View as Webpage SC Ports reports strong cargo volumes in February SC Ports saw record cargo volumes in February. (Photo/S.C. Ports Authority) CHARLESTON, SC – March 9, 2020 – S.C. Ports Authority saw steady container volumes in early 2020 and recorded the highest February ever for both cargo volumes and rail moves at inland ports.   S.C. Ports moved 197,214 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) across the Wando Welch and North Charleston container terminals in February. SCPA has handled nearly 1.64 million TEUs thus far in fiscal year 2020, from July through February, a 4% increase from the same time a year ago.   As measured by the total number of boxes handled, SCPA moved 110,927 pier containers in February. The Port has handled 924,526 pier containers in fiscal year 2020.   Loaded export TEUs were up nearly 20% and loaded import TEUs were up about 14% over last February, both of which are record levels for that month.   Vehicle volumes are up 26% year-over-year with a total of 149,340 vehicles handled thus far in fiscal year 2020. The Port moved 18,156 vehicles at Columbus Street Terminal in February.   S.C. Ports handled 468,319 pier tons of breakbulk in fiscal year 2020, up 22% year-over-year. The Port has handled 206,050 cruise passengers thus far in fiscal year 2020.   S.C. Ports’ two rail-served inland terminals both saw record activity in February. Inland Port Greer, located in the Upstate, reported 13,749 rail moves in February for a total of 99,920 rail moves in fiscal year 2020, up nearly 18% year-over-year. Inland Port Dillon, located in the Pee Dee, reported 3,068 rail moves in February for a total of 22,893 rail moves in fiscal year 2020, up 22%.   “S.C. Ports maintained strong volumes across multiple business segments in early 2020, with record volumes handled at our bustling terminals in February,” S.C. Ports Authority President and CEO Jim Newsome said. “These volumes are bright spots amid much uncertainty in the global market. While we do expect our volumes will be down in March and April due to impacts from the coronavirus, we anticipate a rebound in May and June to finish the year above plan.”   S.C. Ports continues to prepare for growing cargo volumes and larger vessels calling on the Port of Charleston. The Charleston Harbor Deepening Project is on track to achieve a 52-foot depth in 2021. Work is also progressing on the first phase of the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, set to open in March 2021. The terminal recently reached a major milestone when the last pile was driven into the new 1,400-foot-wharf, readying it for Neo-Panamax vessels.   “We remain focused on executing our vital infrastructure projects, including deepening our harbor and building a new container terminal, to handle mega container ships carrying cargo to support the booming Southeast market,” Newsome said. About South Carolina Ports Authority South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA), established by the state's General Assembly in 1942, owns and operates public seaport and intermodal facilities in Charleston, Dillon, Georgetown and Greer. As an economic development engine for the state, Port operations facilitate 225,000 statewide jobs and generate nearly $63.4 billion annual economic activity. SCPA is soon to be home to the deepest harbor on the U.S. East Coast at 52 feet, and the Port is an industry leader in delivering speed-to-market, seamless processes and flexibility to ensure reliable operations, big ship handling, efficient market reach and environmental responsibility. For more information on SCPA, please visit www.scspa.com. Media Contact: BROADCAST MEDIA INQUIRIES: Kelsi Brewer Manager, Public and Community Relations SC Ports Authority 843-577-8676 kbrewer@scspa.com PRINT MEDIA INQUIRIES: Liz Crumley Manager, Corporate Communications SC Ports Authority 843-577-8121 lcrumley@scspa.com ### STAY CONNECTED ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

News & Notes   March 12, 2020

Port News

Lowcountry Heart Walk Makes History and Raises $1.2 Million (Who’s On the Move)

China Port Operations Returning to Normal (Freightwaves)

Data Shows Maritime Trade Being Restored (Freightwaves)

Steamship/Pilot

CoronaVirus Could Hold Up Annual Shipping Contracts (Freightwaves)

Coronavirus Snarls Trans-Pacific Shipping and Sends Ripples Through US (WSJ)

After Losing Cargo Ship to US, North Korea Found Another in Vietnam (WSJ)

What Crude Price Collapse Means to Ocean Shipping (Freightwaves)

Wanted: Tankers to Store Oil as Price War Augers Glut (GCaptain)

Bawat’s Ballast Water System  Awarded US Type Approval (Maritime Exec)

Cyber

Digital Container Shipping Assoc Publishes IMO Cyber Security Mandate (GCaptain)

