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JIM NEWSOME Leading with enthusiasm and optimism
TDL CLUSTER Uniting companies to increase efficiency and innovation
MAERSK and TBC CHOOSE CHARLESTON Commitments from these companies are helping to build momentum for S.C. Ports
South Carolina State Ports Authority AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS David J. Posek – Chairman Bill H. Stern – Vice Chairman Whitemarsh S. Smith III – Treasurer John F. Hassell III – Secretary Harry J. Butler Jr. Colden R. Battey Jr. Karen K. Floyd S. Richard Hagins Douglas M. Robertson SENIOR MANAGEMENT James I. Newsome III President & CEO Paul McClintock Senior Vice President & COO Joe T. Bryant Vice President, Terminal Development Stephen E. Connor Vice President, Security, Risk Mgmt.& Human Resources Pamela A. Everitt Chief Information Officer Peter N. Hughes Chief Financial Officer Philip Lawrence Chief Legal Counsel Peter O. Lehman Director, Planning & Business Development William A. McLean Vice President, Operations Barbara L. Melvin Director, Government Relations Byron D. Miller Director, Public Relations L. David Schronce Director, Port of Georgetown & Veterans Terminal MARKETING & SALES Arthur J. Pruett, General Manager, Cargo Sales Victor DiPaolo, Manager, International Carrier Sales Brad Stroble, Sales & Marketing Manager, Bulk, Breakbulk and Project Cargo Jo Douglas, Manager, Regional Sales and Tariffs Shelia Cox, Regional Sales Manager, Charlotte Matt Pesavento, Regional Sales Manager, Atlanta Andy Sallans, Regional Sales Manager, New Jersey Marion Bull, Marketing Manager Ingrid Torlay, Senior Market Analyst April Fletcher, Market Analyst Marvin Preston, Port Photographer Winifred Diomede, Executive Assistant, New Jersey SALES OFFICES CHARLESTON Toll-Free: 1-800-382-1721. Mailing address: P.O. Box 22287, Charleston, SC 29413. Street address: 176 Concord St., Charleston, SC 29401 ATLANTA Phone: 678-775-6731. Address: 6340 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 200, Duluth, GA 30097 CHARLOTTE Phone: 704-643-7777. Address: P.O. Box 241174, Charlotte, NC 28224-1174 NEW JERSEY Phone: 908-757-6669. Address: Hadley Plaza, 3000 Hadley Road, South Plainfield, NJ 07080 EUROPE AGENT Managing Dir.: Bram van der Velden of Eurolist International Ltd. Phone: 44 20 7387-7300. Address: Evergreen House, 160 Euston Road, London NW1 2DT UK JAPAN AGENT Director: Yogi Doi; Phone: 5642-6317. Address: Room No. 52, 5th Floor, Kyodo Bldg., (Chuo), 1-212, Kayabacho, Nihonbashi, Chuoku, Tokyo, 103-0025, Japan CHINA AGENT Director: Capt. Y.Z. Liu; Phone: 86-216-4056358. Address: Room 902 9/F, Hua Guang Garden, 3297 Hong Mei Road, Shanghai, PR China, 201103 INDIA AGENT Director: Anthony Lobo; Phone 0091 9820123909. E-mail: anthonyscspa@rediffmail.com. Address: Sea Breeze B/5, Mori Road, Mahim. Mumbai 400 016 India. GEORGETOWN Phone: 843-527-4476. Address: P.O. Box 601, Georgetown, SC 29442
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Efficiency and Innovation New Carolina’s Transportation, Distribution and Logistics cluster has launched a plan that aims to secure the competitiveness of South Carolina’s TDL industry and increase prosperity for residents of the state. leadership, new staff and a revised organizational structure reinforce the SCSPA’s customer-centered focus.
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MAERSK LINE SERVICES IN CHARLESTON: TA2 (TRANS-ATLANTIC), MECL 1 (MIDDLE EAST, INDIA SUBCONTINENT), TP7 (TRANS-PACIFIC), AMEX (AFRICA & CARIBBEAN); APX (ASIA/NORTH EUROPE PENDULUM). ALL MAERSK VESSELS CALL THE WANDO WELCH TERMINAL. NOTE: MAERSK RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE RETURN OF AN OUTBOUND ASIA CALL ON THE TP7 SERVICE.
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MAERSK LINES’ EXTENDED COMMITMENT TO S.C. PORTS IS A BIG BOOST FOR SC PORT CARGO CLIENTS, THE SCSPA, MAERSK LINE, AND THE MANY PORT OF CHARLESTON WATERFRONT WORKERS. MAERSK CURRENTLY HAS 5 WEEKLY DEPLOYMENTS CALLING CHARLESTON COVERING EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.
Maersk and TBC Choose Charleston Commitments from the world’s largest ocean carrier and the one of the nation’s largest replacement tire firms build momentum for S.C. Ports
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The SCSPA and Maersk Line have established a new contract that keeps the Danish shipping line in the Port of Charleston through 2014. SCSPA President and CEO Jim Newsome announced the news at the annual State of the Port Address to the Propeller Club of the Port of Charleston. The news drew a standing ovation from more than 550 attendees who were assembled at the Passenger Terminal. “Maersk Line is the largest line in the world, having 15 percent of the world’s market share,” Newsome said. “I cannot imagine running a major port without having Maersk as a prominent customer. The good news is that we will not have to.” Working from a smaller, dedicated portion of the Wando Welch Terminal, Maersk Line will continue to offer customers across the globe a reliable, committed service at the Port of Charleston. “Under the new agreement, Maersk Line will maintain a competitive position within the Port of Charleston,” said Dana Magliola, spokesperson for Maersk Line. “This will allow us to continue to provide a reliable service for our valued customers in South Carolina, a benefit
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to the economy both in Charleston and throughout South Carolina.” Gordon Dorsey, senior vice president of operations for Maersk Line in North America, said Maersk worked closely with SCSPA leadership since the carrier initially voiced its concern about cost competitiveness for Maersk Line within the Port of Charleston. “We are pleased to have reached an agreeable solution for both Maersk Line and the Port of Charleston,” Dorsey said. “Overall, this agreement was achieved through the cooperation and hard work of many stakeholders, but we particularly appreciate the efforts of Jim Newsome and Paul McClintock of the South Carolina State Ports Authority, and South Carolina state Sen. Larry Grooms, who as chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, along with Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Hugh Leatherman, played a crucial role in keeping the talks alive and fostering a second round of discussions that resulted in today’s agreement.” Dorsey added that this agreement will continue a long, successful relationship between Maersk Line and the South Carolina State Ports Authority. Combined with other regional Maersk Line services and port offerings, this agreement ensures that Maersk Line will continue to offer a broad portfolio of reliable, industry-leading transportation products to and from the United States’ Southeast region.
