Port of Charleston Getting Busier

Over the past decade, international shippers have looked on as the Ports of Norfolk and Savannah have increased traffic, seemingly at the expense of the Port of Charleston. The SC State Ports Authority has proposed an expansion to the site, and those changes seem to be creating new opportunities:

Mediterranean Shipping Co. is digging in its heels at the Port of Charleston, continuing to grow its local presence while other shipping companies are cutting back.

S.C. State Ports Authority Board Chairman David Posek announced Wednesday that the world’s second-largest shipping company would add a weekly call on Charleston starting June 9.

That will bring the company’s weekly calls on the Port of Charleston to six, surpassing by two the number of calls that Maersk Line now makes here.

If you move products through Southeastern ports, now is a good time to reevaluate routes and renegotiate rates.