Container volume handled by the Port of Charleston jumped 11 percent year-over-year in February to 131,634 20-foot-equivalent units.
February container volume in TEUs was nearly 21 percent higher than the same month two years ago, and loaded container volume saw the strongest month since October 2008, according to the South Carolina Ports Authority.
Container volume for the first eight months of the fiscal year has risen more than 11 percent to 1,024,121 TEUs handled from July to February, up from 920,547 TEUs during the same period last year.
The Journal of Commerce