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news S.C. Dredging, Deepening Advance
(LEFT TO RIGHT), JIM HILL, VICE PRESIDENT MWV COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND LAND MANAGEMENT; ED GUILTINAN, VICE PRESIDENT AND REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF RGDC; KEN SEEGER, MWV SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND LAND MANAGEMENT; CALDWELL PINCKNEY, BERKELEY COUNTY COUNCIL; SC STATE SENATOR LARRY GROOMS; AND BERKELEY COUNTY SUPERVISOR DAN DAVIS.
TBC Corp. Selects Charleston for 1.1 Million-Square-Foot Distribution Center TBC Corp., one of the largest marketers of automotive replacement tires, has announced plans to occupy a 1.1 millionsquare-foot distribution center in Berkeley County. The company plans to locate in Rockefeller Group Foreign Trade Zone / Charleston, a 400-acre industrial park close to the Interstate 26 and Jedburg Road interchange. The industrial park is a joint venture between Rockefeller Group Development Corp. and MeadWestvaco Corp.’s Community Development and Land Management Group. Construction of the TBC distribution center is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2009, with a tentative opening set for late 2010. “We are excited about the opportunity to consolidate a portion of our distribution network to a new and larger facility in the Charleston area,” said Erik
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R. Olsen, president and CEO of TBC Wholesale Group. “The infrastructure and location of the Port of Charleston complements our growth and will allow us to meet the growing demands of our customers.” TBC expects to bring thousands of containers through the Port of Charleston annually, making it one of the port’s largest users. “The Ports Authority is pleased to welcome TBC to South Carolina, and we are proud to be a part of the team that worked to bring them here,” said Jim Newsome, SCSPA president and CEO. “This new business provides another anchor customer in the Port of Charleston and will support hundreds of jobs across the maritime industry.” The East Coast Distribution Center will primarily support TBC’s wholesale operations. The expansion of TBC’s East Coast
distribution center in Berkeley County will provide access to the deepwater Port of Charleston, which will allow TBC to receive products from international as well as domestic suppliers, subsequently streamlining product and inventory management to the benefit of its customers. TBC is a wholesale supplier to independent regional tire retailers and distributors throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Additionally, TBC’s wholesale group operates Carroll Tire, a regional tire wholesale distributor servicing independent tire dealers across the United States. TBC’s retail group operates more than 730 tire and automotive service centers under these brand names: Tire Kingdom, Merchant’s Tire & Auto Centers and NTB-National Tire & Battery. The company also maintains nearly 500 franchise stores under the brand Big O Tires.
South Carolina’s seaports in Charleston and Georgetown — as well as its coastal waterways — stand to gain more than $17 million in additional funding for channel deepening and maintenance dredging following recent action in the U.S. House of Representatives. The U.S. House has approved the joint Senate and House conference report on the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill. For South Carolina, the bill includes funding for the resumption of the Charleston Harbor Deepening reconnaissance study, as well as as well as maintenance dredging projects in Charleston Harbor, the Cooper River, Georgetown and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway The Port of Charleston is currently 47 feet deep at mean low water in the entrance channel and 45 feet deep inside the harbor. Charleston’s channels have the opportunity to go even deeper, thanks to the funding for the resumption of a reconnaissance study on future deepening. “With 45 feet at low water, Charleston already has the region’s deepest channels and accommodates post-Panamax ships today,” said Jim Newsome, SCSPA president and CEO. “The next deepening will take Charleston beyond 45 and 47 feet, opening the port to all classes of the world’s most modern vessels. We are ready for the Panama Canal expansion and beyond.” Currently, the Port of Charleston can handle vessels drafting 43-feet 24-hours a day. Vessels drafting as deep as 48 feet can be handled two hours per day. This is substantially greater capability than any other South Atlantic container port.
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news Mitsubishi Imports 8 Million Pounds of Breakbulk Cargo
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Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas Inc. recently imported nearly 8 million pounds of cargo for Southern Co., which is building a large power plant in Atlanta, Ga. The new natural gas-fired, combined cycle plant will take nearly three years to build. It will be much more efficient and environmentally friendly than the current coalfired plant. The first shipment arrived at Columbus Street Terminal over Memorial Day weekend and included a 750,000-pound turbine measuring 16 1/2 feet wide, 17 feet tall and 42 feet long. It also included a 600,000-pound generator measuring 15 feet wide, 17 feet tall and 42 feet long. Five more turbines and five more generators are slated to arrive over the course of the construction project. “Along with each turbine and generator, we import 2 million pounds of ancillary cargo in support of building this power plant,” said Brandon Strange, assistant manager of transportation and logistics at Mitsubishi Power Systems. “Support cargo includes piping, panels, transformers and other kinds of equip-
ment that will all be shipped via truck to the project site.” Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas arranged the cargo to arrive on a self-geared breakbulk vessel for direct discharge onto heavy duty railcars. Strange said South Carolina’s wide rail clearance was a key driver for the company’s decision to import the cargo through the Port of Charleston. “There are not too many ways you can move stuff this big, and South Carolina offers the largest rail clearance envelope via CSX railroad,” Strange said. “To get into the Atlanta metro area, it is much easier to negotiate curves and get around obstructions from the Port of Charleston than from other ports.”
BMW Celebrates 15 Years in S.C. BMW Manufacturing Co. recently rolled its 1.5 millionth vehicle off the line, marking 15 years of manufacturing in Spartanburg County. The milestone vehicle, a 2009 Monaco Blue BMW X6 xDrive 35i with oyster interior, was ordered by a customer in Hong Kong. BMW’s Spartanburg facility produces 500-600 vehicles per
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BMW IMPORTS AND EXPORTS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES VIA THE PORT OF CHARLESTON EACH YEAR AS WELL AS MANY CONTAINER LOADS OF PARTS.
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day. The company announced plans to build its first factory outside of Germany in June 1992. Construction on the plant began in 1993 and the first vehicle rolled off the line in September 1994. Since then, BMW has produced five different vehicles and their variants: the BMW 318i, the Z3 and Z4 roadsters, the BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle and the X6 Sports Activity Coupe. BMW has expanded the plant five times, including a current $750 million expansion that will add 1.5 million square feet to build the next-generation BMW X3. Following this most recent expansion, the plant will be 4 million square feet. To date, BMW has invested $4.2 billion in South Carolina and employs about 5,000 people at the plant, including contractors. According to the University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business, which conducted an economic impact study on the plant in 2008, BMW’s South Carolina factory supports 23,050 jobs and generates $1.2 billion in wages and salaries annually within the state. In addition, the total economic output associated with BMW’s annual economic activities is more than $8.8 billion in South Carolina. The plant in Spartanburg will begin production of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6, BMW’s first hybrid vehicle, later this year.
