CHARLESTON, SC — DEC. 7, 2020 — As global trade continues to rebound, South Carolina Ports’ container volumes show strength with a record November.

SC Ports handled 207,066 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) at Wando Welch and North Charleston container terminals in November, up 12% year-over-year. SC Ports has handled more than 1 million TEUs thus far in fiscal year 2021, which began July 1.

SC Ports moved 114,899 pier containers — which account for cargo boxes of any size — in November, up 10% from a year ago. SC Ports has handled 558,380 pier containers fiscal-year-to-date.