The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) has announced container throughput at the Port of Charleston was up nine per cent in the fiscal year that ending June 30,
Charleston box volume increases 9pc in FY 2013 to 1.56 million TEU
The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) has announced container throughput at the Port of Charleston was up nine per cent in the fiscal year that ending June 30, with 1.56 million TEU handled during the 12-month period.
"The shipping industry trend toward mega-consortia will ultimately be an advantage for deepwater harbours like Charleston," said the president and CEO of SCPA, Jim Newsome, referring to the rise of new carrier consortia such as the G6 and, more recently, the P3.
"While just under the aggressive target we set for the past fiscal year, Charleston's growth remains at more than double the average market growth for the nation's ports," he said.
June's container figures were up four per cent from the same month last year, reflecting the start of new or upsized container services in the port this summer. Charleston's two container facilities handled 125,257 TEU in June.
Charleston's non-container facilities - Columbus Street, Union Pier and Veterans terminals - handled 1.12 million tonnes of bulk and breakbulk cargo in FY13, a 30 per cent jump from the previous year.
In the Port of Georgetown, business at the dock was off 10 per cent, with 494,645 pier tonnes handled from July 1 2012 to June 30 2013