Volumes up 9% at South Carolina ports

Container volumes at South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) rose by 9% in February on a fiscal year-over-year basis.

SCPA handled 175,820 teu last month, an 11% increase over February 2016, bringing the port authority’s total fiscal year-to-date volume to almost 1.4m teu.

Jim Newsome, SCPA president and CEO, stated: ” Last month’s volumes reflect strong growth over last year, and we handled the highest pier container volume ever during a February.