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7/14/2021
Rail News: Intermodal
SC Ports mark record fiscal year for containers handled
The South Carolina Ports Authority has logged its strongest fiscal year on record for containers handled at the Port of Charleston.
In addition, the authority's two rail-served inland ports set cargo records in fiscal-year 2021, which ended June 30. The inland ports handled a combined 192,844 rail moves, up 11.7% from the previous fiscal year.
In FY2021, Inland Port Greer registered 157,842 rail moves, up 12.6%, while Inland Port Dillon logged 35,002 rail moves, up nearly 7.9%. In June alone, Inland Port Greer reported 13,383 rail moves and Inland Port Dillon recorded 2,593 rail moves.
SC Ports handled 2.55 million 20-foot equivalent units at its Wando Welch, North Charleston and Hugh K. Leatherman terminals in FY2021, up 9.6%.
Demand was strong throughout the fiscal year for containerized, vehicle and inland port traffic, authority officials said in a news release. The ports have set container volume records in each of the past four consecutive months.
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