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A major seaport for more than 300 years, the Port of Charleston is blessed with a broad natural harbor providing safe harbor and fast access to the open sea for modern vessels such as the American Roll-On/Roll-Off vessel Integrity.

South Carolina’s seaports have been one of the state’s most vital resources for hundreds of years. Today, the South Carolina

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Charleston and Georgetown, a $45 billion-a-year economic engine

through 2015 South Carolina Port in Pictures and learn more about

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Fast truck turn times are the hallmark of the Port of Charleston container yards, including the Wando Welch Terminal.

But the Port of Charleston is not simply a container port. Non-containerized cargo, such as aluminum imports, play a major role in the port’s vitality. Here a PACC vessel is shown working at Union Pier Terminal.

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Highly-skilled and experienced dockside crane operators keep the Port of Charleston working ships efficiently. Charleston can turn a 2,000 move vessel in less than 24 hours.

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A loaded export container is lifted onto the APL Shanghai at dock at the Port of Charleston.

SCPA crane operators working dockside and in the container yard are trained to safely deliver industry leading port service.

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The Wando Welch Terminal is Charleston’s largest facility at 400 developed acres and 33,000 container slots.

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Charleston’s trucker “mission tickets” make it clear to both crane operator and truckers which containers are to be lifted and where they are located, speeding truck efficiency.

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Import containers are loaded on to trucks spending an average of only 23 minutes on terminal, gate-in to gate-out.

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(Top) The global supply of BMW’s X-Series vehicles is manufactured in Greer, SC and exported via the Port of Charleston.

(Bottom) The breakbulk vessel Star Lindesness departs Columbus Street Terminal.

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The Ocean Ranger is the Port of Charleston’s new heavy lift crane. Operated by Charleston Heavy Lift, the Ocean Ranger can lift pieces up to 500 tons as currently configured and up to 700+ with modifications.

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An MOL containership approached the Port of Charleston as seen from under the bow of a vessel docked at Columbus Street Terminal.

The South Carolina Inland Port in Greer, SC recently celebrated its one year anniversary.

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Veterans Terminal is ideally suited for non-container cargoes such as metals. Shown here, the BBC Sky Sails is offloading aluminum.

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North Charleston Terminal is home to the CKYH group of carriers, Evergreen, some G6 services, plus the Indamex, PEX-3, and Victory Bridge services.

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A Port in Time The Port of Charleston has been a vital American seaport since the late 1600s.

Since the South Carolina Ports Authority was formed in 1942, shipping has changed immensely. It is both interesting and entertaining to look back at the way things used to be and reflect on the enormous impact of containerization. To consider, the port has seen more than two millennia of trade and has made an incredible impact on civilization. In that spirit, we have included some historical images of the Port of Charleston dating back to the early 1940s. We hope you enjoy them and are inspired to wonder what the next 80 years in shipping will bring.

General cargo discharged directly to the Union Pier wharf, circa 1950s.

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Aerial view of Charleston’s southeast waterfront in the 1940s. The foreground area is now Waterfront Park. Clearly visible are the U.S. Customs House, the building now housing Fleet Landing restaurant, and the site of the current SCPA headquarters (vacant lot in the center of the frame).

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The Port of Charleston still handles railroad engines directly from shipside rail to the vessel just as we did in the 1950s. However, containerization has dramatically impacted the shipment of consumer goods from the days of breakbulk and pallets.

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Forest Products remain the Port of Charleston’s number one volume export today, just as they were in the 1960s at Columbus Street Terminal. Only now the products are more likely to be containerized commodities such as paper, kraft liner board, and wood pulp.

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(Top) A busy Columbus Street Terminal with a Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessel, two K-Line Ro/Ro ships and a Rickmers vessel. (Bottom) A late afternoon arrival at the Wando Welch Terminal.

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For Charleston Harbor Pilots navigating the vessel is only part of the job. They take their life in their hands, and feet, climbing a Jacob’s ladder to transition between the pilot boat and a commercial vessel.

The Port of Georgetown specializes in specialty heavy-lift pieces, aggregates, and traditional breakbulk commodities such as paper and metals.

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A massive 1,400,000 lb. steam generator is lifted from vessel directly to a specialized ship-side rail car at Columbus Street Terminal.

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Columbus Street Terminal currently handles more than 200,000 vehicles, a large volume of rolling stock equipment, and huge project cargo shipments involving power generating equipment.

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A large shipment of wrapped wire rod coil is worked at Union Pier Terminal.

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The post-Panamax Ever Unique loads and discharges Southeast Asia cargo at the Wando Welch Terminal.

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Post-Panamax vessels such as this Maersk vessel in Charleston enjoy the easiest access to marine terminals including the ability to draft as much as 48-feet when needed.

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South Carolina Ports handle a wide variety of cargo including mining tires too big to fit into a high-cube container, carbon anodes, steel wire rod coils, and pieces of a theme park roller coaster.

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Charleston’s shipping channel is wide enough to safely allow passing of vessels (technically meeting since they are moving in opposite directions here), even very large containerships.

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The MSC Stella sails out of Charleston drafting an amazing 47.5 feet.

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The wide open spaces of Charleston Harbor make for stunning sunrises and sunsets.

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