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Continente: América

País: Estados Unidos

Localización: Charleston, Carolina del Sur

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Estado: Terminado

Descripción:The Port of Charleston is a seaport located in South Carolina in the Southeastern United States. The port's facilities span three municipalities — Charleston, North Charleston, and Mount Pleasant — with five public terminals owned and operated by the South Carolina Ports Authority. These facilities handle containers; motor vehicles; and other rolling stock, non-containerized goods and project cargo, as well as Charleston's cruise ship operation. Additional facilities in the port are privately owned and operated, handling bulk commodities like petroleum, coal and steel.

Early History

Charleston's earliest history is tied to its prominence as a center of trade. After establishing Charles Towne along the banks of the Ashley River in 1670, the original settlers moved to the Charleston peninsula, favoring that location's natural harbor. By 1682 Charles Towne was declared the port of entry for the colony. From the founding of the colony until the start of the American Civil War, the colony's principal exports were lumber and naval stores, furs and animal skins, rice, indigo, cotton, and tobacco. As a result of this trade, the colony flourished.

The Port of Charleston later suffered in the wake of the Civil War. The harbor itself was in shambles and filled with mines and the wrecks of sunken Confederate and Union ships. The Southern economy had little to export, and Charleston's network of private wharves were neglected and left to ruin. The establishment of several major federal military bases during the early 20th century benefited Charleston Harbor tremendously. Because of this federal presence, the harbor itself was well-maintained and greatly improved over the years. Mayor John P. Grace brought renewed interest in reviving the Port of Charleston's shipping presence by establishing the Port Utilities Commission in the early 1920s. In 1922 the city purchased the Charleston Terminal Company, which owned the majority of the peninsula's commercial waterfront assets, for $1.5 million. In 1942, the South Carolina Legislature established the South Carolina Ports Authority[3] with the responsibility to foster waterborne commerce for the benefit of the State of South Carolina.

Ranking, Volume and Investments

In 2012, the Port of Charleston ranked as the 8th port in the United States by cargo value, with $63 billion in imports and exports traded across the docks. In 2008, readers of Cargo Business News named the Port of Charleston the most productive port in their supply chain.[4] The Port of Charleston hosts shipping service by more than 30 of the world's top carriers, both on regular and inducement calls.

The South Carolina Ports Authority plans to invest $1.3 billion in new and existing facilities over a 10-year period.[5] This plan includes a new container terminal in North Charleston on the former Navy Base, as well as major improvements to existing facilities, technology upgrades and a new cruise terminal. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to deepen Charleston harbor's channel from 45 feet (14 m) to 50 feet (15 m) by 2024.[6] The deepening project, named as one of President Obama's 'We Can't Wait' infrastructure projects, is the first in the nation to use new streamlining measures. The Corps of Engineers' Chief's Report is expected by September 2015.

Terminals in the Port of Charleston

Columbus Street Terminal: Roll-on/roll-off and break bulk cargo terminal, supporting vehicle handling, transloading, and project cargo moves

North Charleston Terminal: containerized goods with on-terminal rail access

Union Pier Terminal: home to Charleston's cruise operation

Veterans Terminal: dedicated break bulk and non-container cargo terminal

Wando Welch Terminal: primarily containerized goods, 200,000-square-foot (19,000 m2) container freight station

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Charleston

Puerto

El puerto de Charleston tiene cinco terminales. Hay tres en el muelle y dos en el río Cooper.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Carolina_del_Sur)

The Port of Charleston handles roughly $72 million in cargo every day — that’s more than $26 billion each year — with service to more than 140 countries. The city’s port facilities have been an economic force in the region since colonial America. In fact, Charleston’s success as a port made it the largest city south of Philadelphia in the late 18th century.

http://listosaur.com/miscellaneous/top-10-busiest-ports-in-the-united-states.html

Port of Charleston gets ready for the Panama Canal expansion

U.S. East Coast ports are rushing to upgrade aging infrastructure to serve cargo carried by post-Panamax ships expected to make their way after the Panama Canal expansion concludes.

The Western Coast of the United States has always been known for its historically bustling ports and empire of cargo ships and manufacturing industry. However, in 2014 many are predicting a major shift from the West Coast ports to East Coast ports. The shipping industry has recently made a move towards bigger ships. These mega container ships are called “post-panamax” ships because of their larger size. This large size also prevents these ships from safely navigating the Panama Canal forcing shipping and unloading to occur mostly on the Western ports of the United States. Due to an Oct. 22, 2006 referendum, Panamanians approved the Panama Canal Expansion Project which will add a third set of locks allowing the Panama Canal to handle the so called “post-panamax” ships safely and other ships that are more than twice as large as today’s ships easily. This widening of the Panama Canal will promote many shipping companies to make a move from the overcrowded Western ports to the now easily accessible and more efficient ports of the East Coast.

The South Carolina Port Authority is currently preparing for this invasion of giant cargo ships. Already, there are plans in the works to expand the port of Charleston. Also the South Carolina Port Authority has stated that the Charleston port is already “big-ship ready” with a harbor capable of handling up to 47 feet of draft. In fact the Charleston port has already handled one of the world’s biggest ships, the MSC Rita. The MSC Rita steamed into port in February of 2010 with a nearly 48-foot draft and is capable of carrying about 8,100 20-foot-long shipping containers. The South Carolina Port Authority has also stated that the expansion will not just be a simple add-on to the port but the expansion will be with long-term goals for the future of the Charleston port in mind. The South Carolina Port Authority has already received federal funding in order to do more reconnaissance and study to further deepen the port even more for future heavy cargo ships to easily pass through the port. The Charleston port is gearing up for a surge of incoming ships in 2014 due to the widening of the Panama Canal but the Port Authority is on top of everything, assuring industrial leaders that Charleston will be ready.

Source: Charleston Industrial

http://www.charleston industrial.com

http://mypanamalawyer.blogspot.com.es/2013/03/port-of-charleston-gets-ready-for.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sabine01/tags/portofcharleston/

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