SCPA moved 164,734 TEUs in October. From a calendar year-to-date perspective, SCPA has seen container volume increase 11 percent over last year with 1,674,891 TEUs handled since January. As measured in pier containers, 93,046 boxes moved across SCPA docks last month. Fiscal year to date, SCPA has handled 382,656 pier containers for an increase of six
percent over the same period last year. Non-containerised cargo tonnage also continued to climb through October, with fiscal year-to-date volumes 19 percent ahead of plan. Charleston handled 96,258 pier tons last month, pushing total Charleston breakbulk volume to 334,122 total tons moved since July. Georgetown handled 30,773 pier tons in October for a total of 149,654 tons
moved fiscal year to date.
The Inland Port handled 6,128 rail lifts in October. Fiscal year to date, rail lifts at the facility are nearly 60 percent ahead of last year with 28,231 moves since July.
“SCPA’s moderate volume growth is reflective of broad-based strength across a number of market segments,” said SCPA president and CEO Jim Newsome. “As expected, the slowing of our year-over-year volumes reflect the strong comparisons against FY2015 performance and an overall tepid group of emerging market economies.”