Port of Charleston Sees Big Growth for Quarter

The quarter ended Sept. 30 was the strongest for Charleston container volume in four years, with 400,492 20-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) handled, up 13.3 percent over the same period last year, the South Carolina Ports Authority said. Volume for the calendar year to date in TEUs was up 9.4 percent, it said. For September, container volume in the Port of Charleston reached 131,686 TEUs, up 5.3 percent over a year ago. Breakbulk volume for the quarter was the highest in more than two decades, with 302,611 pier tons handled from July through September, it said.