Jafza Reworks Master Plan Jafza International recently announced that it has redesigned Phase 1 of its master plan and model for Santee, S.C. A subsidiary of Dubai-based Economic Zones World, Jafza International originally announced its master plan in November 2008, anticipating that the project would create 3,067 jobs by the end of 2015.
Originally, Phase I included developing 135 acres as a “light manufacturing facility” to be completed in 2012. Phase II included a 63-acre intermodal facility, expected to be completed in 2016, as well as development of an additional 93 acres, which would include a warehouse and distribution center. Because Jafza announced its master plan prior to the recession, the company has reevaluated what it can do in 2009 and 2010 while it is waiting for infrastructure improvements. As a solution, Jafza has increased Phase 1 to include four separate parcels that have access and utilities that can be developed easily and immediately. These parcels of land on the outskirts of the 1,300-acre property include: • A 49.3-acre parcel near Santee’s town hall building. • A 75.6-acre parcel located adjacent to the Santee Outlet Mall. • A 90.6-acre parcel on Intracoastal Lane. • A 55.9-acre parcel off Resort Street.
Regal Logistics Opens Charleston Distribution Center Regal Logistics has opened a new distribution center at 1301-B Charleston Regional Parkway in Charleston. This expansion creates a nationwide footprint for Regal as a coast-to-coast operation with import/export centers in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast. Offering up to 200,000 square feet of warehouse space, Regal’s Charleston Distribution Center is centrally located near major pier, highway, rail and airport access. The facility is situated within four miles of the Port of Charleston’s main Wando Welch Terminal and Interstate 526; and 10 miles
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of the North Charleston Terminal, Interstate 26 and the Charleston International Airport. Regal offers a comprehensive program of dedicated and shared warehousing, distribution and transportation services — including import deconsolidation and cross docking — and value-added, reverse logistics and product recall services. With more than 40 years of 3PL experience, Regal Logistics specializes in high volume, mass retailer distribution. It distributes customer product to retailers such as Wal-Mart, Target, Kmart, Kohl’s and Toys“R”Us. Regal designed the distribution center with these customers in mind. It features 30-foot clearance height for maximum storage capacity and advanced technology infrastructure, including a tier-one Warehouse Management System, full Electronic Data Interchange capability, and real-time online shipment tracking. Constructed of tilt concrete panels, the facility features a fullyfenced, gated yard with closedcircuit security cameras.
SCSPA Begins Union Pier Cruise Terminal Planning The SCSPA recently began its Union Pier Cruise Terminal planning effort with a public kickoff event at the Passenger Terminal. The project involves creating a plan for the terminal and the surrounding property to more effectively meet new security requirements, as well as to better serve the market needs of its cruise customers. Through an open, collaborative process the project aims to: • Create a financially viable Union Pier Cruise Terminal plan that reflects the character and quality of historic Charleston. • C omply with today’s enhanced cr uis e s ecurity
requirements. • Identify additional uses of the property for the enjoyment of Charleston area residents and betterment of the economy. • Mitigate impacts on existing infrastructure such as traffic. • Provide more access to the waterfront. “The South Carolina State Ports Authority has been thinking about the future needs of the Union Pier Cruise Terminal for some time and this is the right time to move forward,” said SCSPA President and CEO Jim Newsome. “This project has the potential to provide a world-class cruise terminal that conforms to current security requirements while also enhancing this area of the downtown Charleston waterfront for Charleston residents and our visitors.” SCSPA has brought on Cooper, Robertson & Partners to lead an experienced project team and the creation of the Union Pier Cruise Terminal Plan. The four-phase planning process includes: • Phase I – Discovery and Analysis, during which the planning team will study the site and related economic, design and engineering data. • Phase II – Listening and Planning, including a public listening session. • Phase III – Preliminary Plan, developed and presented to the public for comments and input, currently planned for midDecember. • Phase IV – Union Pier Cruise Terminal Plan, to be presented to the public, currently planned for late January. In addition to attending the public meetings, the community is encouraged to visit the Union Pier Cruise Terminal Web site, www. UnionPierPlan.com, for additional information and to submit comments, questions and feedback.
CELEBRITY CRUISES HAS RECENTLY BECOME A MAJOR CRUISE OPERATOR AT THE PORT OF CHARLESTON. ABOVE, CAPTAIN NIKOLAOS FRANTZIS, CAPTAIN OF THE CELEBRITY MERCURY, IS PRESENTED WITH A GIFT FROM SUZANNE WALLACE, DIRECTOR OF SALES FOR THE CHARLESTON AREA CONVENTION AND VISITOR’S BUREAU.
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news Carnival Launches Year-round Cruise Program from Charleston Next spring, Carnival Cruise Lines will begin offering regular cruises from Charleston, the first ever year-round cruise schedule for the port. Carnival will operate five-, sixand seven-day voyages to the Bahamas and Key West, Fla., from the Passenger Terminal in historic downtown Charleston. Service begins May 18, 2010. “This commitment by Carnival underscores Charleston’s cruise development potential and is a testament to the local maritime and tourism community’s hard work,” said Jim Newsome, SCSPA president and CEO. Newsome cited the tremendous partnership of everyone involved in the Charleston cruise business, including the local hospitality industry, the Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, longshoremen, agents and stevedores. “Each ship that calls the port brings jobs and positive economic impact to the community,” said Newsome. “At the same time, the cruise business adds another dimension to Charleston’s diverse and world-class tourism industry.” Charleston’s centralized location within the southeastern U.S., as well as the city’s strong appeal as a tourist destination, were key factors in Carnival’s decision. “Charleston is an extraordinary city within easy reach of millions of U.S. residents who now will have convenient access to Carnival’s fan-
tastic and affordable cruise vacation options year-round,” said Gerry Cahill, Carnival’s president and CEO. “Our past experience with the Port of Charleston, which has a very efficient and conveniently located cruise terminal, has been outstanding.” The cruises from the Port of Charleston will be aboard the 2,056-passenger Carnival Fantasy. “This vessel is a perfect fit for the Port of Charleston and is similar in size to others we have hosted in years past,” said Newsome. “We have enjoyed a successful, long-standing relationship with Carnival and we are very pleased to extend that relationship with a year-round calendar.” Carnival has operated seasonal voyages from Charleston, including two five-day departures on the Carnival Triumph this year. Two voyages are also scheduled for next year on the Carnival Glory. On its new Charleston-based program, Carnival will operate five-, six- and seven-day voyages on a variety of departure days. Fiveday voyages departing Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays will call at Nassau and Freeport in the Bahamas. Six-day voyages departing Saturdays will visit Freeport, Nassau and Key West, Fla. Seven-day voyages depart Saturdays and will feature Grand Turk, the private Bahamian island of Half Moon Cay and Nassau.
