Monday, February 8, 2010
SC port chief: Panama Canal widening could help lure more DCs in region
Traffic through South Carolina's largest port in Charleston has decreased 37 percent in the past five years, while shipping through the neighboring port of Savannah, Ga., has increased 42 percent.
Experts say the change is because Georgia has been more successful in recruiting large distribution centers that need to move items through the port.
"We weren't as aggressive as we should have been," State Ports Authority president Jim Newsome told The State newspaper of Columbia for a story Sunday.
Newsome, who took over as president of the ports in September, said the state will have a second chance at luring some distribution facilities in advance of the widening of the Panama Canal. That will be complete in 2014 and will bring more ships from Asia to the East Coast, he said.
"This will be the most significant event since the start of containerization," Newsome said. "And the state is now attuned to that."
-The State (South Carolina)
For the full story: www.thestate.com/statewire
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