Rail News – SC Ports Authority posts record monthly cargo volumes. For Railroad Career Professionals

South Carolina Ports handled the most cargo in its history in March, with the Port of Charleston handling record volumes.

SC Ports reported an all-time container record for March, moving 248,796 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) across the Port of Charleston’s Wando Welch and North Charleston container terminals, up 34% year over year, SC Port Authority officials said in a press release.

The previous monthly container record was set in August 2019 at 233,110 TEUs. Fiscal-year-to-date (from July 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021), SC Ports have handled 1.86 million TEUs.

In March, the ports also handled 137,855 pier containers — which includes cargo boxes of any size — a 31.3% year-over-year increase. The state ports have handled nearly 1.036 million pier containers so far in fiscal-year 2021.

This month, the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal began operations in North Charleston. The terminal is scheduled to host its first ship on Friday.