PORT OF CHARLESTON CRUISE SHIP CALENDAR February to June 2010 DATE
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Feb. 15
CELEBRITY MERCURY Embarkation for Caribbean Celebrity Cruise Line/RCCL (Rtn 02/26/10)
Feb. 26
CELEBRITY MERCURY Debarkation & Embarkation Celebrity Cruise Line/RCCL for Caribbean (Rtn 03/08/10)
March 8
CELEBRITY MERCURY Debarkation & Embarkation Celebrity Cruise Line/RCCL for Caribbean (Rtn 03/19/10)
March 19
CELEBRITY MERCURY Debarkation & Embarkation Celebrity Cruise Line/RCCL for Caribbean (Rtn 03/29/10)
March 29
CELEBRITY MERCURY Debarkation & Embarkation Celebrity Cruise Line/RCCL for Caribbean (Rtn 04/09/10)
April 9
CELEBRITY MERCURY Debarkation & Embarkation Celebrity Cruise Line/RCCL for Caribbean (Rtn 04/19/10)
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CELEBRITY MERCURY Debarkation from Caribbean Celebrity Cruise Line/RCCL (Reposition to another port)
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CARNIVAL FANTASY Carnival Cruise Lines
Embarkation for the Bahamas (Rtn 05/23)
May 23
CARNIVAL FANTASY Carnival Cruise Lines
Debarkation & Embarkation for the Bahamas (Rtn 5/30)
May 24
CARNIVAL GLORY Carnival Cruise Line
Embarkation for the Bahamas (Rtn 05/29)
May 29
CARNIVAL GLORY Carnival Cruise Line
Debarkation (Reposition to another Port)
May 30
CARNIVAL FANTASY Carnival Cruise Lines
Debarkation & Embarkation for the Bahamas (Rtn 6/5)
June 5
CARNIVAL FANTASY Carnival Cruise Line
Debarkation & Embarkation for the Bahamas (Rtn 06/11)
June 11
CARNIVAL FANTASY Carnival Cruise Line
Debarkation & Embarkation for the Bahamas (Rtn 06/16)
June 16
CARNIVAL FANTASY Carnival Cruise Line
Debarkation & Embarkation for the Bahamas (Rtn 06/21)
June 21
CARNIVAL FANTASY Carnival Cruise Line
Debarkation & Embarkation for the Bahamas (Rtn 06/26)
CARNIVAL FANTASY Carnival Cruise Line
Debarkation & Embarkation for the Bahamas (Rtn 07/2)
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Jim Newsome: Leading with Enthusiasm and Optimism BY BETSY HARTER
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It’s tempting for any new leader to point out everything that an organization has been doing wrong. But James I. Newsome III, new South Carolina State Ports Authority’s president and CEO, would rather focus on what the Port of Charleston is doing right. Newsome joined the SCSPA Sept. 1, 2009, bringing with him more than 30 years of experience leading intermodal shipping lines. His vast history as a customer of the Port of Charleston has allowed him to candidly assess the port’s strengths and weaknesses. Fortunately, Newsome believes he has inherited an organization with many assets. “First and foremost, the SCSPA is a strong organization with a dedicated group of people who want the port to be successful,” Newsome said. “They are backed up by a wonderful maritime community. These people all know what a port is, and more often than not they have family who have worked on the waterfront. They all take pride in doing this kind of work. I feel the tremendous camaraderie in this community.” Newsome cited the Port of Charleston’s high productivity as another asset that will help it achieve long-term success. He said that other ports around the country use Charleston as a benchmark when measuring productivity. Finally, he added, Charleston’s deep-water harbor makes it stand out among competitors. “Ships are going to get a lot bigger, faster, and deep water is a critical thing. This harbor can handle 90 percent of the ships that will be built in the future,” he said. Newsome is not afraid to admit that despite the Authority’s many strengths, Charleston’s container volume is the lowest that it has been since 1999. “Our strengths are great, but we have to produce results, and that is really where we need to focus,” he said. Newsome sees opportunities for the Port of Charleston in three main areas: containers, breakbulk and cruise business.
Container: Newsome noted that both he and new SCSPA Chief Commercial Officer Paul McClintock have a long history with some of the world’s largest container lines, including Hapag-Lloyd, Nedlloyd Lines and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. Newsome is hopeful that their combined experience at some of the world’s largest container lines will be a feather in Charleston’s cap. “Just 20 container lines in the world control 90 percent of the world’s cargo,” Newsome said. “Paul and I come from these shipping lines — we know these people and understand the pressures they are under. We will be in touch closely with them and will market our services effectively.”
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“It is important for us to bolster our breakbulk presence, cars being one commodity, as well as other breakbulk commodities,” he said.
Cruise: Over the last year, SCSPA leaders also have been more aggressive in going after the cruise business. Newsome agreed that this strategy is right for Charleston. Since Newsome’s arrival, the SCSPA and the city of Charleston have been working collaboratively on a plan to upgrade the Passenger Terminal to more effectively meet new security requirements, as well as to better serve the market needs of its cruise customers. Additionally, the Port of Charleston has inked a deal with Carnival Cruise Lines, which will operate five-, six- and seven-day voyages to the Bahamas and Key West, Fla., from the Port of Charleston’s Passenger Terminal. In all three of these areas, Newsome plans to increase the Port of Charleston’s personal contact with customers in an overall effort to step up customer service. “Having been a customer of the port, I can say that this port does give very good customer service,” he said. “If you talk to most major lines, you will find that they think it works well. We need to continue that.” Newsome said he plans to implement customer service training across the entire organization, empowering employees to best meet customer needs. “I am very encouraged by what I have seen in the short time I have been here,” he said. “I look forward to working with this talented group of people to get us on the right track and show everyone what we are able to do.”