Commerce

Coronavirus Epidemic Exacerbates Metals Glut (WSJ)

SC Automotive Summit (SC Commerce)

PRC Laser Operations Establishing Operations in Charleston County (SC Commerce)

Charleston Composites Establishing Operations in Colleton County (SC Commerce)

Xplor Boatworks, LLC Establishing Operations in Richland County (SC Commerce)

Logistics/Supply Chain

Offshore Oil Sector Slammed by Price Plunge (WSJ)

US Parcel Carriers Slashed Jobs in February (WSJ)

US Service Industries Feel Weight of Coronavirus Uncertainty (WSJ)

Coronavirus: A Lesson in Supply Chain Management (Supply Chain)

Do Robots Mean a Safer Warehouse? (Supply Chain)

News & Notes    March 5, 2020

Port News

In Export Driven South Carolina,  Global Trade Wars Breed Uncertainty (Pittsburgh Gazette)

New Container Deployment System Gets the Thumbs Up (AJOT)

Port of Savannah Expands Mobile Harbor Crane Fleet (Port Tech)

Steamship/Pilot

Historic Capacity Crunch Looms as More Europe-Asia Sailings are Blanked (Loadstar)

Pile Driving Kicks Off Golden Ray Wreck Removal (GCaptain)

Panama Canal Announces Draft Restrictions on Neo-Panamax Vessels (Sea-Trade)

Cyber

TQL Cyber Breach is Latest Example of Industry’s Vulnerability to Hacking (Supply Chain)

Manufacturers Face Cyber Risk (Supply Chain)

Logistics/Supply Chain

Auto Manufacturers Start Flying in Parts as Virus Threatens Supply Chain (WSJ)

China Lifts Import Restrictions on US Farm Goods (WSJ)

Commerce

Coronavirus Craters China Manufacturing Index (WSJ)

Glass, Once the King of Packaging,  Seeks a Comeback  (WSJ)

Makers of Wipes and Hand Sanitizers Step Up Production (WSJ)

SC Strong Economy Masks Pain from Trump’s Trade Wars (CNN)

Please see link below for full details

Port Notice FY2020 - 003.pdf

Marine Safety Information Bulletin

NAVAL PROTECTION ZONE

HAZARDOUS CONDITION-EXPLOSIVE OPERATIONS AT

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON WHARF ALPHA

Cooper River, North Charleston, SC

Joint Base Charleston will be conducting explosive operations at Wharf Alpha on the Cooper River north of Goose Creek from March 9 to March 15, 2020. Mariners are advised a Naval Vessel Protection Zone exists around all U.S. Naval Vessels greater than 100 feet in length. Mariners are urged to use caution while transiting the area.

This MSIB can be viewed at:  https://homeport.uscg.mil/port-directory/charleston

 For questions or concerns regarding this MSIB, contact on scene security assets via VHF-FM Channel 16, Joint Base Port Operations (843) 794-7746, Sector Charleston Waterways Management Division at (843) 740-3184, or the Sector’s 24-hour Command Center at (843) 740-7050.

U.S. Coast Guard MSIB Number: 6-20

Sector Charleston Date: Mar 2, 2020

Waterways Management Division

196 Tradd Street

Charleston, SC 29401

E-Mail: D07-PF-SECTORCHASN-WWM@uscg.mil

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION WEEK INCORPORATED 2020 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

SPONSOR/MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS

Charleston Motor Carriers Association                                                  Custom Brokers & Freight Forwarders Assn of Charleston Maritime Association of South Carolina                  Charleston Port & Seafarers’ Society

   Propeller Club of the United States                                                       South Carolina Stevedores Association

   Neal Brothers Export Packers

NTW SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: To provide financial assistance to NTW affiliated members or individuals pursuing a degree in transportation/logistics/supply chain management. Up to ten scholarships ($1,000 to

$5,000) will be awarded.

SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY: Applicant must be a high school senior, graduating in 2020, or an undergraduate student enrolled/enrolling at an accredited college.

