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SC Ports puts focus on rail project

1 week ago | indexjournal.com | David Wren

MOUNT PLEASANT — The $550 million in taxpayer funding that South Carolina lawmakers set aside for two projects at the Port of Charleston will now be used for just one — a rail-based cargo hub adjacent to the Leatherman Terminal in North Charleston. The Navy Base Intermodal Facility, where cargo containers will be transferred between trucks and trains, is over budget and behind schedule.
Tariffs, consumer spending playing outsized role in SC Ports’ cargo forecast

1 week ago | indexjournal.com | David Wren

MOUNT PLEASANT — It’s a simple economic reality: The number of cargo containers moving through the Port of Charleston closely mirrors growth — or declines — in consumer spending. Not so simple is U.S. trade policy and President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff pronouncements. That has the S.C. State Ports Authority looking at a wide-ranging forecast for cargo volumes in the coming fiscal year, which starts July 1.
Tariffs, consumer spending playing outsized role in SC Ports’ cargo forecast

1 week ago | yahoo.com | David Wren

The Port of Charleston is forecasting flat growth in the number of pier containers moving through its terminals in fiscal 2026, which starts July 1. (Provided, SC State Ports Authority, Walter Lagarenne)MOUNT PLEASANT — It’s a simple economic reality: The number of cargo containers moving through the Port of Charleston closely mirrors growth — or declines — in consumer spending. Not so simple is U.S. trade policy and President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff pronouncements.
Tariffs, consumer spending playing outsized role in SC Ports' cargo forecast • SC Daily Gazette

1 week ago | scdailygazette.com | David Wren

MOUNT PLEASANT — It’s a simple economic reality: The number of cargo containers moving through the Port of Charleston closely mirrors growth — or declines — in consumer spending. Not so simple is U.S. trade policy and President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff pronouncements. That has the S.C. State Ports Authority looking at a wide-ranging forecast for cargo volumes in the coming fiscal year, which starts July 1.
As taxpayer funds deplete, SC Ports puts sole focus on rail project

1 week ago | scdailygazette.com | David Wren

by David Wren, SC Daily Gazette June 19, 2025 MOUNT PLEASANT — The $550 million in taxpayer funding that South Carolina lawmakers set aside for two projects at the Port of Charleston will now be used for just one — a rail-based cargo hub adjacent to the Leatherman Terminal in North Charleston. The Navy Base Intermodal Facility, where cargo containers will be transferred between trucks and trains, is over budget and behind schedule.
As taxpayer funds deplete, SC Ports puts sole focus on rail project

1 week ago | newsfromthestates.com | David Wren

MOUNT PLEASANT — The $550 million in taxpayer funding that South Carolina lawmakers set aside for two projects at the Port of Charleston will now be used for just one — a rail-based cargo hub adjacent to the Leatherman Terminal in North Charleston. The Navy Base Intermodal Facility, where cargo containers will be transferred between trucks and trains, is over budget and behind schedule.
As taxpayer funds deplete, SC Ports puts sole focus on rail project

1 week ago | yahoo.com | David Wren

Construction is underway at the S.C. State Ports Authority's Navy Base Intermodal Facility in North Charleston. The cargo hub broke ground in October 2022 and was supposed to open on July 1 but is behind schedule. (Photo by David Wren/SC Daily Gazette)MOUNT PLEASANT — The $550 million in taxpayer funding that South Carolina lawmakers set aside for two projects at the Port of Charleston will now be used for just one — a rail-based cargo hub adjacent to the Leatherman Terminal in North Charleston.
As taxpayer funds deplete, SC Ports puts sole focus on rail project

1 week ago | abcnews4.com | David Wren

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (SC DAILY GAZETTE) — The $550 million in taxpayer funding that South Carolina lawmakers set aside for two projects at the Port of Charleston will now be used for just one — a rail-based cargo hub adjacent to the Leatherman Terminal in North Charleston. The Navy Base Intermodal Facility, where cargo containers will be transferred between trucks and trains, is over budget and behind schedule.
Legislators want to know more about SC Ports projects delays, cost overruns

2 weeks ago | scdailygazette.com | David Wren

A taxpayer-funded rail and cargo hub for the Port of Charleston is behind schedule and over budget, and legislators are hoping to learn more about those problems in the coming weeks. The Navy Base Intermodal Facility in North Charleston will not open as scheduled on July 1. A sister project that would move cargo containers between port terminals by barges is on indefinite hold. Lawmakers set aside $550 million from the state’s general fund for both projects in 2022.
Volvo temporarily suspends production at SC plant citing parts shortages

3 weeks ago | abcnews4.com | David Wren

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (SOUT CAROLINA DAILY GAZETTE) — Volvo Cars temporarily halted production at its Lowcountry plant because of a parts shortage, but said it had solved the problem by Friday afternoon. “We have been working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and production will resume on Saturday,” a Volvo spokesperson said.