As a child, James I. Newsome III spent every weekend on Savannah’s waterfront with his father, who served as the Georgia Ports Authority’s director of operations for more than 25 years. Newsome’s interest in the shipping industry continued through high school, prompting him to enroll in the University of Tennessee, which boasted one of the few — and best — transportation programs in the country. While earning both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in transportation and logistics from UT, Newsome worked during the summers at Strachan Shipping in Savannah. He enjoyed the job so much that, upon graduation from UT, he accepted a permanent position with the company. There, he was president of their Hoegh Lines Agencies subsidiary in Jersey City, NJ. After 10 years with Strachan, Newsome was ready to move back to the Southeast. A position with Nedlloyd Lines in Atlanta enticed him to change companies. He remained with Nedlloyd for the next 10 years, eventually becoming the first non-Dutch executive, followed by president of the Americas region. Upon Nedlloyd’s merger with P&O, Newsome joined Hapag-Lloyd as senior vice president of the South, a position that enabled his family to stay in Atlanta. He became president of North America on Jan. 1, 2009, and he soon assumed responsibility for Latin America. “Few opportunities in the world would have caused me to look twice at a new job, but this position at the Port of Charleston was certainly one of them,” Newsome said. “I felt like it was a great opportunity to come to this part of the country and run a first-class operation.”
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distribution
Blackhawk Logistics: A Logistics Solutions Partner for Companies of All Sizes BY BETSY HARTER
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Jerry Ward has always understood that a momand-pop company has very different transportation challenges than a big-box retailer. He founded Blackhawk Logistics on the simple premise that no two companies’ logistics needs are the same. So, Ward and his team set out to offer customized logistics solutions to customers of all sizes, across all industries. In so doing, Blackhawk Logistics has built up a robust customer base that ranges from some of the largest chain stores, such as Wal-Mart and QVC, down to local start-up operations. Blackhawk Logistics opened its doors in September 2005 with a 100,000-square-foot facility and two trucks. The company outgrew the space in less than six months and moved to its current location on North Rhett Avenue in North Charleston the following February. Blackhawk Logistics now operates a 511,000-square-foot facility inside 34 fenced acres with 24/7 security. Their trucking operation has grown to more than a dozen trucks. “We continuously work to understand our customer’s needs, as well as what our customer’s customer needs,” Ward said. “Our claim to fame is that there is nothing we can’t do for a customer. ‘No’ is not an option.” When Ward says his company will do anything a customer requests, he means it. One holiday season, Blackhawk built, filled and shipped point-of-purchase pajama displays to every Wal-Mart in the United States: 5,500 stores. Blackhawk offers custom logistics services to an impressive list of other We continuously large national retailers, manufacturwork to underers and suppliers. For instance, the company provides order fulfillment stand our cusand pick-and-pack services for many tomer’s needs. infomercial products that are shipped direct-to-consumer and also to Home – Jerry Ward, Shopping Network, Amazon.com and owner, QVC. In 2008, just with UPS alone, Blackhawk Logistics Blackhawk shipped half a million orders of infomercial products such as The Perfect Pushup, Bender Ball, Worx Yard Tools and the Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter. Most recently, Blackhawk has been helping start-up businesses get off the ground by creating custom logistics solutions. For instance, Blackhawk fills and ships orders for Twelve South, a Mount Pleasant-based company that designs and manufactures accessories exclusively for Apple computers. The company, which launched in August, designs all of its products at its Mount Pleasant location. The accessories are then manufactured in China and shipped directly to Blackhawk. Early on, Twelve South owners Andrew and Leigh Ann Green considered shipping their products direct-to-consumer themselves.
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“We are so happy we didn’t do that,” Leigh Ann Green said. “We started from day one utilizing Blackhawk for distribution. One week after we signed on to work with Blackhawk, a container load of goods showed up at the warehouse.” Blackhawk ships all products that are ordered from Twelve South’s Web site direct to consumers. The company also fulfills orders to large retail customers and global distributors. Apple Stores, Best Buy and Amazon.com now carry Twelve South products, and all are fulfilled directly from Blackhawk. Blackhawk Logistics’ services do not stop at fulfillments. The company also provides local and regional drayage and transportation for its warehouse and non-warehousing customers. Ward and his team have successfully handled the warehousing and storage of many types of products and packaging, including paper, chemicals, automotive parts, consumer commodities, food and beverage, rubber, textiles and many other products. The Blackhawk team handles packaging of cartons, pallets, totes, rolls, super sacks, drums, gaylords, slip sheets and bagged product. Ward said the company specializes in handling overweight and HazMat containers. Blackhawk Logistics is one of the Port of Charleston’s HazMat-certified storage handling facilities. The company employs an in-house staff member who is certified to train and lead hazardous material certification courses. Blackhawk Logistics’ facility offers myriad amenities, including rail service at one of its buildings. The buildings, which are made of insulated concrete panels, have 100% sprinkler protection, ADT security and a six-inch reinforced concrete super flat floor system. The facilities have 45 loading doors for trucks and 20 for rail cars. Additionally, Blackhawk provides a certified, fully-automated multi-axle truck scale, which is open to the public 24/7 for a $5 fee. But Ward maintains that Blackhawk is not just a warehouse service provider to customers, but rather a true supply chain solution partner. “Over the years, people have stereotyped warehouse companies in a category: companies that have a warehouse and a forklift that store and ship products for customers. That is not all that a warehouse and distribution logistics facility can do. We provide a turn-key supply chain solution to our partners, which is what logistics truly means.”
