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Friday, June 4, 2010 Charleston port encourages trans-loading The S.C. State Ports Authority is teaming up with the region’s rail-served warehouses to change how cargo is moved from warehouses to cargo ships, which could help target specific export accounts for the Port of Charleston and cut down on truck traffic. The new business development program aims to build new business through the port and 14 warehouses that are directly served by rail access using a process called transloading. The warehouses account for 2.7 million square feet of space in the Charleston area. Transloading involves moving cargo on rail directly into these warehouses where equipment is used to containerize the cargo. Trucks then dray the containers from the warehouses to the port where they are loaded onto ocean vessels. Jim Newsome, president and CEO of the ports authority, said in a news release that Charleston’s deep channels and rail-served warehouses are generating and meeting “significant export demand.” He said the program will cut down on emissions by taking heavy trucks off of the region’s highways. He said 20 warehouse and distribution companies that have this capability met with the S.C. State Ports Authority last week to gauge interest and how to implement the program. In April, Charleston’s loaded exports increased 36% year-over-year and were up 6% from March. -Charleston Business Journal For the full story: www.charlestonbusiness.com/ More Newswire stories Vancouver B.C. drayage truckers organize Moody’s: U.S. port pressure could lower ratings in next year-and-a-half UTi posts better-than expected Q1 Rickmers launches North Asia-LatAm-U.S. East Coast service Today's Cargo News Archives	Click to browse past stories on these topics: Logistics Ports & Infrastructure Economic Outlook Environmental Impact Technology
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Charleston port encourages trans-loading