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South Carolina handles 1.3 million TEU in 7 months, increases 13pc

SOUTH Carolina Ports Authority announced that in the first seven months of the calendar year it handled 1.3 million TEU, an increase of 13 per cent compared to the same period in 2016.

Last month's throughput marked its strongest July on record, after moving 182,411 TEU, breaking the previous record of 177,265 TEU achieved in July 2016.

Last month was also a record July for pier container volume, with the SCPA handling 103,319 boxes at the Wando Welch and North Charleston terminals, exceeding the July 2016 record of 100,366 pier containers, a statement from port authorities said.

"SCPA handled record container volumes in July in spite of model year transitions in the automotive industry," said SCPA president and CEO Jim Newsome. "We look forward to continuing this momentum as fiscal year 2018 progresses and expect to see fairly strong volumes this fall."

In the non-containerised cargo market, Charleston handled 42,420 tons of breakbulk cargo in July. Calendar year to date, the port handled 471,961 tons.

Inland Port Greer handled 7,011 rail moves in July, pushing calendar year-to-date volume at the facility up 31 per cent. Since January, 74,700 rail moves were handled compared to 56,870 during the same period in 2016.