South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) announced the strongest monthly container volume in its history, with 192,411 twenty foot-equivalent units (TEUs) handled in March. The figure is 13 percent higher than March 2016 and 7,000 TEU’s higher than the previous January 2017 record.
As measured in pier containers, or boxes handled, SCPA moved a record 108,961 containers across the docks of its two container terminals in March. The Port has handled 892,892 pier containers since July, a growth of 9 percent over the same fiscal period last year.
The first 13,000 TEU container ships are expected to begin service at SCPA in May.