCPA has handled nearly 900,000 pier containers.
Other cargo, the SCPA handled 82,550 pier tons in March. Charleston breakbulk volume is 8.7 per cent ahead of fiscal year plans, reaching 634,794 tons since July.
SCPA's strong container volume boosted Inland Port Greer's March results to a record-breaking 11,669 lifts. The month was 22 per cent higher than the previous record of 9,593 lifts in January 2017. Fiscal year to date, Greer has handled 84,874 lifts.
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