Container volume through the Port of Charleston in November increased 12.6 percent from a year earlier, the 11th consecutive month of growth.
The South Carolina State Ports Authority said Charleston handled 110,716 TEUs in November. Container movements of all kinds totaled 65,251 boxes, up 14.4 percent from a year earlier.
Through the first 11 months of this year, Charleston handled 1,257,635 TEUs, an increase of 16 percent from 2009.
Container lifts of all sizes were up 17.5 percent during the first 11 months of this year and 15.9 percent during the last five months.
“A recovering economy and new ocean carrier services boosted our business,” said Jim Newsome, the ports authority’s president and CEO. “As we predicted, volume is softening from previous months as we reach the end of the peak season.”
The Journal of Commerce Online
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