South Carolina Ports hits construction milestone at Leatherman terminal

South Carolina (SC) Ports has celebrated the structural completion of the operations building at Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal, a new container terminal along the Cooper River, which will open in March 2021.

The US$1bn investment comes at a time when SC Ports needs additional capacity to handle the larger ships calling the Port of Charleston, where container volumes have doubled over the past decade.

A steel beam and tree were placed atop the steel structure as part of a traditional “topping out” ceremony.