The SCPA has wrapped up the initial design phase, including the permitting and equipment requisition process for the facility, and will soon award contracts to begin construction of the terminal, which is due to open in early 2018, reported American Shipper.
In the first phase of development the terminal will be able to handle at least 45,000 containers annually, and will offer overnight access to and from Charleston via the CSX railway.
Said SCPA chairman Pat McKinney: "Inland Port Dillon complements the port's infrastructure investments in Charleston and will no doubt spur economic development activity both in the Pee Dee area and the surrounding region. Port-related jobs pay 40 per cent higher than the state's average wage, and it is an exciting day to bring such opportunities to Dillon County."
In the first phase of development the terminal will be able to handle at least 45,000 containers annually, and will offer overnight access to and from Charleston via the CSX railway.
Said SCPA chairman Pat McKinney: "Inland Port Dillon complements the port's infrastructure investments in Charleston and will no doubt spur economic development activity both in the Pee Dee area and the surrounding region. Port-related jobs pay 40 per cent higher than the state's average wage, and it is an exciting day to bring such opportunities to Dillon County."