Charleston Container Throughput Climbs 10 Percent

5/18/2011 10:12:56 AM

Container throughput in the Port of Charleston increased 10 percent in the first 10 months of fiscal 2011, from July through April.   In that period, Charleston’s public port facilities handled 666,831 pier containers, up from 605,632 in the same 10-month period last year, the South Carolina State Ports Authority said Tuesday.   Breakbulk volume through the state’s ports – driven primarily by vehicle shipments from BMW and energy-related projects – rose 40 percent from 551,000 tons last year to 773,000 tons this year.   The Journal of Commerce Online

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