Charleston volumes up 3% in fiscal year

The Port of Charleston handled a record 2.2m teu during the 2018 fiscal year, a 3% increase over the previous fiscal year.

The port’s authority, the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA), also announced that the 201,163 teu handled in June 2018 was the single highest month for container volumes in the port’s history, and a 10% increase over June 2017.

Jim Newsome, president and CEO of SCPA, said: “June container volumes were exceptional, marking the first time our Port has handled more than 200,000 teu in a single month.”