APPLICANT’S AFFILIATION CRITERIA: ** (Circle appropriate category) **

• 1.     YOU ARE A STUDENT MAJORING IN TRANSPORTATION/LOGISTICS/SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
• 2.     YOU ARE A MEMBER OF A NTW ORGANIZATION (Name of organization)  
• 3.     YOU ARE A DEPENDENT OF A NTW MEMBER (Name of organization)  
• 4.     BE SPONSORED BY A NTW MEMBER (REQUIRES SPONSOR LETTER WITH APPLICATION)

APPLICANT’S NAME:                                                                       DATE OF BIRTH:                                                                                                                                                                                                        ADDRESS:                                                                                                                      

CITY:                                       STATE                       ZIP:                              PHONE:                                                

HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED:                                                                                                                                          

NAME                         CITY&STATE                   EXPECTED GRADUATION DATE

COLLEGE ATTENDING / WILL ATTEND:                                                                                                                                          

NAME                                      EXPECTED GRADUATION DATE

ADDRESS TO SEND SCHOLARSHIP:                                                                                                                                          

NAME OF SCHOOL

ADDRESS                                                          CITY                                        STATE                                                                            ZIP

NOTE: Scholarship funds are mailed to recipient’s financial aid department.

SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION VIA EMAIL NO LATER THAN 11:59PM ON APRIL 13, 2020 ALONG WITH:

• 1.   A SPONSOR LETTER – REQUIRED IF STUDENT DOES NOT MEET CRITERIA 1, 2, or 3 ABOVE.
• 2.   AN UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF GRADES
• 3.   A LIST OF EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, CIVIC, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• 4.   A TWO-PAGE, DOUBLE-SPACED ESSAY ON ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

a. Proposals have been put forth to impose a toll system on some stretches of the Interstate Highway                     System, most notably I-95 through South Carolina.  Discuss the pros and cons of this idea and support

    a position in favor of, or against, such an action.

b. Does Elon Musk’s Hyperloop have a future for freight transportation?  Why or why not?

c. More than 37,000 lives were lost to road accidents in the United States in 2017.  What can be done to

    reduce that number?

** EMAIL SUBMISSIONS TO:  NTW.Charleston@yahoo.com **

News & Notes Feb 27

Port News

Korea’s Coronavirus Spread Putes an Export Hub at Risk (WSJ)

SC Ports Authority Posting String Numbers in 2020 (Palmetto Bus)

New Business and Economic Boom Near Inland Port Dillon (News 13)

US Coast Guard Announces New Super Base in Charleston (Forbes)

Steamship/Pilot

Coronavirus Will Significantly Impact US Container Imports in March (Freightwaves)

Maersk Warns of Lower Earnings From Coronavirus  Impact (WSJ)

Hapag-Lloyd Focus on Profitable Trades Pay Off (Lloyd’s List)

Truck/Rail

Canadian Railroad Blockades Threaten Country’s Productivity (WSJ)

Are US Railroads Ready for Post Coronavirus Spike (Supply Chain)

Logistics/ Supply Chain

DSV Expects Job Reduction  of Up to 4,000 on Panalpina Integration (WSJ)

Coronavirus Could Impact 5 Million Companies Worldwide (CNBC)

USDA Expects Sunny Outcome for Ag Exports to China (Freightwaves)

Commerce

Niagara Bottling Establishing Operations in Florence County (SCCommerce)

Abatus Establishing Operations in Greenville County (SC Commerce)

Rembe Establishing Operations in Lancaster County (SC Commerce)

MSIB 5-20 Waccamaw River Flooding - Socastee SC.msg

News & Notes February 20, 2020

Port News

SC Port Awarded Grant to Upgrade Infrastructure (Safety4Sea)

SC Export Sales Reach $41 Billion in 2019 (Chas. Bus Journal)

Inland Port Dillon Continues (SC Now)

China’s Shipping Nears a Standstill Amid Coronavirus Disruption (WSJ)

Steamship/Pilot

Hapag Lloyd Plans to Order 6 23,000 TEU Ships (Shipping Watch)

Australia Becomes World’s Largest LNG Exporter (Marine Link)

SM Line Signs with MSC and Maersk on the TransPacific (Splash 247)

Refrigerated Cargo Being Diverted From Chinese Ports (Freightwaves)

Truck/Rail

Trucking Company Acquisitions Rise With Market Conditions (CCJ)

January Tonnage Up Compared to 2019 (TTNews)

Logistics/Supply Chain

China Outbreak Weighs on Commodities From OIl to Hogs (WSJ)

A Break From Trade Uncertainty is a Good Time to Future Proof Your Supply Chain (Supply Chain)

Commerce

US Steel Lays Off More Workers in 3rd Round of Cuts (NWI.Com)