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Charleston Freight Station: Fast, Flexible Freight Specialists BY BETSY HARTER
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For nearly 20 years, David Blair and his team
at Charleston Freight Station have provided container freight station services for the Port of Charleston’s customers. A lot has changed in that time, but one thing remains constant: a strong commitment to superior service, from source to destination. A U.S. Customs bonded warehouse, CFS offers a laundry list of import/export services to its customers, including loose cargo transfer and breakdown, ocean import cargo, full container and LCL container services, trailer and intermodal conveyance, cargo segregation, heavy forklift service, crate disposal and fumigation. But if you ask Blair what his specialty is, he has just one word: speed. “We can move 45,000 pounds before they even fax the paperwork Our business to us,” he said. “It’s all about rapid movement of cargo, fast freight reis not just about location. It’s that simple.” taking cargo Yet, all that goes on behind the out and putting scenes at CFS is not simple at all. it back. The CFS team works around the clock to accommodate customers’ – David Blair, unique requests and needs. Charleston Freight “Our business is not just about Station, taking cargo out and putting it owner back,” Blair said. “Our employees are specialists who act almost as freight psychiatrists, figuring out how the cargo can get where it’s going with the fewest interruptions. We can look into the future and anticipate what our customers will need.” Although the company’s official hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Blair and his team work 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “Our gates are open any time, with advance notice,” Blair said. “We don’t stop, because the steamship industry doesn’t stop. We are open when our customers are open.” The convenient hours accommodate many shippers, whose trucks often arrive in Charleston during the wee hours of the morning. In addition to its commercial services, CFS also has been the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s designated Central Examination Station in the Port of Charleston since 1996. “The CES designation means that we receive and handle cargo that requires examination prior to U.S. Customs release,” Blair explained. The CFS facility receives, handles and examines cargo that contains imported and exported products. CFS has a U.S. Customs and Border Protection office on site that is staffed five days a week by inspectors, who perform all types of Customs examinations, while an automated CES program tracks exams and containers. Since Blair founded CFS on Daniel Island 19 years ago, the company has experienced many changes. On the infrastructure side, CFS has un-
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dergone several expansions to accommodate a growing customer base. Now, the 5.5-acre property includes a 50,000-square-foot warehouse with 22 loading positions, as well as a 3-acre paved parking yard, secured with barbed wire, a gate and a 24-hour guard. The company is in the process of increasing its ability to handle climate-controlled cargo. By the end of the year, it will triple the number of reefer plugs on the premises from 12 to 36 receptacles. “We like to be ready for whatever comes our way, so we are adding more reefer plugs in anticipation of easily handling large companies that need to let climate-controlled cargo sit for a few days before it goes to the port,” Blair said. CFS already handles several types of cargo that require reefer plugs, including pharmaceuticals, apples, pears, peaches and asparagus. These products must be held at constant controlled temperatures. “We continuously monitor the set and run temperatures for our customers, and we are dedicated to ensuring top-notch quality and safety for temperature-sensitive cargo, whether it is on premises for several hours, or several days.” In addition to facility upgrades, CFS also changed some of its business practices to become more environmentally sound. For example, CFS has lowered its own emissions by using only low sulfur diesel fuel in its equipment, and Blair plans to move to electric alternatives as time and cost permit. “We choose trucking partners such as Bulldog Express, who have shown a similar commitment to green practices,” Blair said. “We and our partners are conscious of cleaning up the environment; we are concerned about emissions and are doing something about it.” At 59, Blair has no plans to slow down, especially after a productive month like this one, which gleaned three new customers. He attributes recent success to a re-energized port community, thanks to new leadership by SCSPA President and CEO Jim Newsome. “Jimmy Newsome is 100 percent upbeat and encouraging and he is building everyone’s confidence back up about the Port of Charleston,” Blair said.
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CLUSTER Mobilizes South Carolina’s TDL Industry By Betsy Harter
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fter spending more than a year developing a strategic communications plan, New Carolina’s Transportation, Distribution and Logistics (TDL) Cluster has launched a plan that aims to secure the competitiveness of South Carolina’s TDL industry while increasing prosperity for residents of the state. New Carolina — also known as South Carolina’s Council on Competitiveness — is a public-private partnership working to increase per capita income and enhance South Carolina’s economic competitiveness through a cluster development strategy. The organization launched the TDL Cluster in February 2008 to provide a formal structure for TDL companies to collaborate and address current issues impacting South Carolina’s industry. Since its inception, companies in the Cluster have united to increase efficiency and innovation within the TDL industry and to work on improving competitiveness on a regional, national and international front.
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Missing link “South Carolina has the necessary assets to compete with any state,” noted Neil McLean, a consultant with New Carolina. “One missing link is that we must become as organized as states such as Georgia have been in terms of focusing on attracting TDL business. We need coordination amongst the private sector, government and public agencies because South Carolina can be more competitive if we all work together.” Cluster Co-Chair Deepal Eliatamby, president of Alliance Consulting Engineers, recently presented the Cluster’s plan to a crowd of 150 economic development leaders from across the state. “The purpose of the plan is to promote a greater understanding of the critical nature of the TDL Cluster and its impact on South Carolina’s overall economy,” Eliatamby said. The plan outlines five main goals and strategies to accomplish over the course of the next 18 months, including raising awareness and recruiting stakeholders; marketing the importance of the Cluster; establishing a TDL council composed of industry and government members; and raising funds to support the Cluster’s growth, development and projects. “With the launch of the plan, the TDL Cluster aims to bring together the resources required to develop the critical vision, organization, infrastructure, process and marketing that will result in bolstering South Carolina’s economic momentum and global competitiveness,” Eliatamby said. McLean added that the most important points for companies and government leaders to realize right now are: 1. South Carolina is losing ground to competitors. 2. South Carolina’s TDL industry is a huge job creator and has a significant impact on not only the counties surrounding the Port of Charleston, but every county in the state.
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South Carolina’s TDL Cluster Sets Goals: Goal One: Establish the importance of the Cluster. Why should people care? Strategy: We must do what we can immediately to quantify the impact of the TDL Cluster. South Carolinians must understand that everyone relies on Transportation, Distribution and Logistics — directly or indirectly — for their livelihoods. Goal Two: Inventory the differentiating assets of South Carolina’s TDL Cluster and catalogue the liabilities as well. Strategy: Demonstrate the known attributes and further potential of the state’s TDL resources. Present what needs to be improved and/or fixed, as well as the upside of supporting the Cluster with investment and enthusiasm. Show the tragic result of failing to do so. Goal Three: Raise awareness of the TDL Cluster among important constituencies. Strategy: Recruit important entities and individuals — both private and public — to become allies and active participants. Expand the number of powerful funding and participating stakeholders.
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Goal Four: Organize to advocate for TDL. Strategy: Create an organization to represent the TDL Cluster comprised of powerful participants and allies and with sufficient funding to operate effectively and to achieve permanence.
3. South Carolina has all the assets needed to have a competitive and strong TDL industry right now: world-class ports, efficient highway and rail systems, and large warehousing and distribution projects along Interstate 26 and Interstate 95. Most notable among the developments is Orangeburg’s “Global Logistics Triangle” bounded by I-26, I-95 and U.S. Highway 301, and anchored by the Jafza project. 4. South Carolina has a huge opportunity in the next three to four years, as the new port terminal will coincide with the widening of the Panama Canal, which will bring more traffic to the East Coast from China and other major exporting countries. Also, the upswing in the construction of distribution centers will reach a crescendo over the next few years. “For us to take advantage of all of these opportunities, we must get organized,” McLean said. “Creating a TDL council and an industry cluster that is organized across the port, trucking industry, rail, govern-
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SOUTH CAROLINA HAS TREMENDOUS VALUE IN IT’S ABILITY TO UNIQUELY AND EFFICIENTLY CONNECT STATE INDUSTRY AND CONSUMERS TO GLOBAL MARKETS VIA HIGHWAY, RAIL AND SEA. THE PORT OF CHARLESTON IS ALREADY ABLE TO HANDLE POST-PANAMAX VESSELS, YEARS IN ADVANCE OF THE PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION COMPLETION.
ment support agencies and developers will unite folks around a table so we can decide what it takes to win.” Rusty Reed, vice president of business development for the South Carolina Power Team, noted the importance of the TDL Cluster in uniting economic development agencies from around the state in order to support the TDL industry. The South Carolina Power Team is the economic development alliance of the state-owned electric utility Santee Cooper and the state’s 20 electric cooperatives, which together provide power to more than two million South Carolinians. “Counties as far away as Pickens County mention how important the Port of Charleston is to the Upstate, because the majority of what is produced in the Upstate is exported out of Charleston,” Reed said. ATS Logistics President and CEO James Gianoukos echoed Reed’s remarks.
