THE South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) held a celebration to mark five years of the Inland Port Greer, marked by its handling its 446,280 rail lift
THE South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) held a celebration to mark five years of the Inland Port Greer, marked by its handling its 446,280 rail lift. 'Inland Port Greer is firing on all cylinders and has been a continued success story since opening in 2013,' said SCPA president and CEO Jim Newsome.
'This facility is a critical component of the intermodal container logistics landscape in South Carolina and the Southeast region. With today marking the 446,280 rail lift, Inland Port Greer is 62 per cent over the original projections.'
'In just five years, Inland Port Greer has proven to be a critically important piece of South Carolina's infrastructure that helps facilitate our growing economy,' said state Governor Henry McMaster.
'We continue to set records in export sales because companies know that when they invest in South Carolina and decide to do business here, they're going to get an elite workforce and an unparalleled ports system that can meet every need they may have.'
Twenty-two per cent of SCPA's containers move by rail, and intermodal volume has seen staggering growth of 180 per cent since 2011. With the tremendous success of Inland Port Greer, SCPA decided to open a second intermodal facility, Inland Port Dillon, in April.
South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) owns and operates public seaport and intermodal facilities in Charleston, Dillon, Georgetown and Greer.
