Port sees busiest fiscal year ever
The Port of Charleston saw its busiest cargo volumes in its history during fiscal 2018, which ended June 30, S.C. Ports Authority CEO Jim Newsome said during the latest board meeting.
Newsome said the end of the year marked the port’s highest cargo volumes to-date, with a record number of boxes coming through in the past three out of four months. The port moved 115,696 pier containers last month, up 11.2% from the same period last year.
From July 2017 through June, the port terminals handled 2.20 million TEUs, a common industry measurement representing 20-foot equivalent boxes. This is up 2.9% from fiscal 2017.