Getting everyone on board “The good folks in the Upstate will be the first ones to tell you that they benefit from the Port of Charleston. Our port has very far-reaching effects,” Gianoukos said. “The main thing is that businesses choose our state — no matter which county they choose, they will most likely utilize the Port of Charleston, which benefits local businesses, trucking companies, warehouses, everyone.” J. Richards Todd, South Carolina Trucking Association (SCTA) president, said that the best way to get all South Carolina residents on board with the TDL plan is for all people who are involved in transportation to promote the importance of the supply chain to their friends, families and neighbors. Doing so will help counter misleading information coming from groups that hinder TDL
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development and growth. Next, the industry must educate elected leaders and ask them to support projects that encourage TDL growth. “Our legislators must know why we need to expand I-26, to make sure the ports’ intermodal connections are adequate and efficient,” Todd said. “We need to continuously improve highway and rail. We need to look at realistic timetables, realistic resource allocation, and sit down and figure out a way to make it happen.” Over the next six months, the TDL Cluster intends to present the plan at events in Charleston, Greenville, Orangeburg and Florence, gathering feedback and support to stand up an organization that will represent and champion for the TDL industry going forward. “Transportation is the foundation of South Carolina’s economy, impacting virtually every industry sector, directly or indirectly,” said Paul G. McClintock, South Carolina State Ports Authority senior vice president and chief commercial officer. “South Carolina must continue to enhance its competitive position in this industry through development of new port, transportation and distribution capacity. Collaboration within the logistics Cluster will position us to take advantage of tremendous opportunities for economic growth in South Carolina.” The Cluster now has more than 40 participants from industry, government, education, and trade groups. Cluster members include the SCSPA, SCTA, South Carolina Department of Commerce, South Carolina Department of Transportation, World Trade City Orangeburg, Hillwood Investment Properties, South Carolina Power Team, ATS Logistics, Milliken, Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce,Orangeburg County Development Commission, Engineered Products and WSI of the Southeast, to name a few.
MANY PROMINENT INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS HAVE ALSO RECOGNIZED THE VALUE OF SOUTH CAROLINA’S TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS CLUSTER. APPROXIMATELY 25 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF CLASS-A INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS ARE ON THE BOOKS TO COME ONLINE IN THE NEXT 8-10 YEARS. THIS AVAILABLE BUILDING BY REAL ESTATE GIANT LAUTH PROPERTIES, IS LOCATED JUST A FEW MILES FROM PORT FACILITIES.
Working together to advance the industry “The cooperation and collaboration of Cluster participants thus far has been very impressive considering the depth and breadth of the industry,” said George Fletcher, executive director of New Carolina. “The TDL industry has so many moving parts and industry niches, but Cluster participants have really come together to move this initiative forward and to advance the industry in South Carolina to the next level.” The afterword in the TDL Cluster’s communications plans stresses that the next five years are critical for the future of the TDL Cluster and, by definition, critical for the entire South Carolina economy. “We can act in concert and make good decisions now, reversing recent setbacks and recovering the economic momentum of a mere half-decade past. Or we can suffer the consequences,” it reads. The plan encourages industry leaders to pull together in order to form a cooperative economic development entity, and to invest
financially in funding the TDL Cluster and its goals. “We need to invest in the Port of Charleston. We must support the growth of distribution centers across our state, improving infrastructure and incenting companies in order to succeed in growing our economy. We must support our world class trucking sector while upgrading our rail options. We need an organization to do all this (and more) as well as to market our success. If we do all of this, we can regain our place as an economic development champion, competing for growth in the 21st century. This plan is a place to start and a road map to the future,” it concludes. A copy of the Cluster’s plan, “Transportation, Distribution and Logistics: A Plan to Ignite the Cluster,” can be downloaded from the New Carolina Web site at http://www.newcarolina.org. To get involved with the TDL Cluster’s activities, contact Katherine Robinson at 866-966-0344 or krobinson@newcarolina.org.
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carrier services
port of charleston, usa
Direct Services by Terminal by Deployment Grouping This listing indicated direct service calls in/out of Charleston. Many of these carriers also offer transshipment options that will move your cargo anywhere in the world. Please contact to your ocean carrier about transshipment options.
