Cargo Business Newswire

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

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Port of Charleston invests in refrigeration services

The South Carolina State Ports Authority plans to install 292 additional electric receptacles at its cargo terminals to support increased refrigerated cargo passing through the Port of Charleston.

The extra capacity will be added during the current fiscal year, and will bring the total number of receptacles to 1,240 at the Wando Welch Terminal in Mount Pleasant and 512 at the North Charleston Terminal. The rack-mounted receptacles allow shippers to plug in their climate-controlled cargo boxes while they await transport to area warehouses.

"We’re going to have to expand our refrigerated cargo capacity on the port, we’re running out of plugs now," said SPA Chief Executive Jim Newsome.

The port posted a 35 percent increase in reefers over the past four years, with 45,534 moving

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through Charleston in 2014. The state’s top agricultural export last year was fresh and frozen poultry, with $206 million worth of goods shipped from Charleston to worldwide markets.

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