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Container Volume Continues to Increase at SC Ports

ABC Columbia Site Staff

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Cargo volume continues to increase at South Carolina’s ports. The South Carolina Ports Authority board was told Thursday that container volume is up more than 4 percent since the fiscal year started last July. Authority president and CEO Jim Newsome says container volume last month showed a modest gain compared to February of 2015. Newsome said…
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Container Volume at SC Ports Up 7 Percent for Fiscal Year

ABC Columbia Site Staff

TIMMONSVILLE, S.C. (AP) – Container volume at South Carolina’s ports is up 7 percent for the fiscal year that began last July. The South Carolina Ports Authority said Wednesday that since the start of the fiscal year, the equivalent of more than 830,000 20-foot containers has moved across the docks. During the authority’s board meeting in Timmonsville, the agency announced…