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Service Name
Participating Carriers
Trade Route
Foreign Port Rotation
# Vsls
Avg TEU Size
Freq
CS
AWE-3
COSCO / "K" Line / Yang Ming / Hanjin
Asia via Pan
Kaohsiung / Hong Kong / Yantian / Busan / Charleston / Kaohsiung
8
4,516
Weekly
CS
TAS-1
Evergreen TAE / CKYH
North Europe
Antwerp / Bremerhaven / Rotterdam / Le Havre / Charleston / Antwerp
4
2,710
Weekly
CS
North America Service
NSCSA
Mediterranean / MidE / ISC
Dubai / Abu Dhabi / Karachi / Mumbai (Old Port) / Jeddah / Leghorn / Charleston / Halifax / Port Said / Jeddah / Muscat / Dubai
4
2,310
25 days
CS
Andino European Service mpc
BBC
North Europe / WCSA
Hamburg / Antwerp / Bilbao / Charleston / Guayaqui l / Puerto Bolivar / Callao / Antofagasta / Valparaiso
-
-
Monthly
NC
INDAMEX
CMA CGM / APL / HapagLloyd / ANL / NYK / OOCL
Med / MidE / ISC
Karachi / Mumbai / Mundra / Damietta / Charleston / Port Said / Jeddah / Karachi
7
4,267
Weekly
NC
NUE
Evergreen Line / MOL
Asia / Cen Am
Busan / Shanghai / Ningbo / Qingdao / Cristobal / Charleston / Cristobal / Los Angeles / Oakland / Tokyo / Busan
9
4,227
Weekly
NC
Gulf Atlantic Express-GAX
Grand Alliance / ACL
North Europe
Antwerp / Thamesport / Bremerhaven / Charleston / Antwerp
5
3,207
Weekly
NC
ATX
Grand Alliance / Zim / ACL / Hamburg Sud
North Europe
Rotterdam / Hamburg / Le Havre / Southampton / Charleston / Rotterdam
4
4,265
Weekly
NC
Gulf Mexico Express-GMX
Hapag-Lloyd / OOCL - Gulf Mexico Express-GMX
North Europe
Thamesport / Antwerp / Bremerhaven / Le Havre / Veracruz / Altamira / Charleston / Thamesport
6
3,041
Weekly
UP
North Atlantic Shuttle Ro-Ro service
"K" Line
North Europe
Bremerhaven / Southampton / Charleston / Bremerhaven
2
-
Fortnightly
UP
PCTC North Atlantic
Wallenius Wilhelmsen
North Europe
Halifax / Charleston / Bremerhaven / Gothenburg, Sweden / Zeebrugge / Southampton / Halifax
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-
Twice / Mth
UP
PCTC Mid Atlantic
Wallenius Wilhelmsen / ARC
North Europe
Bremerhaven / Antwerp / Zeebrugge / Southampton / Charleston / Bremerhaven
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-
15 days
UP
US Gulf & East Coast / Middle East
Wallenius Wilhelmsen / ARC
Mediterranean / MidE / ISC
Charleston / Kuwait / Dubai, Jebel Ali / Fujairah / Jeddah / Alexandria / Charleston
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-
Twice / Mth
UP
4 Continents Express Ro / Ro Service
Mitsui O.S.K.
ECSA / South Africa / Europe
Charleston / Puerto Cabello / Santos / Zarate / East London / Durban / Port Elizabeth / Vigo / Zeebrugge / Bremerhaven
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-
Twice / Mth
UP
Transatlantic Ro-Ro Service
"K" Line
Med / N Euro
Derince / Ashdod / Barcelona / Sagunto / Bremerhaven / Zeebrugge / Southampton / Charleston / Veracruz / Charleston / Bremerhaven / Zeebrugge / Santander / Vigo / Civitavecchia / Piraeus / Derince
6
1,750
Fortnightly
VT
Asia-U.S. East Coast e / b
Eastern Car Liner
Asia / WCSA
Nagoya / Moji / Yokohama / Guayaquil / Charleston / Busan / Dalian / Xingang / Tianjin / Shanghai
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-
Monthly
VT & CS
America-Asia w / b
Rickmers-Linie
Asia
Nagoya / Moji / Yokohama / Guayaquil / Puerto Bolivar / Charleston / Busan / Dalian / Xingang / Tianjin / Shanghai
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-
Monthly
WW
S Atlantic, MX & Gulf / Victory Bridge
MSC / CMA CGM
North Europe / Carib
Antwerp / Felixstowe / Bremerhaven / Le Havre / Charleston / Freeport / Veracruz / Altamira / Freeport / Charleston / Antwerp
7
5,039
Weekly
WW
PEX 3
CMA CGM / CSCL
Asia / Africa / C Am / MidE
Shanghai / Xiamen / Chiwan / Hong Kong / Manzanillo / Charleston / Tanger / Dubai / Shanghai
9
4,568
Weekly
WW
Americas Service
CSAV / CCNI / Hamburg Sud
C Am / NCSA / WCSA
Charleston / Cartagena / Manzanillo / Guayaquil / Callao / San Antonio / San Vicente / Callao / Guayaquil / Cartagena / Charleston
6
2,544
Weekly
WW
East Coast Americas
Ham Sud / Al / CSAV / Libra
ECSA / NCSA
Charleston / Puerto Cabello / Suape / Santos / Buenos Aires / Rio Grande / Navegantes / Rio de Janeiro / Santos / Salvador / Suape / Pecem / Charleston
7
3,439
Weekly
WW
TA2 / Atlantic South
Maersk Line / New World Alliance
North Europe
Rotterdam / Felixstowe / Bremerhaven / Charleston / Rotterdam
5
4,082
Weekly
WW
MECL1 / SZX1
Maersk Line / Safmarine
MidE / ISC
Charleston / Dubai / Karachi / Mumbai / Salalah / Charleston
7
4,240
Weekly
WW
TA3 / TP7
Maersk Line / Safmarine / New World Alliance / CMA CGM
Asia / C Am / Europe
Bremerhaven / Felixstowe / Rotterdam / Le Havre / Halifax / Balboa / Kaohsiung / Da Chan Bay / Yantian / Hong Kong / Busan / Yokohama / Balboa / Charleston / Bremerhaven
12
4,933
Weekly
WW
Intra-America 1
MSC / CSAV / Hapag-Lloyd
Carib / C Am / ECSA
Charleston / Freeport / Caucedo / Santos / Montevideo / Rio Grande / Santos / Rio de Janeiro / Suape / Caucedo / Freeport / Charleston
7
3,443
7 days
WW
West Med / North Atlantic
MSC / COSCO
Mediterranean
Naples / La Spezia / Valencia / Sines / Charleston / Valencia / Naples
6
4,354
Weekly
WW
USATLAN
MSC / CSAV / Libra
ECSA
Charleston / Santos / Buenos Aires / Montevideo / Rio Grande / Sao Francisco do Sul / Rio de Janeiro / Suape / Charleston
8
3,266
Weekly
WW
American Express-AMEX
MSC / Safmarine / Maersk Line
Africa / Carib
Charleston / Freeport / Cape Town / Port Elizabeth / Durban / Cape Town / Charleston
8
2,634
8 days
WW
APX
New World Alliance / Evergreen Line / Maersk
Asia / C Am / North Europe
Chiwan / Hong Kong / Kaohsiung / Busan / Kobe / Tokyo / Balboa / Manzanillo / Charleston / Rotterdam / Bremerhaven / Felixstowe / Charleston / Manzanillo / Tokyo / Kobe / Chiwan
12
4,724
Weekly
WW
Suez Express-SZX
New World Alliance / Hanjin
Asia via Suez / MidE / ISC
Singapore / Colombo / Charleston / Dubai, Jebel Ali / Singapore
8
4,656
Weekly
WW
WCSA
MSC
Carib / NCSA / WCSA
Charleston / Freeport / Buenaventura / Guayaquil / Arica / San Vicente / Valparaiso / Callao / Buenaventura / Cartagena / Freeport / Charleston
6
4,350
Weekly
Carrier Service Rotation and Vessel information obtained from Compair Data Inc., Oct.16, 2009
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