SC Ports is moving Charleston breakbulk cargo workflows into its Navis N4 terminal operating system, changing how delivery orders, bills of lading, holds and cargo releases are handled.
SC Ports and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have begun a feasibility study of deepening the upper Charleston Harbor channel, a step aimed at giving larger ships unrestricted access to North Charleston Terminal.
Charleston has been added to CMA CGM’s weekly AMERXL service, giving Lowcountry shippers direct access to ports in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile and adding refrigerated-cargo capacity.
South Carolina Ports is reviewing private-sector proposals for the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal after pausing container operations there Aug. 1, according to a report citing port CEO Micah Mallace.
SC Ports’ current vessel schedule shows no Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal calls in its next 15-day outlook, three weeks after the authority planned to pause container operations there and consolidate traffic at its two older container terminals.
South Carolina Ports is becoming more selective about capital spending after the number of cargo containers handled fell 4.6% in fiscal 2026, while the agency continues positioning the Port of Charleston for longer-term growth.
More than two weeks after SC Ports paused container operations at its newest terminal, the authority’s current vessel schedule shows Charleston’s container business concentrated at Wando Welch and North Charleston.
Longtime Palmetto Railways executive will lead more than 500 employees overseeing marine terminals, inland ports, intermodal operations and other cargo-handling functions.
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