Harbor Deepening News

Harbor Deepening: Charleston Poisedto Become Deepest USEC PortOn Oct. 7 the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released a Draft IntegratedFeasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement recommending CharlestonHarbor be deepened to 52 feet (15.8m). At that depth Charleston would be thedeepest U.S. East Coast port and safely allow vessels drafting 48 feet (14.6m) onall tides. Download our spec sheet for more detailed information.More...

Support Charleston Harbor Deepening The deepening of Charleston Harbor is a critical need for cargo owners, service providers,and all who work in port-dependent businesses. The Army Corps is currently seeking inputon the deepening of Charleston Harbor. As a stakeholder in trade, your voice is vital. It iscritical that the Corps and our state Department of Health & Environmental Control hearfrom major Port customers before the close of the comment period later in November. If youwould like to lend your voice to support of Charleston Harbor Deepening, please click onone of the related links to the right. Your support is needed and greatly appreciated.

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New East Coast South America Service

CSAV Group, Hapag Lloyd, Hamburg Süd, Aliança, NYK, and Yang Ming have announcedthey will jointly operate the New Tango Service connecting the Port of Charleston and portsin Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. The New Tango is a major expansion of the existingTango service with the addition of NYK and the increase in vessel size from an average4,300 TEU to 5,500 TEU ships. Click here for our new carrier service spec sheet or contactyour ocean carrier sales team for more information.More

U.S. Customs Update

New Port of Charleston CES Facililty:ATS Logistics The Port of Charleston has a new Central Examination Station. ATS Logistics held thegrand opening of the new facility in North Charleston on October 2. The warehouse is210,000sf, is food grade certified, and features the latest in security technology.Approximately 24 U.S. Customs officers are housed in 6,000 square feet of office spaceprovided by ATS at this brand new facility. The address is 4033 West Montague Avenue,North Charleston, S.C. For more information click the link below to the ATS Logisticswebsite. More...

Economic Development UpdateIntertex Transloading Opens 100,000sf Operation

Intertex Transloading, an Ohio-based firm specializing in the distribution of syntheticrubber, carbon black and process oils, is opening a facility in Berkeley County, not far fromthe Port of Charleston. The 100,000sf building will initially focus on transloading of carbonblack, a material used as reinforcing filler in tires and other molded rubber and plasticproducts. More...

U.S. Customs UpdateNew Export Assistance Program Available The State of South Carolina is expanding its export initiative for in-state businesses through

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a new program: South Carolina Opportunities for Promoting Exports, or SCOPE.Administered through the South Carolina Department of Commerce, SCOPE is aimed atassisting small and medium-sized businesses as they enter new markets and increasetheir exporting activities. If you are a small business new to exporting or an establishedexporter looking to grow your business, visit the S.C. Department of Commerce's ExportServices website at the link below. More...

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